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Portes du Soleil

Portes du Soleil

9.35km from Route des Grandes Alpes

Les Portes du Soleil is a Franco-Swiss ski area comprising 12 ski resorts on the slopes of the Chablais massif. According to the domain's website, it is considered one of the largest ski areas in the world with more than 650 km of downhill and cross-country skiing trails claimed, but without being fully connected, and has 196 ski lifts. The ski area is spread over the Abondance valley, the Aulps valley, the Illiez valley, and the Morgins valley.

Grand Massif Domaines Skiables

Grand Massif Domaines Skiables

9.96km from Route des Grandes Alpes

The Grand Massif is a ski resort located in the Haute-Savoie department, France. The area provides a tremendous variety of on-piste runs, off-piste and between piste skiing, scenery, and height, providing good skiing in all types of weather and conditions. There is also a cable car to reach the summit. In the best snow conditions it is possible to ski from the Tete des Saix down to Morillon village.

Les Crosets (Portes du Soleil)

Les Crosets (Portes du Soleil)

13.44km from Route des Grandes Alpes

Les Crosets is a tourist resort located in the Val d'Illiez, in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. The economy of Crosets is based on tourism. The alpine skiing and snowboarding in winter and hikers and mountain biking enthusiasts in summer provide income to the resort. It is possible to reach on foot, summer and winter, the Pointe des Mossettes at 2277 meters. It also has a renowned snowpark in the field of freeskiing. During winter 2012/2013, it will host a round of the Swiss Freeski tour 1.

Les Carroz

Les Carroz

14.73km from Route des Grandes Alpes

Les Carroz d'Arâches is a winter and summer tourist resort in the Haute-Savoie department, in the town of Arâches-la-Frasse . the resort defines itself as an "authentic village resort in the heart of the Alps". It is located 55 km from Chamonix and 40 km from Geneva on a large sunny plateau above the Arve valley and is part of the Grand Massif. This area offers access to 265 km of slopes, with the top of the ski area reaching 2,500 m. 80 ski lifts serve 135 slopes.

Lac d'Emosson

Lac d'Emosson

20.94km from Route des Grandes Alpes

The Lac d’Emosson reservoir, altitude 1930 metres, was created at the beginning of the 1920s by the construction of a 78 m-high gravity dam built by the SBB with the aim of covering the company’s power requirements. In 1974 this was extended with a 180 m-high arch dam, increasing the lake volume from 40 to 227 million m3 of water. The Lac d’Emosson was created to cover SBB power requirements. The lake is reached by three unusual railways. Dinosaur footprints, some 250 million years old are found

Lac Blanc

Lac Blanc

26km from Route des Grandes Alpes

Located in the Aiguilles Rouges nature reserve, one of the most beautiful mountain lakes, famous for its unique panorama facing the Mont-Blanc massif. Lac Blanc sits next to a welcoming refuge, and while hiking you will likely see Ibex and marmots in the surrounding nature reserve. One of the best picnic location and you can do so many activities in and around this place.

Col de Balme

Col de Balme

27.68km from Route des Grandes Alpes

The Col de Balme is a high mountain pass of the Alps, located on the border between Switzerland and France. It connects Trient in the Swiss canton of Valais to Argentière in the French department of Haute-Savoie. The pass lies between the summits of Tête de Balme and Les Grandes Otanes. The Col de Balme lies on the Tour du Mont Blanc walk. A restaurant is located above the summit of the pass.

Le Brévent

Le Brévent

28.18km from Route des Grandes Alpes

Le Bréventis a mountain of Haute-Savoie, France. It is a 5.8 kilometer out and back trail located near Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France that features beautiful wildflowers and is rated as difficult. The trail is primarily used for hiking, nature trips, and bird watching and is best used from June until October.

Col de la Forclaz

Col de la Forclaz

28.23km from Route des Grandes Alpes

Col de la Forclaz is a mountain pass in the Alps in the Canton of Valais in Switzerland. It connects Martigny at 471 m and Le Châtelard. The road from Martigny to the Col has an average gradient of 6% but in parts is closer to 8%. After the Col, and Le Châtelard, the road leads to Chamonix in France via Vallorcine and the Col des Montets. The pass was little known in the 19th century. It was not until the rise in tourism, particularly in Chamonix, that the region became a popular tourist area.

