Megève (French pronunciation: [məʒɛv]) is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France with a population of over 4,000 residents. The town is well-known due its popularity as a ski resort near the Mont-Blanc in the French Alps. Conceived in the 1920s as a French alternative to Saint-Moritz by the Rothschilds, it was the first purpose-built resort in the Alps. Originally it was a prime destination for the French Aristocracy.
Population: 5,129
Latitude: 45° 51' 8.39" N
Longitude: 6° 36' 46.30" E
Mont Blanc (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃.blɑ̃]) or Monte Bianco (Italian pronunciation: [ˈmonte ˈbjaŋko]), both meaning "White Mountain", is the highest mountain in the Alps and the highest peak in Europe outside of the Caucasus range. It rises 4,810…
Annecy (French pronunciation: [an.si]; Èneci / Ènneci in Arpitan language) is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
The Mont Blanc Tunnel is a highway tunnel in Europe, under the Mont Blanc mountain in the Alps. It links Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, France with Courmayeur, Aosta Valley, Italy, via European route E25. The passageway is one of the major trans-Alpine tra…
Great St. Bernard Pass (Fr. Col du Grand-Saint-Bernard, It. Colle del Gran San Bernardo) (el. 2469 m.) is the third highest road pass in Switzerland. It connects Martigny in the Canton of Valais in Switzerland to Aosta in Italy. It is the lowest pas…
Lake Annecy (French: Lac d'Annecy) is a perialpine lake in Haute-Savoie in France.
The Mer de Glace (Sea of Ice) is a glacier located on the northern slopes of the Mont Blanc massif, in the Alps.
The Great St Bernard Tunnel (French: Tunnel du Grand-Saint-Bernard), Italian: Traforo del Gran San Bernardo, German: Tunnel des Grossen Sankt Bernhard) is a road tunnel complementing the Great St Bernard Pass, linking Martigny (in the Swiss canton o…
The Little St Bernard Pass (French: Col du Petit Saint-Bernard, Italian: Colle del Piccolo San Bernardo) is a mountain pass in the Alps on the France–Italy border. Its saddle is at 2188 metres above sea level. It is located between Savoie, France, a…
The Great St Bernard Hospice is a hospice or hostel for travellers in Switzerland, at 2469m altitude at the Great St Bernard Pass in the Pennine Alps.
The Château d'Annecy is a restored castle which dominates the old French town of Annecy in the Haute-Savoie département. It was bought by the town, restored and transformed into a museum, le musée-château d'Annecy.
Baba Mountain or Varnous or Varnoundas (Macedonian: Баба Планина/Baba Planina, Greek: Βαρνούς or Βαρνούντας/Varnous or Varnoundas), or also known by the name of its highest peak, Pelister or Peristeri (meaning pigeon in Greek), is a mountain massif …
Argentière is a picturesque skiing, alpine walking and mountaineering village in the French Alps, part of the commune of Chamonix Mont Blanc.
La Rosière is a ski resort in southeastern France.
The Aiguilles Rouges ("Red Peaks") are a crystalline mountainous massif of the French Prealps, opposite the Mont Blanc Massif. The colour of the iron rich gneiss (metamorphique) mountains gives the range its name. The highest summit is the Aiguille …
The Grand Massif is a ski resort located in Haute-Savoie department, France.
The Château de Sales is a ruined castle in the commune of Thorens-Glières in the Haute-Savoie département of France.
Annecy – Haute-Savoie – Mont Blanc Airport or Aéroport Annecy Haute-Savoie Mont Blanc (IATA: NCY, ICAO: LFLP), also known as Aéroport d'Annecy - Meythet, is an airport located 3.5 km northwest of Annecy, between Meythet and Metz-Tessy, all communes …
The Vallée Blanche Cable Car (Italian: Funivia dei Ghiacciai) (French: Télécabine Panoramic Mont-Blanc), (previously Télécabine de la Vallée Blanche), is a passenger cable car between Courmayeur (Italy) and Chamonix (France) by passing over the Mont…