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Photos: Mont Blanc mountain in France reopens for tourists

The mountain range is popular for hiking, climbing, trail running, skiing & snowboarding

Published: July 22, 2020 12:52 Balaram Menon, Senior Web Editor

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Copy of 2020-07-20T203702Z_1838480755_RC28XH9O0CUY_RTRMADP_3_FRANCE-TOURISM-1595407716558 — The Bossons Glacier of the Mont Blanc massif is pictured in Chamonix, France. Mont Blanc is the second-highest mountain in Europe after Mount Elbrus. Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of 2020-07-20T201250Z_1719488334_RC28XH9P99LV_RTRMADP_3_HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-FRANCE-1595407721558 — Tourists wearing masks take a look at the Mont Blanc mountain from Le Brevent. It is the highest mountain in the Alps, and rises 4,808 metres above sea level and is the eleventh-most prominent peak in the world. Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of 2020-07-20T202338Z_1705127770_RC28XH93U4IC_RTRMADP_3_FRANCE-TOURISM-1595407735372 — Many of the mountain range's famous sites are accessible by train or cable car. A cable car departing from Chamonix takes you to the Aiguille du Midi, at an altitude of 3,842 m, in only 20 minutes. Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of 2020-07-20T202603Z_1084018398_RC28XH9I0V4Q_RTRMADP_3_HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-FRANCE-1595407707964 — The Mont Blanc mountain range is the perfect place to admire fantastic high mountain landscapes, with its glaciers, its peaks and its snowy summits. Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of 2020-07-20T203102Z_1590748536_RC28XH9WE8AB_RTRMADP_3_FRANCE-TOURISM-1595407710816 — The Mont Blanc massif is 46 kilometres long and lies in a southwest to northeasterly direction across the borders of France (Haute-Savoie and Savoie), Italy (Aosta Valley) and Switzerland (western Valais). At its widest point the massif is 20 km across. Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of 2020-07-20T203150Z_682657511_RC28XH9S3JFS_RTRMADP_3_FRANCE-TOURISM-1595407713813 — Tourists and alpinists visit the Aiguille du Midi near the Mont Blanc in Chamonix. Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of 2020-07-20T201714Z_995051758_RC28XH9XWLYP_RTRMADP_3_FRANCE-TOURISM-1595407726533 — A paraglider flies over the Mont Blanc mountain from Le Brevent in Chamonix. Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of 2020-07-20T203705Z_1890219998_RC28XH9GUHYY_RTRMADP_3_FRANCE-TOURISM-1595407718858 — The Bossons Glacier of the Mont-Blanc massif. The mountain range is popular for outdoor activities like hiking, climbing, trail running and winter sports like skiing, and snowboarding. Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of 2020-07-20T201425Z_1083669853_RC28XH9B9WEB_RTRMADP_3_HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-FRANCE-1595407724104 — Tourists take a selfie with the Mont Blanc mountain from Le Brevent. Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of 2020-07-20T202251Z_1669317155_RC28XH9S7BZO_RTRMADP_3_FRANCE-TOURISM-1595407732773 — The Brevent cable car is pictured near the Mont Blanc, in Chamonix. Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of 2020-07-20T201949Z_1556270884_RC28XH9EMPAV_RTRMADP_3_FRANCE-TOURISM-1595407728513 — Alpinists walk on a glacier at the Aiguille du Midi near the Mont Blanc in Chamonix. Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of 2020-07-20T202214Z_17013340_RC28XH903ITH_RTRMADP_3_FRANCE-TOURISM-1595407730648 — The Brevent cable car is pictured near the Mont Blanc, in Chamonix. Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of 2020-07-20T202340Z_1804552483_RC28XH98H0A5_RTRMADP_3_FRANCE-TOURISM-1595407737859 — The Aiguille du Midi cable car is pictured near the Mont Blanc, in Chamonix. Image Credit: REUTERS

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