The in-depth story of the deadly 1999 Mont Blanc Tunnel Fire. In the middle of a quiet Wednesday morning, the 11-kilometer / 7 miles tunnel linking the French town of Chamonix and the Italian town of ...

The Mont Blanc Tunnel, a critical trans-Alpine transport route connecting France and Italy, has been closed to traffic from September 2 to December 16 for essential upgrade works. The €50 ...

(ANSA) - ROME, NOV 21 - Construction of a second tube for the Mont Blanc road tunnel linking Italy and France beneath the Alps is fundamental to avoid loss of gross domestic product (GDP ...

Officials warned it could be months before the Gotthard can be reopened, compounding transport problems Italy already faced due to the closure of another tunnel through the Alps - the Mont Blanc ...

It navigated us east through the Mont Blanc Tunnel—a seven-mile-long feat of engineering that cuts through the massif and connects Chamonix to the neighboring ski town of Courmayeur on the ...

The metal box is believed to be from one of two Air India planes which crashed into Mont Blanc A climber who stumbled upon a treasure trove of emeralds, rubies and sapphires that had been buried ...

The Mont Blanc tunnel fire in March 1999 claimed the lives of 39 people and has been credited as one of the key reasons there are such stringent regulations. Prior to the current contraflow being ...

The drive from Geneva Airport is typically under two hours, but will take longer due to renovation work on the Mont Blanc Tunnel in winter 2024. Set among the beautiful Scandinavian Alps ...

Plan your visit with our Verbier ski guide. The nearest Italian resort for drivers – from France, you pass through the Mont Blanc tunnel and pop out right by the Courmayeur ski area. The village ...