Chamonix-Mont-Blanc Off The Beaten Path

 
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  •   Outside Chamonix Valley
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  •   Outside Chamonix Valley
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  •   Outside Chamonix Valley
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  • Medieval prison
      Medieval prison
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  • Venice? Not, Annecy
      Venice? Not, Annecy
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Most Viewed Off The Beaten Path in Chamonix-Mont-Blanc

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Chamonix Valley

Chamonix Valley, Chamonix-Mont-Blanc

 8 Reviews  Discover the oldest tramway of the valley! The little rack-train departs from the village of Le Fayet, a few kilometers West of Chamonix, for a journey of over an hour. The panorama is alternating:... 

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Outside Chamonix Valley

Outside Chamonix Valley, Chamonix-Mont-Blanc

 5 Reviews  If you travel in the Alps in the Fall, keep a look-out for signs advertising "Bataille des Reines" (Battle of the Queens). These are cow fights, where naturally agressive and territorial cows (yes,... 

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Day trip to Champex (Switzerland)

Day trip to Champex (Switzerland), Chamonix-Mont-Blanc

 Martinewezel Says:  Champex-Lac is an idyllic spot , just a bit East, over the Franco-Swiss border. Nicely located at a fabulous lake, this little charming and ultra clean town... 

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If you have a car you are very lucky

If you have a car you are very lucky, Chamonix-Mont-Blanc

 AlexanderRu Says:  If you have a car and the weather doesn't allow to ski Annecy is the place you must visit being in Chamonix. This place is the second Venice with its canal and... 

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Le Chatelard

Le Chatelard, Chamonix-Mont-Blanc

 smirnofforiginal Says:  Cross the border between France & Switzerland to Le Chatelard - it's just down the road.Board the Chatelard funicular - the steepest slope funicular in the... 

Top 3 Hotels in Chamonix-Mont-Blanc

Morgane

 1 Review and 136 Opinions  Central location and very accomodating staff. 

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Aiglons Hotel

 2 Reviews and 229 Opinions  The staff at this hotel were extremely friendly and helpful. There was an underground garage to park... 

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Hameau Albert Premier Hotel

 1 Review and 56 Opinions  This hotel from the year 1903 is incredibly warm and welcoming. You notice that the minute you walk... 

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 Cross the border between France & Switzerland to Le Chatelard - it's just down the road.Board the Chatelard funicular - the steepest slope funicular in the... 

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Q:  My husband and I are going to be in Chamonix for three days skiing in late Feb. I know it is going to be busy. We are confident... 

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A: Hi , Check out the "pistes" here with this map. http://www.chamonix.com/plan-des-pistes-des-grands-montets,185,fr.html I did the glacier d'Argentiere about 20... 

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Top Chamonix-Mont-Blanc Writers

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Climbing, Hiking, Mountain Biking, Skiing

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 As this is my home town, I will try every season to put some recent updates on this page. In addition to the detailed tips here on VT, there is a page of links I maintain for another web page, and... 

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Chamonix

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 This is a page for people who don't like to hang around On this picture: Michel-Gabriel Paccard and J. Balmat who was the first to ascend the Mont Blanc. One of them is pointing to the Mont Blanc... 

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Summertime in Chamonix

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 Chamonix is famous as a skiing resort, but I do not ski and go instead to mountain resorts in summer, to escape the heat, to walk and to enjoy the beauty of the landscapes. So in my page you will find... 

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Chamonix-Mt Blanc

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 The dazzling snow cap and glaciers of Mont Blanc, Europe's highest mountain, provide a magnificent backdrop to the colourful resort of Chamonix. Summer or winter there are plenty of things to do.... 

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First time visit to France.

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 The train/bus combo to Chamonix starts from Martigny, where the Rhone river takes a 90 degree turn to the northeast close to the border with France. I had discovered that the 3 or 4 day Swiss Rail... 

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