Chamonix Audio Guided Walking Tour 1h30 and 22 audio reviews

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1. You are here a stone’s throw from the National School of Skiing and Mountaineering, or ENSA for intimates. It is indeed a national school, because in France, becoming Guide of

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2. Stop for a moment at the edge of the Arve to enjoy the view that is available to you. Here, the city opens like a postcard ready to come to life. On the left, you can see the old Chamonix Palace, built at the beginning of the 20th century to welcome the worldly clientele.

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3. The streets of Chamonix are overflowing with restaurants, each more enticing than the last. Whether you’re a team with your feet under the table or you prefer to cook, here are some local specialties not to be missed. Winter and summer, in the mountains, cheese rhymes with sharing.

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4. The main streets of the city are eminently touristic and you certainly hear a multitude of foreign languages echo around you. Faced with this influx of travelers from all over the world, the city has gradually filled up with many shops of

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5. Now let’s talk about the little church of St. Michael that you see in the square. Classified as a historical monument, it is of a style known as Baroque Savoyard art that developed in the former Duchy of Savoy from the mid-16th century. But the history of the church of

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6. The names of Chamonix heroes are everywhere, even on street corners. After walking along the Rue du Docteur Paccard, pioneer of the ascent of Mont Blanc, here you are facing the Avenue Ravanel le rouge, named in honor of another great name of mountaineering, active more than a century more

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7. If you continue straight down this street for about 200 meters, you will arrive at the Place de l’Aiguille du Midi, where the famous cable car departs. You see the antenna since your arrival in Chamonix, it’s high time to see it more closely! So yes, the tariff can

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8. Passing along this street, you pass a building well known to mountain enthusiasts and which is, so to speak, part of the decor. This is the UCPA of Chamonix, where generations of passionate young people have been satisfying their thirst for adventure for decades! The UCPA is

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9. I just wanted to draw your attention to the name of this great restaurant that makes the angle: “Le Monchu”. At the risk of disappointing you, know that here, this name does not designate a good Savoyard dish or an ancient tradition. The Monchus, for the mountain people, are a bit like the Moldus.

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10. You are now in front of the Maison de la Montagne, an emblematic place that brings together several organizations dedicated to Alpine Things to do. If the building seems old to you and is so close to the church, it is no coincidence: it is in fact the former rectory of

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11. You can’t miss it in the middle of the square, here is the casino of Chamonix. The history of “gambling circles” in Chamonix dates back to the 19th century, when gambling was not yet completely legal. It should be noted that in France, gambling was at the

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12. Here is the most representative statue of downtown Chamonix. The famous bronze of two explorers pointing at Mont Blanc. But do you even know who they are? They are often thought to be the first two men to have climbed the famous mountain, but not

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How it compares in Chamonix

• Its from-price is 97% below the median of the 54 experiences we list in Chamonix.
• It is shorter than most of them.
• The operator lists free cancellation on it.

About Chamonix

Chamonix is a mountaineering town in the French Alps at the foot of Mont Blanc, with glaciers, high cable cars and a long history of winter sport.

Chamonix sits in a narrow valley directly beneath Mont Blanc, at about 4,800 metres the highest summit in the Alps. Its first ascent in 1786 by Jacques Balmat and Michel-Gabriel Paccard made the town the birthplace of mountaineering, and the first Winter Olympics followed in 1924. A statue in the square shows Balmat pointing towards the summit beside the scientist de Saussure.

Top-ranked sights in Chamonix: Aiguille du Midi, Mont Blanc, Chamonix Amusement Park (Parc de Loisirs de Chamonix).

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