Site of the first Winter Olympics, Chamonix-Mont-Blanc is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes region in south-eastern France. Situated to the north of Mont Blanc, between the peaks of the Aiguilles Rouges and the Aiguille du Midi, Chamonix is notable for winter sports and mountain activities. - AsNotedIn
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| Aiguille du Dru |
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Les-Praz-de-Chamonix |
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
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| 1816/07/23 | Percy Bysshe Shelley | Visitor | Percy Shelley, 'Mad M W G' (Madame Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin) and Claire Clairmont register at the Hotel de Villes de Londres (lost), Chamonix. Shelley adds 'I am a lover of humanity, a democrat and an atheist' in Greek. | |||
| 1816/07/23 | Mary Shelley | Visitor | Madame Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin registers at the Hotel de Villes de Londres (lost), Chamonix with Percy Shelley and Claire Clairmont. | |||
| 1816/07/23 | Someone adds a note in Greek to Shelley's entry in the register at the Hotel de Villes de Londres (lost), Chamonix. "The fool has said in his heart, There is no God." Someone underlines 'the fool' and crosses out Claire Clairmont name. |
| Physiographic Features | Type | AsNotedIn |
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| Aiguille du Midi | Mountain | |
| Mont Blanc | Mountain |
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| Work | Type | AsNotedIn | Creator | Note |
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| The Fortieth French Ascent Of Mont Blanc (short story) | Short Story | Paul Verne | The ascent of the Brevent is one of the most interesting trips that can be made from Chamonix. |
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