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city guide","hw_hub_city_hero_h1":"Things To Do In Chamonix","hw_hub_city_hero_intro":"Under Mont Blanc: skiing in winter, alpinism in summer, and a cable car that lifts you to 3,842 metres in twenty minutes whether your body is ready or not.","hw_hub_city_hero_image":"1304141","hw_hub_city_hero_overlay":"light","hw_hub_city_hero_cta":"Where to stay | #areas\r\nWhat it costs | #money","hw_hub_city_live_stats":"1","hw_hub_city_stats":"4,806 m | Mont Blanc, the highest in the Alps\r\n3,842 m | The top of the Aiguille du Midi cable car\r\n1924 | The first Winter Olympics, held here","hw_hub_city_intro_title":"The birthplace of mountaineering, and still the centre of it","hw_hub_city_intro_body":"Chamonix sits in a narrow valley directly under Mont Blanc, and modern alpinism effectively began here in 1786 when two locals made the first ascent. It has been a climbing town ever since, and it feels more like a working base than a resort.\r\n\r\nThe Aiguille du Midi cable car is the headline: from the valley floor at about a thousand metres to a rock spire at 3,842 in twenty minutes, with a viewing platform, a glass box to stand in, and the whole Mont Blanc massif at eye level.\r\n\r\nThat speed is also the problem. Going from 1,000 to 3,842 metres in twenty minutes gives a lot of people altitude sickness \u2014 headache, nausea, dizziness \u2014 and the station has oxygen on hand for a reason.\r\n\r\nThe Mer de Glace, France's largest glacier, is reached by a rack railway from the town. It has retreated dramatically, and the staircases built down to it get longer every few years, which is a lesson in itself.\r\n\r\nTwo or three days, and it is expensive.","hw_hub_city_facts":"Getting in | Geneva airport 1 hour by shuttle, \u20ac30\u201350. Trains via Saint-Gervais\r\nGetting around | Free valley buses and trains with a guest card from your accommodation\r\nCurrency | Euro\r\nAltitude | The Aiguille du Midi is 3,842 m. Sickness is common \u2014 go slowly at the top\r\nSeasons | Ski roughly December to April, hiking roughly June to September. May and November are shut\r\nMountain weather | Changes fast. Check the forecast and the avalanche bulletin daily","hw_hub_city_areas_title":"Where to stay","hw_hub_city_areas_intro":"A valley town with satellite villages strung along it, all linked by free buses.","hw_hub_city_areas_map":"1","hw_hub_city_areas_zoom":"13","hw_hub_city_hostels_pins":"1","hw_hub_city_areas_live":"","hw_hub_city_areas":"Chamonix centre | First-timers | The town: the Aiguille du Midi station, the Mer de Glace train, bars, gear shops and most beds. | 45.9240 | 6.8690 |  | \nLes Praz and Argenti\u00e8re | Skiing and quiet | Up the valley: closer to the Grands Montets, quieter, and on the free bus into town. | 45.9860 | 6.9290 |  | \nLes Houches | Value and families | Down the valley: cheaper beds, a gentler ski area, and fifteen minutes into Chamonix. | 45.8930 | 6.7980 |  | ","hw_hub_city_itin_title":"How long have you got?","hw_hub_city_itin_intro":"The routes we would walk, in the order we would walk them.","hw_hub_city_itin":"","hw_hub_city_do_title":"Things to do in Chamonix","hw_hub_city_do_body":"The Aiguille du Midi, about \u20ac75 return, is the thing people come for: twenty minutes from the valley to 3,842 metres, a viewing terrace, a glass box called the Step into the Void, and Mont Blanc close enough to read the routes on it. Go early \u2014 cloud builds through the day \u2014 and book the time slot ahead in summer.\r\n\r\nTake the altitude seriously. The ascent is fast enough that headaches and nausea are common. Move slowly at the top, do not run up the stairs, and come down if you feel bad.\r\n\r\nThe Montenvers rack railway, about \u20ac40, climbs to the Mer de Glace, France's largest glacier, with an ice cave cut fresh each year. The staircase down to it has been extended repeatedly as the ice retreats.\r\n\r\nIn summer, the hiking is the real draw: the Grand Balcon Sud, the Lac Blanc, and the start of the Tour du Mont Blanc.\r\n\r\nIn winter it is a serious ski area across several separate sectors, with a lift pass around \u20ac65 to \u20ac75 a day.","hw_hub_city_do_points":"Aiguille du Midi | About \u20ac75 return. Go early and book ahead\r\nMer de Glace | About \u20ac40 by rack railway, with an ice cave\r\nLac Blanc | The classic day hike, with the massif reflected in it\r\nSkiing | \u20ac65\u201375 a day, across several separate sectors","hw_hub_city_do_tag":"things-to-do","hw_hub_city_do_more":"All things to do in Chamonix","hw_hub_city_free_title":"Free things to do in Chamonix","hw_hub_city_free_body":"The valley trails are free and extensive. The Petit Balcon Sud runs above the town with the massif opposite and needs no lift at all.