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Chamonix - CS
- background
- NW alps
- 15Km from Swiss
border and Italy
- Right next to
Mont Blanc
(Europe's tallest
peak at 4808m)
- tourism centre for over 250yrs
- Resident population of 10,000
- 100,000 visitors a day in summer
- 60,000 a day in winter
- 60,000 a day in winter
- NW alps
- attractions for tourists
- Summer
- Montenvers railway takes you to Mer de Glace
where you can wines the awesome scale of the
glacier, and the valley it has carved
- Ice cave where you can step into the glacier
- 350Km of marked hiking trails
- rock climbing
- 40Km of mountain bike tracks
- paragliding
- pony trekking
- outdoor cafes
- Montenvers railway takes you to Mer de Glace
where you can wines the awesome scale of the
glacier, and the valley it has carved
- Winter
- cable cars and cogs offer easy access to pistes
- 2 local cross country skiing courses
- walking/hiking
- Snowshoe trails
- Spa
- skiing
- snowboarding
- ice-climbing
- swimming pool
- museums/shops
- cable cars and cogs offer easy access to pistes
- Summer
- Impacts of tourism
- Social
- Positive
- Improvements to public transport and healthcare
- pedestrianised streets give safe access to shops
- Improvements to public transport and healthcare
- negative
- can be
congested,
roads are
narrow
- shops, cafes,
restaurants are tourist
orientated and
expensive
- there are 5
souvenir and gift
shops and 26
sports shops
- there are 5
souvenir and gift
shops and 26
sports shops
- houses are expensive
- conflicts can arise,
e.g. tourists against
locals/peace
seekers
- can be
congested,
roads are
narrow
- Positive
- Economic
- Positive
- huge
economic
benefit
- For example
the
Montevners
train to Mer
de Glace
costs $26
- For example
the
Montevners
train to Mer
de Glace
costs $26
- employment
for locals
- maintenance
also
provides
jobs
- supports
local
services
- huge
economic
benefit
- Positive
- environmental
- positive
- maintained
as
attractive
town
- town
is
clean
and
well lit
- maintained
as
attractive
town
- negative
- can be
noisy/congested
- mountain
footpaths eroded
due to
walking/biking
visitors
- can be
noisy/congested
- positive
- Social
- Management
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