Mer de Glace

metropolitan France · France

Mer de Glace, France
Photo: SNappa2006 (https://www.flickr.com/people/snappa2006/), CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons

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Best time to go
Summer
Budget
$$
Accessibility
limited
Coordinates
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The largest glacier in France, descending from the Mont Blanc massif above Chamonix. A historic rack railway and an ice cave carved fresh each year make its retreating tongue accessible to visitors.

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