Set in the Alps at the foot of Mont Blanc, a former mill converted into a gite-refuge offers a peaceful setting near the Tour and Argentiere glaciers.
The refuge has six shared rooms (two for four people, two for six, one for eight, and one for ten), equipped with six showers and four toilets. It has two dining rooms and a communal lounge.
Half-board is offered from 1 June to 30 September. Outside the summer season (1 December to 15 May), simple accommodation or self-catering options are available (minimum 4 nights).
The gite is near the GR Tour du Mont Blanc TMB, the Grands Montets, Col de Balme, 8 km5 mi from the Aiguille du Midi and Vallee Blanche, and a short walk from the Aiguilles Rouges nature reserve, in the commune of Chamonix Mont Blanc.
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