The Arve and the former Grand Hotel Chamonix Palace, view in S direction. The Bossons Glacier and Dôme du Goûter (4304 m) prominently appear in the background of the photo, whereas the very summit of Mont Blanc (4806 m) can be seen farther to the left. Chamonix has represented one of the most famous holiday destinations of the French Alps since the outgoing 19th Century.