7.02 Nice

The French Alps extend mostly through ____________ of France's 27 regions, with the largest peak being ____________ on the border of Italy and France. This peak reaches an elevation of ___________ feet and is the 11th highest in the world.

1. through two 2. Le Mont Blanc (also known as La Dame Blanche: "The White Lady") 3. 15,782 feet

navires à grande vitesse (NGV)

A high speed craft that serves as a ferry between Nice and Corsica.

Means "away with meat".

Carnaval

Area located at the foot of Mont Blanc and was the site of the FIRST Winter Olympics Games held in 1924.

Chamonix

__________ is an island reachable via NGV.

Corsica

Another name for the Côte d'Azur is the ___________ and includes _______________.

French Riviera and includes the sovereign principality of Monaco.

Hosted the 10th Winter Olympic Games in 1968.

Grenoble

Hotel Negresco

Hotel in Nice opened in 1913 and holds the distinction of a National historic Building.

Corsica is also called _______.

La Corse

Tourists from all over enjoy visiting Nice (pronounced nees), located in the south of France along the _____________ Sea.

Mediterranean

Nice's nickname, means Nice the Beautiful

Nice La Belle

Vieux Ville is also called ________.

Old town

Served as a castle and residence in the 12th century, a courthouse, a mint and even a jail. It is now a museum.

Palais de L'Isle

Traditional dish originating in Nice. It is a stew made of fresh vegetables and paired with a fresh baguette.

Ratatouille

Traditional recipe including lettuce, tomatoes, black olives, tuna, and anchovies.

Salade Niçoise

Annecy

Serves as a location for individual time trials for the Tour de France.

Albertville

Ski resort

Le Mont Blanc

The 11th highest peak in the world.

During the 1922 Winter Olympics in Albertville, several alpine skiing events were held in _______.

Val d'Isère

Nice is the _______ city in the Provence-Alpes-Côtes d'Azur region of France.

largest