Ranked 11th in the world, Mont Blanc (or Monte Bianco in Italian) is the highest peak in Western Europe at over 15780 ft. or 4810m. The mountain lies between Haute-Savoie Departement in France and the Aosta Valley region in Italy. The notable towns near Mont Blanc
The Mer de Glace (Sea of Ice) glacier can be reached through the Montenvers train. This glacier is located on the northern slopes of the Mont Blanc massif and is deemed the longest glacier in France at 7 Km long and 200m deep. Its speed is about 90 meters per year. This was easily visible [...]
Les Houches provides a wide range and variety of slopes – from beginners to professionals and high to low slopes through forests. It has 2 black slopes (one is the Verte Piste), 13 red, 7 blue, 4 green slopes and 1 for children. Much of them are maintained by artificial snow. The Verte Piste is [...]
Skiing and snowboarding in Chamonix are open from December to May and is not available in summer. The Ski areas here are – White Valley (Vallee Blanche) – Glacier skiing. Easiest route is conducive
At the foot of the glaciers, there are over 350 Km of well maintained hiking trails both low and high altitude types. The Tour of Mont Blanc affords splendid mountain sceneries, pastures, glaciers and routes. This tour lasts about 7 to 10 days with 5 hours walking per day and crossing three countries
Lift Pass at Chamonix (Chamonix le Pass) This provides entry to the three main ski areas and the beginners slopes (excluding cable car at Grands Montets). The Lift Pass Unlimited provides access to all of Chamonix’s ski areas, the sightseeing lifts and
By Air: The closest airport to Chamonix is Geneva Airport. From there one can take a bus to Chamonix which is a runs regularly daily. Other airports nearby
The Mont-Blanc region consists of a bunch of resort centers / villages / towns which include Chamonix, Les Houches, Servoz, Vallocrine, Megeve, St. Gervais, Cordon, Les Contamines, Combloux, Prazsur-Arly, Passy, Domancy, and Sallanches. These form the heart of skiing, mountaineering, snowboarding haven of the French Alps. Whether you have come to just hang around and [...]
One of the busiest airports in Europe, the Roissy-Charles de Gaulle International airport has numerous modes of transportation available from the airport to the Paris city center. The airport is connected through the RER & Metro, TGV, Thalys, Bus, Roissybus, Noctilien (Night bus line), airport shuttles, taxis, limousines, airport car rentals etc. Terminals are connected [...]