\r\n\r\nThe riverside path along the Arve runs the length of the valley, flat and free.\r\n\r\nValley buses and trains are free with the guest card your accommodation issues, which makes moving between Les Houches, Chamonix and Argenti\u00e8re cost nothing.\r\n\r\nThe town itself is free to walk, with the Alpine cemetery holding generations of climbers, and gear shops that function as a museum of the sport.\r\n\r\nWatching the paragliders land in the field by the centre on a clear afternoon is free and better entertainment than it sounds.","hw_hub_city_free_points":"Petit Balcon Sud | A free trail above town, no lift needed\r\nFree valley transport | Buses and trains, with the guest card\r\nThe riverside path | Flat, free and the length of the valley\r\nThe Alpine cemetery | Generations of climbers, and free","hw_hub_city_free_tag":"free-things-to-do","hw_hub_city_free_more":"All free things to do in Chamonix","hw_hub_city_food_title":"Eating and drinking in Chamonix","hw_hub_city_food_body":"Savoyard, which means cheese. Fondue, raclette and tartiflette at \u20ac22 to \u20ac30 a head, usually with a two-person minimum, and they suit a day in the cold considerably better than a day in August.\r\n\r\nRestaurant prices are resort prices: a main is \u20ac20 to \u20ac30 and a pizza \u20ac14 to \u20ac18.\r\n\r\nThe supermarkets in town are the real budget answer, and most hostels have kitchens because everyone here knows it.\r\n\r\nMountain refuges serve lunch on the trails at \u20ac15 to \u20ac22, which is reasonable given where they are.\r\n\r\nA beer is \u20ac6 to \u20ac9, higher on the terraces facing the mountain, and the apr\u00e8s-ski crowd keeps the bars busy from four in the afternoon in season.","hw_hub_city_food_points":"Fondue and raclette | \u20ac22\u201330 a head, two-person minimum\r\nMains | \u20ac20\u201330. These are resort prices\r\nSelf-cater | The supermarkets are the budget answer\r\nA beer | \u20ac6\u20139, and apr\u00e8s starts at four","hw_hub_city_food_tag":"food","hw_hub_city_food_more":"All food guides for Chamonix","hw_hub_city_nightlife_title":"Going out in Chamonix","hw_hub_city_nightlife_body":"Apr\u00e8s-ski rather than nightlife. Bars fill from four in the afternoon in winter as people come off the lifts, and the crowd is international \u2014 a lot of seasonal workers from Britain, Scandinavia and Australia.\r\n\r\nThe centre has the bars, mostly within five minutes of each other, and a couple of clubs run late in season.\r\n\r\nA beer is \u20ac6 to \u20ac9 and cocktails \u20ac11 to \u20ac16.\r\n\r\nIn summer the crowd is climbers and hikers, which means earlier nights \u2014 alpine starts are at two or three in the morning and people plan around them.\r\n\r\nMay and November are the two dead months, when the lifts close between seasons and much of the town shuts with them.","hw_hub_city_nightlife_points":"Apr\u00e8s from four | When the lifts empty in winter\r\nSeasonal worker crowd | British, Scandinavian, Australian\r\nSummer is earlier | Alpine starts are at two or three in the morning\r\nPrices | Beer \u20ac6\u20139, cocktails \u20ac11\u201316","hw_hub_city_nightlife_tag":"nightlife","hw_hub_city_nightlife_more":"All nightlife guides for Chamonix","hw_hub_city_transport_title":"Getting around Chamonix","hw_hub_city_transport_body":"Valley buses and the local train are free with the guest card your accommodation gives you, and they run the length of the valley between Les Houches, Chamonix, Les Praz and Argenti\u00e8re. This is genuinely useful and a lot of visitors never realise it.\r\n\r\nThe town centre is walkable in ten minutes.\r\n\r\nGeneva airport is about an hour away by shared shuttle at \u20ac30 to \u20ac50 return, which is the standard arrival. Trains involve a change at Saint-Gervais and take longer.\r\n\r\nAnnecy is about two hours, Turin about three through the Mont Blanc tunnel.\r\n\r\nLift passes are separate from transport and cost \u20ac65 to \u20ac75 a day in winter, with multi-day and multi-valley options.","hw_hub_city_transport_points":"Free valley transport | Buses and trains with the guest card\r\nGeneva airport | An hour by shuttle, \u20ac30\u201350 return\r\nWalkable centre | Ten minutes across\r\nLift passes | \u20ac65\u201375 a day, separate from transport","hw_hub_city_transport_tag":"transport","hw_hub_city_transport_more":"All transport guides for Chamonix","hw_hub_city_money_title":"What Chamonix costs","hw_hub_city_money_body":"Expensive, and the lifts are why. Dorms are \u20ac30 to \u20ac55 in season and \u20ac22 to \u20ac38 in the shoulder months.