With its 1,200 étangs, this amazing and captivating region has earned a reputation as the land of a thousand lakes. The shores are reflected in their mirror surfaces and the sky becomes one with these still, freshwater lakes that cry out for a skimming stone. At the meeting point of air and water, between land and sky, the Dombes resonates with lapping, babbling and murmuring water. Here, between the rivers Saône, Rhône and Ain, the ecosystem is exceptional and the wildlife thrives in peace.
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