Mont-Blanc Tramway

Mont-Blanc Tramway

29.02km from Route des Grandes Alpes

Mont-Blanc Tramway is a mountain railway with a unique view of the Aiguilles de Chamonix and the Dômes de Miage to reach the Bellevue Plateau and discover some beautiful walks, ideal for families. Also, mountaineers and hikers use the tramway because it stops provide the jumping-off points for many trails. The line is 12.4 km long and has a rail gauge of 1,000 mm. It gives a nice view of the natural beauty of this area.

Swiss Vapeur Parc

Swiss Vapeur Parc

29.34km from Route des Grandes Alpes

Swiss Steam Park is one of the most prestigious miniature railways in Europe. More than a dozen steam locomotives carry passengers of all ages through this fascinating railway kingdom set in a beautifully designed park covering 19,000 m2. Every June the park is host to the International Steam Festival.

La Flégère

La Flégère

29.4km from Route des Grandes Alpes

La Flégère is the slope of the Aiguilles Rouges overlooking the valley of Chamonix-Mont-Blanc to the north. The valley was linked to the Flégère by a 60-seater cable car. The latter was replaced by gondola lifts, commissioned in December 2019 1. Their starting point is located in the village of Les Praz de Chamonix. The bottom station of the Flégère gondola is located at an altitude of 1,877 m. A refuge is present next to the upper station.

Aigle Castle

Aigle Castle

29.75km from Route des Grandes Alpes

The Château d’Aigle is a historic castle with medieval origins and strong roots in the local wine industry. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.

Site touristique des Mines de Sel de Bex

Site touristique des Mines de Sel de Bex

30.95km from Route des Grandes Alpes

Bex is the site of a famous salt mine. The salt deposits in Bex were the first that were discovered in Switzerland. These are a labyrinth of passages and tunnels, over 50 kilometers long, today yields 30,000 tons of salt per year.

Fondation Pierre Gianadda

Fondation Pierre Gianadda

32.11km from Route des Grandes Alpes

The Pierre Gianadda Foundation is a cultural center of international renown and, in addition to temporary exhibitions by Toulouse-Lautrec, Degas, Manet, Gauguin, van Gogh, Monet, etc., also houses a Gallo-Roman museum and tepidarium, an automobile museum, a sculpture park and a top-class concert season.

Tunnel du Mont-Blanc

Tunnel du Mont-Blanc

32.25km from Route des Grandes Alpes

The Mont Blanc tunnel is 11.6 km long and connects France and Italy under the highest peak in Europe. It is used by 5,000 vehicles per day on average, 68% being light vehicles. More than a structure, the Mont Blanc Tunnel is an amazing human and technological feat. It took six years, from 1959 to 1965, from the start of work to the inauguration of the Tunnel. One of the architectural wonder in this area which attracts a lot of people.

Aiguille des Grands Montets

Aiguille des Grands Montets

32.6km from Route des Grandes Alpes

The Aiguille des Grands Montets, in the Mont Blanc, is the name given to one of the peaks overlooking the village of Argentiere ( 1200 meters), in Chamonix. It peaks at 3295 meters. Skiing area and also trekking is possible here.

Mer de Glace

Mer de Glace

33.26km from Route des Grandes Alpes

The Mer de Glace is a valley glacier located on the northern slopes of the Mont Blanc massif, in the French Alps. It is 7.5 km long and 200 metres deep but, when all its tributary glaciers are taken into account, it can be regarded as the longest and largest glacier in France, and the second-longest in the Alps after the Aletsch Glacier.

Aiguille du Dru

Aiguille du Dru

33.57km from Route des Grandes Alpes

A colossal rocky pyramid belonging to the Mont Blanc Massif and situated on its Northern side, entirely in French territory. Although from a distance it looks like a monolith, it is actually composed of two nearby but separate summits. One of the nice trekking destinations and also a place flourished with natural beauty.

Aiguille Verte

Aiguille Verte

34.16km from Route des Grandes Alpes

The Aiguille Verte is one of the most prominent mountains of the Mont Blanc range. Its huge ridges and famous couloirs make it one of the most difficult 4000 m peaks to climb in the Alps. This mythical summit can be climbed through mixed terrain and by different routes. One of the beautiful mountains which was flourished with natural beauty.

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Route des Grandes Alpes, Les Gets, France

The Route des Grandes Alpes is a tourist itinerary through the French Alps between Lake Geneva and the French Riviera passing over all the high passes of the Alps within France. The lowest pass in altitude on the route of the Route des Grandes-Alpes is the Èze pass with an altitude of 507 meters the highest being the Iseran at 2,770 m.