Chamonix, France: Thin-Air Thrills at the Aiguille du Midi - Rick Steves’ Europe Travel Guide
Watch the full episode: Looming nearly two miles above the town of Chamonix is the Aiguille du Midi, a needle-like pinnacle in the Mont Blanc massif in the French Alps. At 12,600 feet, it's also the highest mountain served by cable car. Take the ride up from Chamonix to immerse yourself in snow-capped peaks, a sea of glaciers, and unforgettable views of France and Italy. More info about travel to France: #ricksteves #ricksteveseurope #chamonix
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Chamonix, France: Tour du Mont Blanc - Rick Steves’ Europe Travel Guide - Travel Bite
Watch the full episode: The Tour du Mont Blanc circumnavigates western Europe's highest peak. The accommodating trail is flexible — enjoyed by hikers with a wide range of abilities. #ricksteves #ricksteveseurope #chamonix
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Chamonix, France: Tour du Mont Blanc - Rick Steves’ Europe Travel Guide - Travel Bite
Watch the full episode: A day’s hike on the scenic Tour du Mont Blanc is punctuated by encounters with alpine culture, with enough commerce to meet hikers’ needs. More Mont Blanc travel info: #chamonix #ricksteveseurope #montblanc
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3 Perfect Days in Chamonix with Rick Steves
During the summer of 2022, I took a Rick Steves' My Way Tour with my parents and brother. During the trip, we spent a few days exploring the Chamonix Valley. Here are a few of my favorite things I saw.
Intro: 0:00-0:59
Rick Steves' Alpine My Way Tour: 1:00-1:29
About Chamonix: 1:30-1:56
Aiguille du Midi: 1:56-2:18
Helbronner Point: 2:18-2:31
Mer de Glace: 2:32-3:08
Le Brévent and the other side of the Chamonix Valley: 3:08-3:33
Chamonix Village: 3:34-3:41
Outro: 3:31-4:16
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Rick Steves' Europe Travel Guide © 2020 | After exploring the proud cuisine capital of Lyon — which, at least in its own mind, rivals Paris — we head for Chamonix, in the shadow of western Europe’s tallest peak: Mont Blanc. With the classic alpine resort as our springboard, we make some high-altitude cheese, then ride the lift up to the Aiguille du Midi and over to the border of Italy. And we hike the Tour du Mont Blanc — the trail that circles that iconic mountain. #ricksteves #ricksteveseurope #frenchalps
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Chamonix, France: Mer de Glace Glacier - Rick Steves’ Europe Travel Guide - Travel Bite
Watch the full episode: One of the world’s oldest mountain resorts, Chamonix has long made it easy for romantics to enjoy its alpine wonders — starting with a cogwheel train to the Mer de Glace glacier. Nowadays, visitors can stroll inside the “sea of ice” while noting poignant markers indicating how dramatically it’s shrinking. More info about travel to France: #ricksteves #ricksteveseurope #chamonix
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Rick Steves Best of the Alps
Rick Steves' Europe Travel Guide © 2020 | In this one-hour special, join Rick Steves on an alpine adventure, with scenic train rides, breathtaking lifts, majestic glaciers, and unforgettable hikes. We conquer the Dolomites in Italy and the Zugspitze in Austria. In Switzerland, we savor the beauty of the Matterhorn, the Jungfrau, and Appenzell. And in France, starting off from Chamonix, we ride the lift up to the Aiguille du Midi and hike the iconic Tour du Mont Blanc. #ricksteves #ricksteveseurope #alps
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00:00 Introduction
02:34 Zugspitze
04:40 Walderalm Farm
06:19 Innsbruck
08:23 Brenner Pass
11:44 Dolomites
12:53 Kastelruth
15:57 Alpe di Siusi
18:10 Matterhorn
20:05 Zermatt
22:28 Little Matterhorn viewpoint
23:18 Glacier Express train line
24:27 Appenzell
28:18 Lauterbrunnen Valley
29:56 Kleine Scheidegg
31:41 Jungfraujoch station
32:40 Enjoying the trails
34:22 Gimmelwald
38:20 Schilthorn
40:27 Chamonix
45:49 Mer de Glace
47:05 Tour du Mont Blanc
54:09 Conclusion
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Mykonos, Greece: Perfect Island Town - Rick Steves’ Europe Travel Guide - Travel Bite
Watch the full episode: Mykonos is the epitome of a Greek island town: a seafront village crouched behind a sandy harbor, thickly layered with blinding white stucco, bright blue trim, and colorful bougainvillea. More info about travel to the Greek islands: #ricksteveseurope #greekislands #mykonos
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Gnadenwald, Austria: Walderalm - Rick Steves’ Europe Travel Guide - Travel Bite
Watch the full episode: Walderalm, perched high above the Austrian city of Innsbruck, offers travelers a peek at life on a traditional alpine farm. And for the many visitors enjoying the area's breathtaking hiking and biking trails, it also offers welcome respite and refreshment. More info about travel to Austria: #austria #ricksteveseurope #austrianalps
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Annecy, France Travel Guide (The Venice of The Alps)
Welcome to Annecy, the Venice of the French Alps! In this short video, I’ll tell you ALL that you need to know about this gorgeous town including: the best way to get there, top attractions, and local tips.
