Title: The Alps - Highest Mountain Range in Europe
Headings: The Alps
The Alps
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Content: Skiing resorts have become popular throughout the region. Famous winter resorts include Grenoble and Chamonix (France), St. Moritz (Switzerland), Garmisch-Partenkirchen (Germany) and Kitzbühel and the Arlberg in Austria . Numerous Olympic Games have also taken place in the Alps. Skiing resorts in the Alps
History and Transportation
People have lived in the Alps for thousands of years. German cultures developed in the eastern Alps while Roman culture influenced the western part. By 500 B.C. Celtic tribes controlled much of the region. In the 1st century B.C. the Romans took over . They built roads through alpine valleys and across mountain passes to link Rome with its northern provinces. These roads allowed the Romans to expand their influence to other parts of central and western Europe. Throughout the Middle Ages these routes have been used by merchants , religious leaders and soldiers .