'''The Alps''' are a substantial mountain range extending across much of central [[Europe]] from [[France]] (Maritime Alps), through [[Switzerland]], northern [[Italy]] (including [[Dolomites]]), southern [[Germany]] (Bavarian Alps), [[Liechtenstein]] and [[Austria]], as far as the [[Balkans]] (Dinaric Alps) and [[Romania]] (Transylvanian Alps). | '''The Alps''' are a substantial mountain range extending across much of central [[Europe]] from [[France]] (Maritime Alps), through [[Switzerland]], northern [[Italy]] (including [[Dolomites]]), southern [[Germany]] (Bavarian Alps), [[Liechtenstein]] and [[Austria]], as far as the [[Balkans]] (Dinaric Alps) and [[Romania]] (Transylvanian Alps). |