From Alpine Glacier Vaults to the Mediterranean Delta

Stage I · Valais & Lake Geneva Basin

Glacial Origins & Swiss Canyon Defiles

Emerging from the Furka Pass ice grotto, the high-altitude torrent cuts through the steep Valais fault line, collecting milky glacial moraines before decanting into the deep waters of Lake Geneva.

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Stage II · Lyon & Northern Côtes Terraces

Silk Capitals & Vertical Granite Crus

Where the placid Saône joins the torrent at Lyon, ancient Roman trading hubs give way to extreme 60-degree dry-stone terraces of Côte-Rôtie and the sun-soaked curve of Hermitage Hill.

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Stage III · Papal Citadels & Camargue Delta

Avignon Citadels & Wild Saline Wetlands

Sweeping past Avignon and Arles, the river splits into Grand and Petit Rhône branches, nourishing Western Europe's largest delta reserve with brackish lagoons, flamingos, and salt flats.

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