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Dolomites, Italy: Tirolean Culture and Alpine Adventures - Rick Steves’ Europe Travel Guide
Watch the full episode: The Dolomites, Italy's dramatic rocky rooftop, offer some of the best mountain thrills in Europe. Here, the region's Austrian history survives in a warm, blue-aproned, felt-hat-with-feathers way. The South Tirolean village of Kastelruth (a.k.a. Castelrotto), is a good home base for your exploration of the Seiser Alm (a.k.a. Alpe di Siusi), Europe's largest alpine meadow. More info about travel to Italy: #ricksteves #ricksteveseurope #dolomites
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AIGUILLE DU MIDI |MONT-BLANC NATURAL RESORT| CHAMONIX, FRANCE 2021
The Aiguille Du Midi in the Mont-Blanc Natural Resort is one of the most popular things to do in Chamonix France and surrounding areas for obvious reasons. This 30 minute trip up to one of the most spectacular destinations in France, is well worth your time. Each cablecar fits up to 50 people and they do not shy away from fully booking every spot. We had a fantastic experience even though Mike forgot his ticket and almost didn’t get on.
Chamonix sits at a cool 3,396 feet of elevation and is home to the highest ascending cable-cars in the world. From the base of Mont Blanc you ascend up by cablecar 9,209 feet to the top of the Aiguille Du Midi at 12,605 feet above sea level. This seems like a lot and… it is. You can absolutely feel the thin air and dizzying affects of ascending so quickly, but you get used to it pretty fast. Your first cablecar heads up to a refuge about half way to the top. Taking in a glorious view of the face of the mountains before you, as you adjust to the altitude gain. You then hop in another cablecar that will take you the rest of the way to the top, and that ride is intimidating for sure.
When you reach the top of your ascent, you’re met with a view unparalleled by any other viewpoint in the city. This is truly the moment you realize just how high above everything you actually are. Standing on a bridge where you can see the surrounding mountain tops and breathing in the frigid air is a feeling you you’ll not soon forget. They have so many fun things to do at the top. You will be busy sight seeing and learning about the mountains and their history through games and informational plaques. They have all sorts of creative and intriguing areas to explore, including a short film of the mountain tops and their names. At the very top of this experience is The Step In The void. All together this is an experience that we think anyone going to Chamonix should have.
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Cairo, Egypt: Chaotic Capital - Rick Steves’ Europe Travel Guide - Travel Bite
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Berner Oberland, Switzerland: Exploring the Swiss Alps on Foot - Rick Steves’ Europe Travel Guide
Watch the full episode: In the famous Berner Oberland, cable cars and funiculars take visitors high into the Alps, making for easy and jaw-droppingly beautiful hikes back down. Along the way, cliff-clinging villages like Mürren and Gimmelwald offer hikers the chance to rest their feet, experience traditional Swiss alpine culture, and toast their adventure with a refreshing beer before heading back down. More info about travel to Switzerland: #ricksteveseurope #swissalps #berneroberland
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Wingsuit jumpers at Aiguille du Midi, Chamonix, France
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Mont Blanc (French: Mont Blanc [mɔ̃ blɑ̃]; Italian: Monte Bianco [ˈmonte ˈbjaŋko], both meaning white mountain) is the highest mountain in the Alps and Western Europe, rising to 4,807.81 m (15,774 ft) above sea level. It is the second-most prominent mountain in Europe, after Mount Elbrus, and it is the eleventh most prominent mountain summit in the world. The mountain stands between the regions of Aosta Valley, Italy, and Savoie and Haute-Savoie, France. It gives its name to the Mont Blanc massif, bordering Switzerland and forming part of a larger range referred to as the Graian Alps. The location of the summit of Mont Blanc is on the watershed line between the valleys of Ferret and Veny in Italy and the valleys of Montjoie, and Arve in France, on the border between the two countries. Ownership of the summit area has long been a subject of historical dispute between the two countries.
The Mont Blanc massif is popular for outdoor activities like hiking, climbing, trail running, and winter sports like skiing, and snowboarding. The most popular climbing route to the summit of Mont Blanc is the Goûter Route, which typically takes two days.
The three towns and their communes which surround Mont Blanc are Courmayeur in Aosta Valley, Italy; and Saint-Gervais-les-Bains and Chamonix in Haute-Savoie, France. The latter town was the site of the first Winter Olympics. A cable car ascends and crosses the mountain range from Courmayeur to Chamonix, through the Col du Géant. The 11.6 km (7+1⁄4-mile) Mont Blanc Tunnel, constructed between 1957 and 1965, runs beneath the mountain and is a major transalpine transport route.
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Mont Blanc: Long-Distance Hikes and Mountain Hospitality
I was just in the Alps with my TV crew, filming three new episodes of Rick Steves’ Europe. We spent a couple of days hiking (and filming) on the Tour du Mont Blanc trail, in the French Alps. It’s a whole parallel world there, away from the tourist crowds and intensity of the Alpine resorts, and really peaceful.
After just a taste of this classic long-distance hike, I am dreaming of coming back and doing the entire loop — and once again, I’m reminded that you can never run out of rewarding corners of Europe to explore.
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