In August, months before the onset of the alpine winter, hollows near the major glaciers snaking down the rugged slopes of the Mont Blanc / Monte Bianco massif retain just a few patches of lingering snow, while the rugged castle-like formation in the centre of this view is almost free from snow and ice. Image captured from close to Entrèves, Courmayeur, Valle d’Aosta, Italy, near the Italian entrance to the km ( m) Mont Blanc Tunnel, which has provided an Alpine road link to France since 1965.

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Entrèves, Courmayeur, Valle d’Aosta, Italy: in August, months before the onset of the alpine winter, hollows near the major glaciers snaking down the rugged slopes of the Mont Blanc / Monte Bianco massif retain just a few patches of lingering snow, while the rugged castle-like formation in the centre of this view is almost free from snow and ice. Image captured near the Italian entrance to the km ( m) Mont Blanc Tunnel, which has provided an Alpine road link to France since 1965.

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Size: 3872px × 2592px
Location: Entrèves, Courmayeur, Valle d’Aosta, Italy
Photo credit: © Terence Kerr / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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