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List of of all Mountain Restaurants around Chamonix

Restaurant du Barrage Emosson

8

Our Rating

Very Good

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Nearest Town

Finhaut

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Altitude

1970m

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Capacity

Restaurant

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Accommodation

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Phone

+41 (0)27 768 12 74

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Website

The Restaurant du Barrage d'Emosson is a large restaurant located right next to the Emosson dam and the Lac d'Emosson lake high above Finhaut in Switzerland. Lac Emosson and the dam are a very popular tourist destination in summer. The dam is gigantic and very imposing and so is the lake that it has formed. The restaurant is large and often sees tour groups. It has a very large terrace facing the views of the mountains, including a pretty excellent view of Mont Blanc. In the pictures below you will find their menu. It is quite varied but mostly local Sovoyard dishes like different kinds of croute, cheese fondues and a variety of meat and sausages. They also have a snack menu with french fries, sandwhiches and omelettes. 


The easiest access to the Restaurant du Barrage d'Emosson is using the Verticalp furnicular and train which departs from Le Chatelard down in the valley below and uses a combination of 3 rides to get you up to the dam: a furnicular, a train and then another smaller furnicular. If you are coming by foot from the direction of the Chamonix Valley then the nicest route is probably the traverse from Refuge de Loriaz. We have a detailed trail description for this route.

Restaurant du Barrage Emosson Photos

Below are all the photos we have in our Chamonix Photos collection for this point of interest. All our photos are tagged with the GPS coordinates and linked to the trails that you can take to find the location where the photo was taken. So if  you want to see the full details for a specific photo then just click on it.

Hiking & Running Trails to Restaurant du Barrage Emosson

All the trails and points of interest around Chamonix on our website are linked to each other so you can easily pick trails that cover the things you would like to see or visit sights that are nearby and can easily be combined with your target destination. These are the hiking and trail running trails and points of interest linked to Restaurant du Barrage Emosson

Lac Emosson and Lac Vieux Emosson Loop

Length

9.6km

Elevation +

+486m / -507m

Difficulty

Moderate

8

Very Good

Dogs

Dogs Allowed

Children

7+ Years old

When to Go

Start Jul - End Sep

A beautiful loop walk from the Emosson Dam to the Vieux Emosson Dam above Finhaut in Switzerland. Great views, fantastic scenery and two amazing lakes.

Points of Interests near Restaurant du Barrage Emosson

Lac Emosson

Lake

9

Exceptional

The largest mountain lake near Chamonix right across the border in Switzerland

Nearest Town

Vallorcine

Altitude

1785m

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Chapelle Notre Dame de la Neige

Chapel

9

Exceptional

Small Chapel on an elevated position near the Emosson Dam and lake

Nearest Town

Finhaut

Altitude

1975m

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Cabane du Vieux Emosson

Refuge

8

Very Good

Refuge and restaurant located at the foot of the Vieux Emosson Dam

Nearest Town

Finhaut

Altitude

2172m

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Lac du Vieux Emosson

Lake

7

Good

Large lake formed by the Vieux Emosson Dam flowing into the larger Emosson Lake below

Nearest Town

Vallorcine

Altitude

2225m

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Finhaut

Town

7

Good

Picturesque little village perched on the mountain side near Lac Emosson in Switzerland

Nearest Town

Finhaut

Altitude

1245m

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Where is Restaurant du Barrage Emosson?

Longitude:

6.9358

Latitude:

46.0678

​Below you will find the location of Restaurant du Barrage Emosson on the map. You can also click the button to show the nearby trails and points of interests that are listed above on the same map. Another option is to visit our interactive map that shows Restaurant du Barrage Emosson and everything else that is listed on our website.

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Looking for more Mountain Restaurants?

Restaurant du Barrage Emosson is only one of many mountain restaurants around Chamonix. We got many more we would love to show you and many more you should visit! To view all the other buvettes, snack bars and mountain restaurants we cover on our website, you can visit our Mountain Restaurants around Chamonix page or view all the mountain eateries and snack bars around Chamonix on our interactive map

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