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Sep 18, 2024

　　Step directly inside the glacier at this tunnel of ice, reshaped every year for the past half-century, which sparkles with perennially recreated ice sculptures. To reach it, you'll need to get to Montenvers station (1913m), before jumping onto a cable car and then descending more than 400 steps.

　　It's closed for three weeks in October.

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Grotte de Glace

　　Step directly inside the glacier at this tunnel of ice, reshaped every year for the past half-century, which sparkles with perennially recreated ice sculptures. To reach it, you'll need to get to Montenvers station (1913m), before jumping onto a cable car and then descending more than 400 steps. 　　It's closed...

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