\r\n\r\nA main is \u20ac20 to \u20ac30 and a beer \u20ac6 to \u20ac9, so a day is \u20ac70 to \u20ac130 before you go up anything.\r\n\r\nThe lifts are the real budget: the Aiguille du Midi is about \u20ac75 return, the Mer de Glace about \u20ac40, and a ski pass \u20ac65 to \u20ac75 a day. Two or three of those adds \u20ac150 to \u20ac250 per person.\r\n\r\nThe free version is genuinely good though \u2014 the valley trails, the Petit Balcon Sud and the free buses cost nothing and the views are the same mountains.\r\n\r\nMay and November are cheapest because almost everything is closed.","hw_hub_city_money_points":"Dorm bed | \u20ac30\u201355 in season\r\nA day, all in | \u20ac70\u2013130 before lifts\r\nThe lifts | Aiguille du Midi about \u20ac75, ski pass \u20ac65\u201375 a day\r\nFree trails | The valley walks cost nothing","hw_hub_city_money_tag":"budget","hw_hub_city_money_more":"All budget guides for Chamonix","hw_hub_city_safety_title":"Staying safe in Chamonix","hw_hub_city_safety_body":"This is a high mountain environment and the risks are real rather than theoretical. Chamonix has one of the busiest mountain rescue services in the world.\r\n\r\nAltitude: the Aiguille du Midi takes you from about 1,000 to 3,842 metres in twenty minutes, which is far faster than the body adjusts to. Headache, nausea and dizziness are common. Move slowly at the top, do not exert yourself, and descend if symptoms get worse rather than better.\r\n\r\nWeather changes fast and visibility can close in within minutes. Check the forecast and, in winter, the avalanche bulletin every day.\r\n\r\nDo not go onto glaciers without a guide. Crevasses are covered by snow and are not visible, and this kills people every year including experienced ones.\r\n\r\nTell someone your route, carry more layers and water than you expect to need, and turn back earlier than feels necessary. Emergency number is 112.","hw_hub_city_safety_points":"Altitude sickness | Common at 3,842 m. Move slowly, descend if it worsens\r\nNever go on a glacier unguided | Crevasses are snow-covered and invisible\r\nCheck the avalanche bulletin | Daily, in winter\r\nTell someone your route | And turn back earlier than feels necessary","hw_hub_city_safety_tag":"safety","hw_hub_city_safety_more":"All safety guides for Chamonix","hw_hub_city_trips_title":"Day trips from Chamonix","hw_hub_city_trips_intro":"Three countries meet within an hour and a half of the valley.","hw_hub_city_trips":"Courmayeur, Italy | 1 hour | Bus through the tunnel, \u20ac20\u201330 | The other side of Mont Blanc, with better food and a different view of the same mountain. |  | 1304262\nGeneva | 1 hour | Shuttle or train, \u20ac30\u201350 | A different country, a lake city, and the airport most people fly into. |  | 1304264\nAnnecy | 2 hours | Bus or train, \u20ac15\u201330 | A canal town on an alpine lake with swimming and a flat cycle path. |  | 1304265\nMer de Glace | Half a day | Montenvers railway, about \u20ac40 | France's largest glacier, with an ice cave and a staircase that gets longer as the ice retreats. |  | 1304266","hw_hub_city_trips_tag":"day-trips","hw_hub_city_trips_more":"All day trips from Chamonix","hw_hub_city_season_title":"When to go","hw_hub_city_season_intro":"January to March for skiing, July to September for hiking. May and November are closed.","hw_hub_city_season_note":"Average valley temperatures \u2014 it is far colder at altitude, and the Aiguille du Midi can sit below freezing on a warm August day. May and November are genuinely dead months when the lifts shut for maintenance.","hw_hub_city_season_rows":"January | 3 | 4 | Deep winter. Best snow and short days\r\nFebruary | 5 | 5 | Peak ski season. Busy and expensive\r\nMarch | 9 | 4 | Excellent skiing with longer days and more sun\r\nApril | 13 | 3 | Spring snow up high, and the season winding down\r\nMay | 17 | 1 | Closed. Lifts down for maintenance and much of the town shut\r\nJune | 21 | 3 | Hiking starts, but snow still lies on the higher trails\r\nJuly | 24 | 5 | Peak summer. All trails open and the valley full\r\nAugust | 23 | 5 | The same, with the UTMB race at the end of the month\r\nSeptember | 19 | 4 | The best hiking month. Clear air, thinner crowds, stable weather\r\nOctober | 14 | 2 | Quiet and cheap. Higher lifts starting to close\r\nNovember | 7 | 1 | Closed. Between seasons and very little open\r\nDecember | 4 | 4 | Ski season opens and Christmas