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The most magnificent viewing platform - Aiguille du Midi

📍Attraction address: Starting from the city center of Chamonix, it takes only 20 minutes to reach the summit of Piton Nord on the north peak of Aiguille du Midi by taking two sections of the Aiguille du Midi cable car, and then transfer to an elevator to reach the central main peak of Piton Central at 3,842 meters. 👍️Must-visit attraction: On July 8th, with clear weather☀️, on the twentieth day of the European trip, we took the French Aiguille du Midi cable car, which is the highest vertical cable car in the world. It takes only 20 minutes to ascend 2800 meters from the town of Chamonix to the Aiguille du Midi in the Alps. You can see Mont Blanc, the highest peak in Europe at 4,810 meters, on the right, and Le Dru at 3,754 meters, Les Grands Jorasses at 4,208 meters in Italy, and other peaks of the Alps on the left. Looking up at Mont Blanc and overlooking the snow-capped peaks, there is a feeling of being above all but one. The thrilling steep cable car and the magnificent snow-capped mountain scenery that never melts make the Aiguille du Midi cable car the most famous and popular route in Chamonix. Taking the Aiguille du Midi cable car is a must-do in Chamonix. 🎟️Ticket information: No entrance fee, cable car price is 78 euros
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