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Pro
Good place for a first visit to France,easy access to mountains, good choice of hotels and reastaurants.
Con
Unpredictable weather, crowded in town in 'high season'
In a nutshell
Simply the best place with the best walks and excursions in the French Alps
33 Reviews What? At ca. 3,800, Aiguille du Midi gets you as close to Mont Blanc as you can get without mountain climbing skills or inclinations. At ca. EUR 50 per person, the cable car is pricey, but very much worth the cost if you're into nature. There's also the usual complement of stores and restaurants,...
15 Reviews It's quite an experience, using the mechanical means to go up and down the mountain, and to walk several meters inside the glacier (with the advantage of being the shortest of the three rides locally offered). Standing for the family photo is mandatory, and, though in a worry not to get frozen...
12 Reviews When I returned to France in 2008, one of my objectives was to trek the Haute Route but spent more time in the Pyrenees than I could and still have time for this scenic hike. Leading from Chamonix in France through the southern Valais to Zermatt in Switzerland, the Haute Route traverses some of the...
2 Reviews and 229 Opinions The staff at this hotel were extremely friendly and helpful. There was an underground garage to park...
Savoyarde (ie Regional / Traditional)
11 Reviews Before you order this much hyped local dish, note what it is exactly: A bowl of melted cheese, accompanied by dry bread crumbs !! 22 Euro per person. - no meat - no vegetables - no salad - nothing else. We sat 5 minutes waiting for the other fondue items to arrive, before realising this was it...
6 Reviews This tip is for those who visit Chamonix in the summer, because the place I am recommending has no space for tables indoors, so during the winter it operates only as a take-away. If you walk in the centre of Chamonix in a fine weather you will notice that there are really many restaurants and cafes...
6 Reviews If you are searching for more traditionally 'French' food (or what Americans normally think of as French food) then the Auberge will suit you. You will find Savoyarde cheese on the menu, but you will also find many other dishes that you can't find at the tourist restaurants in town, which serve...
15 Reviews The Clubhouse opened in 2005 with much fanfare. They do not seem to get too busy but somehow are getting by year after year. It appeals to city based adults who want to come out to the mountains but stay in touch with their metro roots. They are a private club but anyone can come in and buy drinks...
19 Reviews I travel across Europe frequently and never have I had such a bad experience as that with CHAMEXPRESS. They are just that a sham!! I had ordered a child seat for a journey returning to the airport and they did not provide this.. Now they are denying I ordered it .. Even though my emailed and...
Touristic Trains/Cable Cars Etc
8 Reviews The slopes in Chamonix now offer 4 hour passes, which are good starting at any time (ie no more 'half day' passes where you must wait until noon to start using them). The clock counts down from the time you first go through a turnstyle, and from then you have 4 hours of skiing. If you are a...
Getting Around in the Chamonix Valley
10 Reviews See my other tip for getting 'to' Chamonix from the Geneva airport. Once in town be sure to get a 'Carte d'Hôte' from the tourist office or from your hotel or host, which gives you the right to free public transport in the whole valley. There is a small 'Mulet' mini bus that travels around...
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: pine woods, villages with chalets and traditional farms... and then it opes to pastures, before...
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, cows - not bulls) are brought together to see who is the 'queen of the fields'. Late...
14 Reviews For some people Chamonix may be considered a "not good station" for skiing, for some others, it's fabulous. Why those conflicting opinions ? It depends about how you want your ski holidays : - if you want to go directly fro your hotel to the slopes, to have an unique ski pass for the complete...
10 Reviews Hikers who look for easy or medium-difficulty routes can find a good choice of paths, either starting from the valley or from the cable car stations at mid-height on the mountains, such as the Lognan (altitude 1972 mwtres), Flégère (m. 1877), Planpraz (2000) or Plan de l’Aiguille (2317). It is...
3 Reviews Chamonix Aventures is a rafting station, but not only that. In fact with them you can do also hydrospeed and canyoning. They can provide also rafting and hydrospeed trips for absolute beginners and arrange activities for children. Those who are interested in canyoning only can find experts at OXO...
Rock Climbing & Mountaineering
6 Reviews Lots of different possibilities: hire a guide for one or more days, or have a basic training first. "Getting acclimatised before starting" is also here a golden rule. All info at the "Maison de la Montagne", just next to the Tourism Office.
14 Reviews Learn some basic French phrases before you go to France - it's only polite to know how to say 'hello', 'please' and 'thank you'! Please ask if someone speaks English before starting to rattle off at them in a foreign language (ie, English!!). Chamonix is in France, and oddly enough most French...
7 Reviews Only for hikers in good shape: As I wrote in my "things to do", the areal tramway to l'Aiguille du Midi isn't cheap (40 euros/person in 2009). The ultimate place to hike to, is "Le Plan de l'Aiguille" (2233m). As Chamonix is 1036m, you can decide for yourself if you are ready for this adventure....
Mont Blanc Massif / Aiguilles Rouges (Mountains)
5 Reviews No matter where you stand, as soon as someone points out Mont Blanc (if you cant see it yourself) you will be awed! At first it does not seem that high but as soon as you realise how high you are above sea level, you will be shocked! A MUST SEE!
Skiing and Boarding Tips and Ski Lessons
3 Reviews Go and get professional lessons for a few mornings in a row if you are a beginner and even if you are an intermediate - that is my advice! It will correct a 'rusty' technique and get you started on the right foot to better enjoy your holiday. Spend the afternoon working on what the instructor told...
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Climbing, Hiking, Mountain Biking, Skiing - 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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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...
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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Climbing, Hiking, Mountain Biking, Skiing
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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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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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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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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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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