Useful links
Office de Tourisme de Chamonix
Office de Tourisme des Houches
Office de Tourisme de Vallorcine
La Compagnie du Mont-Blanc
SEPP - remontées mécaniques
des Houches
Mairie de Chamonix
Office de Haute Montagne
Club des sports
Centre sportif
Chamonix and its
Valley.
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The valley extends for about twenty
kilometres. The « Mont-Blanc » massif dominates
the south end whereas the « Aiguilles rouges » show
the north edge.
Chamonix, mountaineering’s birth place, is and shall ever be
the meeting place where all mountain and nature lovers will gather.
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All
the year round
All sorts of activities, cultural or sport equipment, such as
Library
Alpine museum
Exhibitions
Concerts (during high season)
Congress hall
Cinemas
Casino/ gambling
The sport centre includes :
Swimming pool, saunas, hammam, body building, skating rink, tennis and squash,
climbing wall,
Cleared walking paths at the bottom of the valley,
Paragliding
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During
the summer
Walking and hiking along many
signposted mountain paths
Climbing in the multiple parts of the whole mountain range
Canyoning, rafting, summer sledge, 18-hole golf course
Mountain biking |
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During the winter
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Downhill skiing, cross-country skiing and trekking,
Many places to explore on snow shoes
Icefall climbing
For more information, please consult the Tourists Office in Chamonix
or in les Houches
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