Attractions and tourist sites in Haute-Savoie

Site de montagne
74400 Chamonix-Mont-Blanc

The Panoramic Mont-Blanc cable car, inaugurated in 1957 in Chamonix, is a pulsated cable car crossing the Mont-Blanc massif at an altitude of more than 3,000 m, connecting the Midi needle to the Helbronner point.

Site de montagne
74400 Chamonix-Mont-Blanc

La Mer de Glace, an iconic Alpine glacier of the Mont Blanc massif, stretches 7 km in Chamonix-Mont-Blanc (Haute-Savoie). Formed by the Tacul and Leschaux glaciers, this major tourist site attracts nearly a million visitors annually.

Jardin botanique
74500 Évian-les-Bains

The water gardens of the Pré Curieux, located in Évian-les-Bains en Haute-Savoie, are a contemporary botanical park (2002) dedicated to the relationship between water and plants, accessible only by solar boat from Lake Geneva.

Gorge et cascade
74200 La Vernaz

The gorges of Pont-du-Diable, spectacular karst crossed by the Dranse de Morzine, are a classified site of Haute-Savoie, built in 1893 for tourism. Located in La Vernaz, they attract 60,000 annual visitors.

Gorge et cascade
74330 Lovagny

The gorges du Fier, a natural curiosity from Haute-Savoie to Lovagny, offer a narrow gorge accessible by a suspended footbridge, classified since 1943. Formed 20,000 years ago, they are marked by local legends and spectacular landscapes.

Train touristique
74400 Chamonix-Mont-Blanc

The Montenvers Railway, inaugurated in 1909 in Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, is a 5.1 km rack line linking the valley to the Sea of Glace, offering spectacular tourist access to alpine glaciers.

Site de montagne
74400 Chamonix-Mont-Blanc

The needle of the Midi, emblematic summit of the Alps culminating at 3,842 m, dominates Chamonix-Mont-Blanc in Haute-Savoie. Accessible by cable car, it offers an exceptional panorama of the Mont Blanc massif and houses unique tourist facilities, including the Pas dans le Vide, a glass cage suspended at 1000 m of vacuum.

Train touristique
74190 Saint-Gervais-les-Bains

The Tramway du Mont-Blanc in Saint-Gervais-les-Bains is an emblematic monument located in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, offering a historic link to the local mountain massif.