Chamonix Sightseeing

• Gorges de la Diosaz

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  181 allée des Gorges, Les Houches

  • +33 (0)4 50 47 21 13

  For an easy walk with stunning views, the Gorges de la Diosaz are a good option. The route takes you along the gorge past waterfalls, cliffs and carved rock, over bridges and pools. Read more about Gorges de la Diosaz

  

• Guided heritage tours

  Chamonix Tourist Office, Chamonix Centre

  • +33

  Every week in the peak seasons the Chamonix tourist office offers guided heritage tours discovering the history of the town as well as the architecture. The highlights are St Michel church, la Marie Read more about Guided heritage tours

  

• La Flegere

  Les Praz, Chamonix Centre

  • +33 (0)4 50 53 18 5

  La Flégère, just like neighbouring Brévent, faces south and so gets lots of sunshine and has spectacular views over the Mont Blanc Massif. It offers skiing for all levels in winter, and hiking Read more about La Flegere

  

• Les Grands Montets

  Argentière, 74400

  • +33 (0)4 50 54 00 71

  Located next to the village of Argentière, les Grands Montets is very popular amongst skilled skiers and snowboarders. Facing north, it gets very little sun early in the season and can be really icy Read more about Les Grands Montets

  

• Le Brevent

  Chamonix Centre

  • +33 (0)4 50 53 13 18

  Le Brévent is the closest ski area to Chamonix's town centre - just a 5 minute walk (but up a steep hill!) from the tourist office to the gondola station. Facing the summits of the Mont Blanc and Read more about Le Brevent

  

• Les Bossons Glacier

  c/o 117, chemin des Chosalets , Les Bossons, Chamonix Centre, 74400

  • +33(0)4 50 53 03 89

  Le Glacier des Bossons is one of the largest glaciers in Europe, and the one you can't miss where ever you are on the valley floor. It's well worth hiking up to the glacier, giving you astonishing Read more about Les Bossons Glacier

  

• Montenvers - Mer de Glace

  35, place de la Mer de Glace, Chamonix Centre

  • +33(0)4 50 53 12 54

  The ‘sea of ice’ was discovered in 1741, and has been one of the main attractions in Chamonix ever since. The Mer de Glace is France’s biggest glacier; it’s 7 km long and has a surface area of more Read more about Montenvers - Mer de Glace

  

• Aiguilles Rouges Nature Reserve

  office: 288 rue Charlet Stratton, Argentière, 74400

  • +33 (0)4 50 54 02 24

  The Aiguilles Rouges is a large nature reserve full of lakes, strange rock formations, cliffs, remnants of glaciers and lots of flora and fauna. Read more about Aiguilles Rouges Nature Reserve

  

• Over 100 tourists evacuated by helicopter after avalanche blocks railway line in Chamonix http://t.co/FLLqxysS
• World Cup Skiing #Chamonix: Super Combined Baumann 1st, Pinturault 2nd, Feuz 3rd after Bode Miller crashes out. A great weekend in Houches!
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• Two deaths in the #Chamonix mountains this Sunday. Read all the details here http://t.co/J7ZY2xBy