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                <title>stay in private apartment during autumn</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[The autumn in Chamonix is a nice and quite time, perfect for climbing and hiking. No crowds also means cheaper accommodation. We stayed in a private apartment last week. Practical for an active holiday.<br>If looking to rent email <a href="mailto:toptjej@gmail.com">toptjej@gmail.com</a><br>she has one bigger and one smaller apartment.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Arctic Beaver for chalet holidays</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[Just got back from a week in Cham staying with the guys at Arctic Beaver. If there's a group of you heading out then I totally recommend these guys. <br><br>Catered or self-catering, its covered. I went catered and everything was awesome. The guys will come out riding with you if they have time, so you get to ride some sweet spots you'd probably never find, they'll have everything sorted for you for when you arrive (lift pass, equipment etc) you get picked up and dropped off at the airport and to and from the slopes each day...<br><br>I honestly can't say anything bad about my time with them!]]></description>
                
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                <title>Chamonix off-piste</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[Off-piste skiing around Chamonix is not tracked out as soon as you'd expect with the amount of skiers there. If you know the area very well and are prepared to hike a bit there is fresh powder to be found a week after snowfall. If not so familiar with the area, snow conditions and avalanche safety, hire a guide for a few days.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Maison Jaune</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[We stayed at this fantastic ski chalet in Les Houches, near Chamonix. The best bit was being able to ski straight out of the chalet and onto the piste! Then straight down to the lift. The food was scrummy, top-notch, though a little too plentiful to be good for my waistline... Delicious though.  <br><br>The couple who run the place were very helpful - they recommended an excellent ski instructor who was great with the kids.  <br><br>We're definitely going back next year - I miss the hot tub!]]></description>
                
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                <title>Cycling</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[There are three major bike rental shops in Chamonix - Legend, Grand Bi and Zero G. Legend is near the Aiguille de Midi lift, Grand Bi is near MBC and Zero G is on the main street. <br><br>I recommend Zero G for their current-year specialised rental bikes, English speaking staff and good customer service.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Chamonix train station</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[Chamonix train station is the chocolate-box image of a country village station with flower boxes, a clock and wooden pavillons. Built in the eighteenth century, it's one of the finest stations in France and easily beats the modern ugly train stations in the beauty stakes.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Aiguille du Midi</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[The Aiguille du Midi is what every tourist comes to Chamonix for. It's the highest cable car in the world and the €38 return ticket is worth every cent. In just eight minutes you're whisked from Chamonix town centre to Plan d'Aiguille where you change cable cars and in another eight minutes you're taken up to the Aiguille du Midi station where you're rewarded with stupendous views of Mont Blanc and Italy. <br><br>Fortunately, I chose the right time to go (7.30am) as the light shone on Mont Blanc in just the right way and there were only six tourists on the highest terrace which looks over Mont Blanc, be warned though the cable car does get cramped with all of the skiers with their skis and poles taking up every inch<br><br>Note to parents - children under two are not allowed on the cable car.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Pont Cour</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[This wooden bridge links Chamonix town centre and the district where the posh (and expensive!) shops are. It offers great views of the Alps too.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Eglise St Michel</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[This church just outside the centre of Chamonix dominates the town and has a magnificent interior with colourful frescoes and a golden altar.]]></description>
                
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                <title>L'univers du Bonbon</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[This sweet and chocolate shop on the main street of Chamonix is delightful with free chocolate samples and gorgeous-tasting white and black chocolate, fill your bag with as much as you want - it's all good, but be warned it's not cheap!]]></description>
                
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                <title>Bois du Bouchet</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[This large area of parkland and forest stretches from the eastern edge of Chamonix up to the Argentière valley. It's a peaceful haven for family picnics and strolls. It's a popular spot for hikers and cyclists as they continue towards Argentière and Vallorcine. You can also watch the paragliders take off and land on the parkland which surrounds Lac du Bouchet, there is also a fountain just beside the main road from which you can sample free and fresh-tasting mountain water.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Ice &amp; Orange - Chalet Tissières, Chamonix Mont Blanc</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[Chalet Tissières is set in a spectacular location at the foot of the Les Bossons Glacier and close to Chamonix town centre and ski lifts. It has amazing views of Mont Blanc and Aiguille du Midi from the balcony and hot tub. Check out the photos on their website - the sunset is beautiful, hence the name Ice &amp; Orange.<br><br>It's family-run with amazing service, modern luxuries/facilities and excellent cuisine and wine - I cannot recommend this place enough. Simply the best week's skiing my friends and I have ever had. Will definitely go back again.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Off-piste skiing</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[There are two things that are really special about Chamonix: the jaw-dropping scenery and the off-piste skiing. Why stay on the tame groomed runs with the crowd the whole time when you can spice things up with a real mountain adventure? <br><br>Use the lifts to get your elevation, then work out of ski area boundaries for fresh snow, long descents, beautiful views, challenging skiing/boarding and solitude. <br><br>Or better yet, use skins to climb up where there are no lifts. Or hire a helicopter or a ski-plane to drop you on a nearby peak.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Chalet la Forêt</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[This is a gem of a place, the nicest chalet I've ever stayed in. It had a lovely welcoming feel, so warm and friendly - it was the perfect mountain retreat for us. <br><br>It's close to the Flegere ski lift and within staggering distance of some good bars and restaurants (though we spent more evenings in, lazing on the sofas with the playstation or Scalextric!). Lovely views from the balcony and garden too. <br><br>Sleeps ten, including a double in the cute mini-chalet in the garden.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Vallorcine downhill mountain bike track</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[The new downhill track at Vallorcine is a brilliant addition to the area - the top twists through the high meadow before heading down via a fast section with a jump to a long rooty and rocky descent through the trees, finishing off with some heart-pumping hairpin bends. <br><br>The lift is only open until August 19 for this year (2007) but hopefully the success will lead to a longer season next year.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Mont Blanc</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[Climbing Mont Blanc is a great website where you can post your own experiences of climbing Mont Blanc.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Chamonix Videos and Pictures, Haute Savoie</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[Videos and pictures from in and around Chamonix with a great movie of the glaciers and a charity ascent of Mont Blanc.]]></description>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[Showing videos and pictures from in and around Chamonix Mont Blanc.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Annexe de l'Universe</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[Annexe is a lovely apartment right in the heart of Chamonix Mont Blanc yet tucked away behind the church so as to be quiet. It is available for private rental throughout the summer and winter.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Beautiful Chalet in the forest in Argentiere</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[We just wanted to spread the good word about the marvellous chalet we stayed in last winter.  Fantastic chalet with the most stunning location. Perfect for families - kids played outside safely on large chalet grounds whilst us adults enjoyed the wonderful hot-tub, situated just to one side of a mountain stream that flows by the chalet. Food was superb and the chalet staff were very happy and friendly. We are going back next season. Can't recommend the place enough.]]></description>
                
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