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OK so an apartment in
the middle of Chamonix is not on a croft. But many of the activities in
Chamonix will appeal to those of you who enjoy the Cairngorms. The town,
located at the foot of Mount Blanc, the highest peak in the Alps, is one
of the Meccas of Alpine mountaineering. It is possible to do almost any
outdoor pursuit you can imagine there. Clearly it is best known for summer
climbing and winter skiing, but there is also rafting, canyoning, walking,
swimming, hydrospeed, via ferrata and much else besides. There is a lot of
parapenting in Chamonix, and there can be few more spectacular places to
try this. Mountain biking is also becoming increasingly popular, with
several routes running up and down the valley, and downhill runs are also
developed in three of the skiing areas. These varied activities make
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When to come?
Mid Dec-end April is
the ski season. Runs are from 3300m so good early and late skiing
March, April are the best months to do the Vallee Blanche off-piste ski
run
May is off peak season, not much open
June great for mountain-biking and walking, flowers are gorgeous. Cable
cars mainly not running
July-Aug main summer walking and climbing season.
Sept – great walking, biking and climbing, summer weather when autumnal in
the UK. Often more stable weather for high level routes.
20th Sept-Nov, off peak season, not much open. Still good
walking at low levels. |
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Our apartment
We have a 20 m2
studio apartment located in Chamonix Sud, about 4 minutes walk from the
Aiguille de Midi cable station. It is a 10 min walk to the middle of
Chamonix and buses and trains both stop within 5 mins walk. The studio is
compact and comfortable with 3 single beds (2'6”), bathroom with bath and
shower, newly renovated kitchenette equipped with fridge, hotplate,
microwave and cooking equipment, crockery etc. The floor is wood. There is
one subterranean garaging place allocated to the apartment. There is a good
selection of restaurants, takeaways and pubs located in the vicinity.
This year (2011) the apartment is let through a French agency and is currently booked until May 2011.
We can therefore only offer rental weeks this year in May, June and September onwards. Longer rentals of 4 weeks in July may also available; please enquire.
For weeks in May, June, September and October the rate is £200 per week plus £50 cleaning and breakages deposit.
Sheets/towels are not included but may be hired locally.
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