Tourist attractions Champex

At 3 295 m above sea level, the Grands-Montets Peak offers an exceptional panorama over the Argentière Glacier, which over looks the Tour, Chardonnet, and the Argentière Peaks and Mount Dolent. One of the main actors in this outstanding snow-covered ..

A ski and snowboarding resort, even in the summer, Mont Fort (alt. 3,329 m) has lovely views of the horizon with the Berne Alps (Eiger), Italian Alps, Mont Fort and Grand Combin and the French Alps, including Mont Blanc.

Situated in a wild gorge of the upper Bagnes Valley, this dam is one of the world’s highest of its kind (237m). The giant wall retains 180 million m2 of water which powers the turbines of the Fionnay and Riddes power stations. Park in the visitors’ c..

14 km long, at a minimum altitude of 1700 m, it's the best known and hence the most appreciated by tourists, of the three great with glaciers in the Massif. From the upper station of the Montenvers railway, you will find an extraordinary scene made u..

This is a perfect paradise for lovers of flora and fauna. This nature reserve is located between Argentière and Vallorcine and stretches over 3 300 ha. Throughout the walk, 500 species of plants can be observed according to the seasons; there is also..

This cultural centre created in 1976 by Léonard Gianadda has a permanent display and organises temporary exhibitions that are well known in the region. It houses a Gallo-Roman museum, with galleries overlooking the remains of a 1C temple containing m..

Hikes are organised to Balme Pass from the hamlet of Tour, located at the foot of the glacier of the same name. At 2 204 m above sea level, a broad panorama over the Swiss Alps to the north east and over Chamonix Valley to the south-west, where one c..

These alpine pastures were formerly the grazing site of herds of Hérens cows. The remains of this pastoral past can still be seen in the shape of the shepherds' chalets lined up in perfect order in the valleys of the Col de la Balme. The site is idea..

This river fed by the Trient glacier flows through a rocky fissure some 200m deep, at the bottom of which a path has been laid out. Since 1994, a new bride as crossed the gorge. Nearby the old Gueuroz bridge is now a listed monument. Built in 1934,..

Accessible via a number of cable car rides, the rocky summit of Mont Gelé (alt. 3,023 m) is marked with a cross and offers a vast panoramic view. To the south is the Grand Combin mountain range, to the east, Mont Fort, to the north, the Diablerets an..

Built between 1967 and 1972, the dam blends perfectly into its surrounding rocky landscape. Arriving by funicular (the world’s steepest), there is a fine view of the Mont Blanc massif. The 180m-high curved dam holds back 225 million m3 of water cover..

From here you will see, at an altitude of 2352 m, a panorama over the Tour Glacier, the Chardonnet needle, the Argentiere Glacier Needle, the Green Needle, the Mer de Glace (Sea of Ice), the Grandes Jourasses, the Midi Needle, Mont Blanc.

At an altitude of 1894 m, the view is impressive over the Aiguille Verte (Green Needle) and the line of the Grandes Jourasses enclosing the Mer de Glace (Sea of Ice). If you continue by cable car up to the Index (2,385 m) you will see all the Massif ..

Years of digs and restoration have exposed this little 6,000-capacity amphitheatre (by comparison, the one in Nimes could hold 24,000). One of the smallest Roman amphitheatres in the world.

Rebuilt in the 17C and flanked with an 18C Neo-Gothic belltower that stands 50 m high, this church looks very noble with its monumental portal. Note the fine sculpted furnishings inside from local workshops in the 17-18C and the large crucifix dating..

Located at 2 201 m above sea level, the Posettes Peak offers a wide panorama over Balme Pass, Tour Peak and Glacier, the picturesque Argentière site, the Grands-Montets estate, the Verte Peak, the Rouges Peaks as well as the Emosson Dam.

A chalet used for an extraordinary purpose can be found at the Montets Pass, located at 1 471 m above sea level. All animal and plant life of this mountainous region is exhibited, examined and presented by means of visual aids such as slide shows. In..

The road that leaves the foot of the Saillon Hill is punctuated with 21 stained glass windows showing human values. Through the vineyard, it meets the smallest vineyard in the planet (three vines over trois 1.67m 2 ). Created for the 100-year anniver..

This iron road of the high mountains has been laid out above the Mer de Glace (Sea of Ice).