A 19th century spa town with traditional buildings and a rich heritage, the town centre, with its wealth of shops, bars and restaurants is soon to be completely pedestrianised. The large weekly market takes place on Thursday mornings.
It’s own ski area forms part of the Evasion Mt-Blanc ski domain, links directly with Megéve and is a short drive to Les Contamines. From the Bettex ski lift close to the town centre, the ski area extends to 2350 metres with 420 km of runs. There are also 30 km of cross country trails.
The Tramway du Mont Blanc opened in 1907 with the original intention of going all the way to the summit of Mont Blanc. This was a touch over-ambitious and instead the TMB takes skiers to the Bellvue/Prarion area above Les Houches.
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