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Aiguille du Midi, Chamonix

France Haute-Savoie Chamonix-Mont-Blanc

Aiguille du Midi, Chamonix
Photo: Christian David, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

A cable car from Chamonix climbs to the Aiguille du Midi, a granite peak at 3,842 m, in about 20 minutes, with one of the most spectacular views in the Alps: Mont Blanc, Western Europe's highest mountain, glaciers and jagged peaks all around. Step into the Void, a glass box over a 1,000 m drop, is not for the nervous.


Book online and go early, when the weather is clearest. It's cold at the top even in summer, and the altitude can make you breathless. In summer, the Panoramic Mont Blanc cabin crosses the glaciers to Italy. Chamonix is about 1 hour 15 minutes from Geneva.

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