Category: Chamonix (Summer)

Taking the Planpraz gondola lift from close to the centre of Chamonix takes you up to the Brevent cable car, which brings you to one of Chamonix's most stunning areas with absolutely jaw-dropping views over Mont Blanc across the other side of the valley - and a brilliant walk down to the lake 'Lac du Brevent'. We had a glorious…

The Aiguille du Midi towers over the Chamonix Valley, dominating the skyline with its tall antenna tower, which sits on top of the viewing platform building, visible from pretty much everywhere in and around Chamonix. Aiguille du Midi is the highest point that it’s possible to reach in Chamonix by cable car, bringing you in to what feels almost like…

We'd travelled past the beautiful Lac de Gaillands lake several times on our travels around Chamonix, each time marvelling at the rock climbers scaling the high rock face that rises up out of the surrounding parkland, so we decided to stop off to check it out and see if there's an opportunity for total beginners like us to try out…

Having dragged the children up and down mountains for several days in a row, we thought best to find something a bit more relaxing to do - and discovered Lac de Passy (Lake Passy), a huge lake about 30-minutes' drive from Chamonix centre with a man-made sandy beach open in July and August. In Chamonix you're obviously pretty far removed…