Ride the Flégère lift out of Chamonix and a two-hour balcony path delivers you to Lac Blanc, the tarn whose still water doubles the entire Mont Blanc massif — one of the Alps' great mirror shots. The trail is rocky in places but never technical, and the little refuge at the top sells omelettes and views in equal measure. Go from late June once the snow has cleared, and start early; by noon the reflection is fringed with tripods.
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