Top 10 Olympic Cities You Must Visit

Albertville, France: Though the 1992 Winter Games were awarded to Albertville, the competitions were held actually spread out between several small alpine towns. This Olympics was most notable for being the first time a unified Germany competed together for medals, as well as the former Soviet Union competing as the 'Unified Team'. Today, Albertville serves as a great starting off point for any winter sports enthusiast, since as it is located between France's two other Winter Olympic host cities, Chamonix and Grenoble.

For travellers who want to visit in the summer months, Albertville is an excellent town for cycling, providing a great base camp for mountain routes throughout the region. It was a starting point for one of the mountain stages of the Tour de France this year. In addition to the sporting activities in the region, this area of France is particularly noted for its chefs and cuisine: the Rhone-Alps is home to sixty eight Michelin-starred chefs. Anything to add about the Olympics here?

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