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Observation deck
Aiguille du Midi
Peak of 3,842 meters above Chamonix, reached by cable car in two stages. At the top there are terraces, the Pas dans le Vide and a close view of Mont Blanc.
Auvérnia-Ródano-Alpes · France
Chamonix
In the destination French Alps.
In the photo: Gare de Chamonix-Mont-Blanc
Illustrative images. The pictures in this guide are illustrations based on the real place, not photographs, and may differ from it.
The city
What to expect from Chamonix.
Chamonix lies in the valley at the foot of Mont Blanc, the highest point of the Alps at 4,807 meters, near the borders with Switzerland and Italy. From the town center departs the Aiguille du Midi cable car, at 3,842 meters, and the Montenvers train to the Mer de Glace, the largest glacier in France. On the other side of the valley, Brévent and Flégère face the massif, and the trail to Lac Blanc starts from Flégère. In the center is the Musée du Mont-Blanc; nearby, in Saint-Gervais, is the Tramway du Mont-Blanc.
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The local experience
What to see in Chamonix
Glacier
Montenvers – Mer de Glace
Rack railway, in operation since 1909, that climbs from Chamonix to the Montenvers at 1,913 meters, with views of the Mer de Glace, the largest glacier in France, and a cave carved into the ice.
Observation deck
Le Brévent
Peak of 2,525 meters on the opposite side of the valley, reached by gondola and cable car from central Chamonix, with a direct view of the Mont Blanc massif.
Observation deck
La Flégère
Plateau at about 1,900 meters in the Aiguilles Rouges, reached by gondola from Les Praz, with views of the Mer de Glace and the Grandes Jorasses and the starting point of the Lac Blanc trail.
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Lake
Lac Blanc
Mountain lake at 2,352 meters in the Aiguilles Rouges, reached only by trail, with the Mont Blanc massif reflected in the water on windless days.
Museum
Musée du Mont-Blanc
Chamonix valley museum, housed in a former central hotel, about the relationship between people and the mountain: the history of the valley, the conquest of Mont Blanc and artists' perspectives.
Mountain train
Tramway du Mont-Blanc
Rack railway that departs from Saint-Gervais-les-Bains-Le Fayet and climbs to the Nid d'Aigle at 2,412 meters, the highest railway station in France, facing the Bionnassay glacier.