fills the valley","hw_hub_city_events_title":"What is on while you are there","hw_hub_city_events_intro":"An ultramarathon round Mont Blanc fills the valley every August.","hw_hub_city_events_source":"api","hw_hub_city_events_count":"8","hw_hub_city_events_cache":"24","hw_hub_city_events_cta_label":"All events in Chamonix","hw_hub_city_events_cta_url":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/events\/europe\/france\/chamonix\/","hw_hub_city_events":"UTMB | Late August | Chamonix and the Tour du Mont Blanc | An ultramarathon of around 170km circling Mont Blanc through three countries. The valley fills completely and beds book out a year ahead. |  | \nSki season | December to April | The valley sectors | Roughly December to April depending on snow, with passes at \u20ac65 to \u20ac75 a day. |  | \nHiking season | Late June to September | The valley trails | When the higher trails clear of snow. Early June often still has snow at altitude. |  | \nLift closures | May and November | Valley-wide | The two shoulder months when lifts shut for maintenance and much of the town closes. |  | \nF\u00eate des Guides | August | Chamonix | The mountain guides' festival, celebrating the company founded here in 1821. |  | ","hw_hub_city_budget_title":"What your trip will cost","hw_hub_city_budget_intro":"Pick how you travel. Per person per night, in euros.","hw_hub_city_budget_note":"Local transport is zero because valley buses and trains are free with the guest card. The doing line is lifts, and it is where the money goes.","hw_hub_city_budget_rows":"Shoestring | 30 | 20 | 0 | 15\r\nMiddle of the road | 48 | 40 | 0 | 70\r\nComfortable | 85 | 65 | 0 | 110","hw_hub_city_budget_currency":"\u20ac","hw_hub_city_hostels_title":"Where to stay in Chamonix","hw_hub_city_hostels_intro":"A decent scene for a mountain town, spread along the valley and linked by free buses. Live from Hostelworld.","hw_hub_city_hostels_cta_label":"All hostels in Chamonix","hw_hub_city_hostels_cta_url":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/hostels\/europe\/france\/chamonix\/","hw_hub_city_hostels_source":"api","hw_hub_city_hostels_count":"12","hw_hub_city_hostels_cache":"12","hw_hub_city_picks":"Best for solo travellers |  |  | \nBest for a party |  |  | \nQuietest |  |  | ","hw_hub_city_hostels":"","hw_hub_city_faq_title":"Chamonix travel questions","hw_hub_city_faq_note":"The ones we get asked most.","hw_hub_city_faqs":"Will I get altitude sickness on the Aiguille du Midi? | Possibly. It takes you from about 1,000 to 3,842 metres in twenty minutes, which is far faster than the body adjusts to, and headaches, nausea and dizziness are common \u2014 the station keeps oxygen for that reason. Move slowly at the top, avoid exertion, and go back down if symptoms worsen.\r\nIs the Aiguille du Midi worth \u20ac75? | If the weather is clear, yes \u2014 it is one of the great cable car rides anywhere and puts you level with the Mont Blanc massif. Go early, because cloud builds through the day, and check the webcams before you buy. In poor visibility it is \u20ac75 for a view of the inside of a cloud.\r\nDo I need to pay for local transport? | No. Valley buses and the local train are free with the guest card your accommodation issues, running between Les Houches, Chamonix and Argenti\u00e8re. A lot of visitors never find this out.\r\nWhen should I avoid? | May and November. The lifts shut for maintenance between seasons and much of the town closes with them. They are the cheapest months for exactly that reason.\r\nCan I walk on the glacier? | Not without a guide. Crevasses are covered by snow and invisible from the surface, and they kill people every year including experienced mountaineers. The Mer de Glace ice cave, reached by the Montenvers railway, is the safe way to get onto ice.\r\nHow expensive is it? | Dorms \u20ac30 to \u20ac55 in season, mains \u20ac20 to \u20ac30, beer \u20ac6 to \u20ac9. The lifts are the real cost \u2014 the Aiguille du Midi at \u20ac75, the Mer de Glace at \u20ac40, a ski pass at \u20ac65 to \u20ac75 a day. Two or three of those adds \u20ac150 to \u20ac250 per person.\r\nWhat is the best month for hiking? | September. The air is clear, the weather is more stable than midsummer, the trails are free of snow and the July and August crowds have gone. Early June often still has snow on the higher routes.","hw_hub_city_cta_title":"Say yes to hostels, meet the world","hw_hub_city_cta_body":"Compare Chamonix hostels \u2014 live prices, real reviews and free cancellation on most bookings. 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