The Bellevue cable car first opened in 1936, built by Charles Viard who brought the first cablecar to France. It climbs over ...

Because of its long history as a tourist destination, Chamonix is home to some of the oldest, grandest ski resort hotels you’ll find anywhere in the world. The Grand Hotel des Alpes dates to ...

Park the car here and spend the night in a hotel, to then catch the train or bus to Chamonix early the next morning. Reach Argentiere by bus and take the Grands Montets (3297m) cable car. From the top ...

Or they take it more leisurely and spend the first night at Refuge d'Argentière. Five, better still six days of regal ski mountaineering trace a line which crosses different 1:25000 maps from Chamonix ...