Mont Blanc Culturals sites

Culturals sites to discover from Combloux, Pearl of Mont Blanc, France, French ski resort, 4km from Megeve and 30km from Chamonix

Megeve- (4 km)

Haut-Val d'Arly museum (popular art and traditions) - Le calvaire (vaults and stations of the "way of the cross") - "Le vieux village" - "La maison Le Même" - "Le lavoir rue d'Arly" - Pierre Magara's statue - Roman stone at the Jaillet pass

Sallanches - (8 km)

Moutain Nature introduction center - Sardinian town built upon Architect Justin plan - Ancient washtubs and fountains - Arpenaz waterfall

Passy - (17 km)

Notre Dame de Toute Grâce : Contemporary church located on Assy Plateau with Leger mosaics, Lurçat tapestry, Matisse et Chagall pottery... - Nature reserve - The Green lake-
culture road

Servoz - (18 km)

House of the high moutain pasture - The old village with its oratoire and bread ovens - Diosaz Gorges - St Bernard breeding.

Les Houches (25 km)

The Moutain museum - The Alps fauna museum - Merlet park - Sainte Marie viaduct - The Christ Roi - The piste Verte -

Chamonix - (30 km)

Alps Museum - The Tour village - J.Balmat birth house - Monuments in memory of De Saussure, Balmat et Paccard - Cimeteries of Biollet and Argentière where lies numerous guides

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Alpine Museum

• Overview
• Rates/Opening
• Location
• Contact

Overview

Housed in the former Chamonix-Palace which dates back to the early 20th C, the Musée Alpin records the development of Chamonix – from when the first tourists came to admire the glaciers right up to when the cable cars were built. Situated in the old « Chamonix Palace » (the first of 3 palaces to be built in Chamonix at the beginning of the 20th century) , this beautiful museum retraces the development of Chamonix from the first tourists who came to admire the « glacières de Savoye » to the golden age of winter sports. An important collection of prints illustrate the considerable changes to the valley between the 18th and 20th centuries, but you can also admire photographs, relief maps, rock crystals, ancient objects, costumes and all that constitutes the memory of the valley.

Rates et Opening

Rates :

Adult : 5 €
Child : free of charge

Opening :

From 01/04 to 18/05/13 : open daily from 2 PM to 7 PM (During the french school holidays open daily from 10AM to noon and from 2PM to 7PM.) except on Tuesdays, 22/04.
From 10/06 to 30/06/13 : open daily from 2 PM to 7 PM except on Tuesdays.
From 01/07 to 31/08/13 : open daily (Open daily from 10AM to noon and from 2PM to 7PM.).
From 01/09 to 18/10/13 : open daily from 2 PM to 7 PM except on Tuesdays.

Location

Contact

Musée alpin

Address :
La résidence
89 avenue Michel Croz
Chamonix-Mont-Blanc - 74400

Tél. : 04 50 53 25 93

Fax : 04 50 53 96 14

E-mail : musee-alpin@cc-valleedechamonixmb.fr

Site 1 : http://www.chamonix.fr

Vallorcine - (40km)

Barberine village with its waterfall and its museum - aiguilles rouges natural park at Montets pass - Emosson dam and dinosaurs marks -

Saint - Gervais - (10km)

The Termal bathes - Bionnassay ecological museum - Beginning of century great holels - The devil's bridge - Cupelin's vault - Countess Fortified Houses - village history - Village history

Les Contamines Montjoie (20km)

Notre Dame de la Gorge site - the Roman way - its Nature reserve - The baroque church

Cordon (8km)

Notre Dame de l'Assomption : baroque church

Praz/Arly (8km)

Oratory "bonne fontaine"