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Discover Chamonix in France
Chamonix in the region of Rhône-Alpes with its 10,614 habitants is a town located in France - some 293 mi or ( 471 km ) South-East of Paris , the country's capital .
Local time in Chamonix is now 04:12 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Paris " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Geneva, Berne, Samoëns, Saint-Gervais-les-Bains, and Les Trabets. When in this area, you might want to check out Geneva . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Chamonix ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Chamonix, France: Alpine Thrills
Chamonix makes a great homebase for cable cars rides, day-hikes, glacier cave strolls, and Swiss-infused French cuisine. For more information on the Rick Steves' Europe TV series — including episode d ..
Cable Car Descent at Chamonix
Aguille Du Midi cable car top section descent above Chamonix filmed June 2005. ..
Mont-Blanc: l'été meurtrier 2/4 - Missions d'urgence / Fr3_PGHM Chamonix secours arête midi-plan
Magazine-reportage de France 3 diffusé le 22 octobre 2012. MISSIONS D'URGENCE - MONT BLANC L'ETE MEURTRIER Alpinisme, randonnée, sauvetage avec la Sécurité Civile et le PGHM de Chamonix. ..
BBC Fast Track: Climbing Mt Blanc
Michelle Jana Chan comes to understand the growing passion for extreme adventure travel while testing her own limits on the way up to the summit of Mt Blanc. ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Stade Olympique de Chamonix
Stade Olympique de Chamonix is an equestrian stadium in Chamonix, France. It hosted the opening and closing ceremonies to the 1924 Winter Olympics along with cross country skiing, curling, figure skating, ice hockey, military patrol, the cross-country skiing part of the Nordic combined, and the speed skating events. The stadium holds 45,000.
Located at 45.93 6.87 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
La Piste de Bobsleigh des Pellerins
La Piste de Bobsleigh des Pellerins (Pellerins Bobsleigh Track in) was a bobsleigh track constructed for the 1924 Winter Olympics in Chamonix, France.
Located at 45.92 6.87 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Les Praz
Les-Praz-de-Chamonix (more commonly known as Les Praz) is a mountain village in the French Alps, part of the commune of Chamonix. Altitude: 1060m (3477 ft.).
Located at 45.94 6.88 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Mont Blanc Tunnel
The Mont Blanc Tunnel is a road tunnel in The Alps under the Mont Blanc mountain, linking Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, France, and Courmayeur, Aosta Valley, Italy . It is one of the major trans-Alpine transport routes, particularly for Italy, which relies on the tunnel for transporting as much as one-third of its freight to northern Europe. It reduces the route from France to Turin by 50 kilometres and to Milan by 100 kilometres .
Located at 45.90 6.86 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Arveyron
The Arveyron River is a left tributary to the Arve River, rising in the famous Mer de Glace just above Chamonix in south-eastern France. It flows into the Arve in Chamonix.
Located at 45.94 6.92 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
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