| Situated in a spectacular valley in the
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| | number of tourists during the Peak season
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| French Alps and close to Europes highest
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| | but during off peak seasons there are
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| peak, in the shadow of Mount Blanc, is
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| | other highly used features such as the
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| the town Chamonix. Chamonix is a popular
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| | casino, cinema complex, sports center and
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| tourist resort for skiers and
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| | prosperous nightlife to entertain the
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| snowboarders who flock to the resort from
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| | visitors. There is also a local alpine
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| all over the world. It is also one of
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| | museum in the village which offers
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| the oldest ski resorts offering 76
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| | information about the history of
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| slopes. The ski season in Chamonix
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| | mountaineering in the region.
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| begins in November and ends in April.
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| | Mountain Sports
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| During the off season tourists visit
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| | Winter sports are extremely popular in
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| Chamonix to enjoy the beautiful scenery,
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| | Chamonix as this region has some of the
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| hiking and planning ascents of Mount
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| | most popular runs in the world. A cable
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| Blanc.
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| | car runs up to the Aiguille du Midi,
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| The Geography of Chamonix
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| | which reaches a height of 3842 meters.
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| The mountain resort Chamonix Mont Blanc
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| | In 1955, when it was first constructed,
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| is located at 45degrees North (longitude)
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| | it used to be the heighest cable run in
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| and 6 degrees East (latitude). The main
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| | the world. As previously mentioned,
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| valley in this resort runs from the
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| | during the off peak season, Chamonix is
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| northeast to the southwest where it rises
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| | an extraordinary and beautiful place for
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| significantly in Le Tour. The summit of
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| | mountaineering. A major challenge is the
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| Mont Blanc rises in the southeast, but
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| | north face of the Dru, the Frendo spur on
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| most often than not, the peak is not
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| | the Aiguille du Midi and if these are too
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| clearly visible due to the persistent
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| | challenging then an easier option is to
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| cloud cover. The famous Aiguilles Rouges
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| | climb to the summit of Mont Blanc, which
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| is located on the opposite side of Mont
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| | can be reached through several routes.
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| Blanc in the northwest. Along the foot
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| | Mountain bikes are also a popular sport
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| of the valley are a number of small
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| | during off-peak season as there are many
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| villages and scattered hamlets that
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| | hidden single tracks that, most often
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| belong to the commune including Les
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| | than not, can only be found with the help
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| Bossons and Les Praz.
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| | of a guide.
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| History
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| | Shopping, Food and Drink
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| Chamonix is most famously known as the
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| | If you like ski fashion, then Chamonix
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| first ski resort to host the winter
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| | offers plenty of shops which cater for
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| Olympics, which was held in 1924 and also
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| | exactly that and also allow you to
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| contains the highest ski jump in the
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| | purchase equipment and rent equipment.
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| world, at 9,200 feet. During the
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| | There is also a wide range of shops in
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| nineteenth Century many luxury hotels
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| | Chamonix such as opticians food markets,
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| were built on the mountains and around
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| | shoe shops, souvenirs and home wares.
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| 1901 a railway system arrived which
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| | Beautiful alpine restaurants are popular
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| brought tourists to the area. Around the
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| | for eating out, followed up by a dance in
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| late 19th Century on, tourist expansion
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| | a hotel bar or in one of several late
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| was primarily liberated by national and
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| | night clubs offering cocktails, beer,
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| international initiatives rather than
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| | wines and spirits to cater everyones
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| local capitalists. Although this was the
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| | needs.
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| case, the community of Chamonix was
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| | Accommodation
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| deeply dependent on an influx of tourists
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| | There is a wide range of accommodation to
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| in order to sustain their community. By
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| | suit everyones needs in Chamonix,
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| the 1960s there was a drastic reduction
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| | including alpine lodges, luxury hotels,
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| in agriculture and a dramatic increase in
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| | apartments, resorts and guesthouses.
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| the number of beds in the resort,
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| | There are approximately 10,000 beds in
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| approximately 60,000 and by the end of
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| | the resort therefore accommodation is
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| the 20th century there are an estimated 5
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| | always plentiful but book early as peak
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| million visitors annually.
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| | season can get busy. Geneva
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| Site seeing in Chamonix
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| | International Airport is where the
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| The most famously visited feature of
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| | majority of International visitors will
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| Chamonix is Mont Blanc, standing at
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| | almost certainly arrive at. Here, car
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| 15,700 feet. Tourists are able to travel
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| | hiring is an option, where you can drive
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| to an adjacent peak, by gondola, to view
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| | the remaining journey or catch a
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| the beautiful scenery of the mountain
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| | connecting bus or train for the remaining
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| range. Chamonix obtains the highest
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| | 50 miles to Chamonix.
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