Chamonix Attractions

 
Chamonix (officially known as Chamonix-Mont-Blanc), situated at the foot of the highest peak in the Alps, is a climatic and winter sports resort and a climbing center of international reputation. The resort area, which extends for 23km/14mi along the Vallée de Chamonix between Les Houches and Argentière, also includes the smaller resorts of Les Bossons, Les Praz de Chamonix, Les Tines and Argentière.

Chamonix was host to the first Winter Olympics in 1924. The Mont Blanc road tunnel (11.6km/7.25mi long) links Chamonix-Mont-Blanc with the Italian resort of Courmayeur in the Aosta valley.
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The imposing Aiguille du Midi stands at 3,842 m. It can be reached from Chamonix by cableway and chair-lift, with fabulous mountain views all the way up.
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A cableway takes tourists to the upper station, just shy of the summit, where there is a restaurant and views out over the Bernese Alps, the mountains of Dauphiné, and the Mont Blanc group.
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Mont-Blanc is the highest peak in the Alps, standing at 4,807 m. Climbers tackle the mountain for the views from the summit. Many tourists experience the mountain by going through it on the road tunnel.

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Aerial view of Mont Blanc.Mont-Blanc, Chamonix
Small lake in the mountains, Le Brévent.Brévent, Chamonix
Pink light on Mont Blanc.Mont-Blanc, Chamonix
Gondola Mount Blanc.Mont-Blanc, Chamonix
Mer de Glacier on Mont Blanc.Mont-Blanc, Chamonix
Snow capped Mont Blanc.Mont-Blanc, Chamonix
Aiguillette des Houches, Brevent.Brévent, Chamonix
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