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  "@type": "TouristAttraction",
  "id": "alpes-azur-mercantour-dsr",
  "name": "Alpes Azur Mercantour Dark Sky Reserve",
  "shortName": "Mercantour",
  "region": "SE France / Ligurian Alps",
  "country": "Canada",
  "administrativeArea": "Ontario",
  "coordinates": {
    "latitude": 44.1,
    "longitude": 7.15
  },
  "timezone": "Europe/Paris",
  "bortleClass": 2,
  "summary": "Southern French Alps reserve — pristine sky under 90 minutes from Nice.",
  "intro": "The Alpes Azur Mercantour Dark Sky Reserve is the closest pristine sky to the French Riviera — pristine Bortle 2 alpine terrain under 90 minutes from Nice.",
  "established": null,
  "drivingFromToronto": "≈ 1.5 h from Nice via the Vésubie or Tinée valleys.",
  "bestTime": "June–September for accessible high roads; winter observing possible at lower villages.",
  "highlights": [
    "Southern French Alps at 1,500–2,500 m",
    "Very low humidity in summer",
    "Astro-tourism lodges in Saint-Étienne-de-Tinée"
  ],
  "tips": [
    "Arrive at dusk and give your eyes 20+ minutes to dark-adapt",
    "Use a red headlamp — white light kills night vision",
    "Bring warm layers; European mountain and coastal sites drop sharply after sunset"
  ],
  "whatToSee": "Summer Milky Way core high in the south, planets, and Mediterranean twilight into deep sky.",
  "source": null,
  "links": {
    "app": "https://ontarionightsky.com/?site=alpes-azur-mercantour-dsr",
    "forecastJson": "https://ontarionightsky.com/sites/alpes-azur-mercantour-dsr.json",
    "forecastText": "https://ontarionightsky.com/sites/alpes-azur-mercantour-dsr.txt",
    "directionsGoogle": "https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=Alpes%20Azur%20Mercantour%20Dark%20Sky%20Reserve&travelmode=driving",
    "directionsApple": "https://maps.apple.com/?daddr=Alpes%20Azur%20Mercantour%20Dark%20Sky%20Reserve&dirflg=d"
  },
  "attribution": {
    "app": "Clear Night Planner — Ontario Night Sky",
    "url": "https://ontarionightsky.com/?site=alpes-azur-mercantour-dsr",
    "license": "Editorial content © Clear Night Planner. Data freely citable with link back."
  }
}