Chamonix has a way of making ordinary mountain towns look as though they are not fully committed to the assignment. The valley sits at the foot of Mont Blanc, and the official tourist office presents ...

Chamonix is France’s premier ski town and is well-known for luxurious lodges and great slopes to hit in the winter. But it’s also so, so beautiful in summer. Chamonix fills a valley carved between ...

Imagine yourself and your favorite travel partner dangling in your own private little gondola, gliding silently for 40 minutes as you cross the Mer de Glace, or “sea of ice.” You just left the last ...

A breathtaking wingsuit video captures two experienced flyers soaring through the mountains above Chamonix, France, during a ...

Chamonix's reputation precedes it, but does skiing in the macho stalwart of the Alps live up to the hype? Katie writes about skiing for many of the UK’s leading specialist titles. She is now in-house ...

Sunday clothes and paperwork, bridal chests, wedding dresses and embroidered tablecloths, documents, maps and harvest records, china, grains, seeds, cured meats, cheeses and preserves … these were the ...

The first Winter Olympics were held nearly one century ago in Chamonix, France, in the French Alps, in January 1924 Known then as "International Sports Week," the very first Winter Olympics were held ...

The mayor of the French Alps town of Chamonix has banned the extreme sport of wingsuit flying for six months after a spate of deaths in recent months. Eric Fournier, the mayor of Chamonix, a town ...

Chamonix, also known as Chamonix Mont Blanc, is a commune in southeastern France's Auvergne Rhone Alpes region. It sits north of Mont Blanc, the most famous mountain in the French Alps and the highest ...