Mont Blanc is the highest mountain in the Alps and Western Europe, and the highest mountain in Europe outside the Caucasus mountains,…
Horace Bénédict de Saussure was a Genevan geologist, meteorologist, physicist, mountaineer and Alpine explorer, often called the founder of…
Find out how the large glacier Mer de Glace was formed! The center presents this natural process in a comprehensible way.
The Aiguille du Midi is a 3,842-metre-tall mountain in the Mont Blanc massif within the French Alps.
Col de la Colombière is a mountain pass in the Alps in the department of Haute-Savoie in France.
Surrounded by hiking trails, this waterfall is also known as the "Queen of the Alps".
Located at the top of the Aiguille du Midi mountain, this restaurant has one of the best views in the world. Don't forget to book a table!
Michel Gabriel Paccard was a Savoyard doctor and alpinist, citizen of the Kingdom of Sardinia.
Lac Blanc is a lake in Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, Haute-Savoie, France.
Lac de Pormenaz is an alpine lake in the Passy National Nature Preserve of the Haute-Savoie department of France.
Lac d'Arvouin is a lake south of Cornettes de Bise in the Haute-Savoie region of France.
Refuge Alfred Wills is a mountain hut in the French Alps in Haute-Savoie.
Musilac is a French music festival. It occurs in Aix-les-Bains, France every year since 2002.
Mont Blanc de Courmayeur is a point on the south-east ridge of Mont Blanc that forms the peak of the massive south-east face of the…
The Appeal of 18 June was the first speech made by Charles de Gaulle after his arrival in London in 1940 following the Battle of France.
The Aiguille du Chardonnet is a mountain in the Mont Blanc massif in Haute-Savoie, France.
Lac Cornu is a lake in the Aiguilles Rouges massif of Haute-Savoie, France.
Lac du Brévent is a lake in the municipality of Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, France.
Le Brévent is a mountain of Haute-Savoie, France. It lies in the Aiguilles Rouges range of the French Prealps and has an altitude of 2525…
Situated in the historic centre of the town, this old tree is its famous symbol. It was planted in the 15th century.
