Chamonix-Mont Blanc
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Bustling, cosmopolitan CHAMONIX, with its rash of restaurants and flashy boutiques, may have long since had its village identity submerged in a sprawl of tourist development, but the stunning backdrop of glaring snowfields, eerie green glaciers and ridges of shark-toothed aiguilles surrounding Mont Blanc are more than ample compensation. The Musée Alpin, off avenue Michel-Croz in the town centre (summer daily, 2–7pm; winter 3–7pm; school hols also 10am–noon; €4), will interest mountaineers, but its collection of equipment and documents is a bit disappointing. The star exhibit is Jacques Balmat's account of his first ascent of Mont Blanc in 1786, written in almost phonetically spelt French. The websitewww.chamonix.net is a good source of information on the town.
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