To celebrate the 100th anniversay of the SNCF line, Saint Gervais - Vallorcine, 2 open days are organised at the Saint Gervais -le Fayet station. There will be an exhibition, a sustainable development stand, film projections, and more - even take a ride in the engine cabin between Saint Gervais and Chedde.
A big party to celebrate the 10th year of the club's existance. Giant barbecue on Saturday with demonstrations of and initiation to Hapkido and Taekwondo.
The celebrations will continue into the evening with the traditional, annual Martial Arts Gala.
Come help Clean Up the Tramway du Mont Blanc! Every year after the snow melts there's tons of waste on the mountain - help keep the Chamonix mountains clean.
"The Indiana all star band" is a 51 person orchestra from schools in Northridge and Goshen, Indiana, U.S.A. M. KNIPFEL, the conductor, will acccompany the band on its 20th tour of Europe.
Horaire: 18:30
Visit the location and meet the rescue teams: mountain guides, doctors, helicopter pilots and mechanics of the PGHM. Information concerning the dedicated accident prevention work carried out by the 'Société Chamoniarde".
JUNE 28 2008 - Cross du Mont-Blanc : 23 km from the centre of Chamonix to Planpraz via Argentière & 10km Discovery Cross & Mini Cross for children
JUNE 29 2008 - Mont-Blanc Marathon : 42,195 km from the centre of Chamonix to Planpraz, Vallorcine and the mountains with 2240m vertical up and 1200m vertical down.
Victims of global warming, the glaciers are suffering. While the ice shelf is melting at high speed, the glaciers in the Alps are receding.
From Greenland to the Himalayas and from the Andes to the Antarctic, these glaciers seem to be doomed.
The Espace Tairraz presents an exhibition about the minerals and crystals of the Mont-Blanc region.
5 euros
Everyday: 14h to 19h.
School Holidays: 10h to 12h and 14h to 19h
Offerings to Egyptian Gods
Organised by the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
On permanent exhibition: Collection Louis & Evelyn Franck, La Cour Chagall, Léonard de Vinci-the inventor, the Auto and Gallo-romain museums & Sculpture park.