1. Visits the Chamonix valley

    · Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, Haute-Savoie, France

    Visits the Chamonix valley
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    Hugo toured the Alps with the Nodier family, gathering material for an early travel narrative. The wider journey lasted from 2 August to 5 September; the source does not give Hugo's exact arrival day in Chamonix.

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