An alpine winter feast: cheese, wine and a side dish of snowshoeing in France
A frozen, protected wonderland: slow adventure in the less visited French Alps
January 2025
It’s like plunging under the North Pole: my mind-stretching ice dive in the French Alps
Move over wild swimming … ice diving in a frozen mountain lake and camping under the Milky Way connects you with nature at its most raw and magical
December 2024
Snowshoeing and rescue monks: a monastery escape in the Swiss Alps
Only accessible to snowshoers and skiers in winter, the Grand St Bernard Hospice has been a refuge for centuries and is the perfect place for a meditative mountain break
November 2024
Snowshoes and saunas: why Italy’s Bormio is perfect for winter sports and pampering
We took our dog on a winter campervan trip in the Alps: are we barking?
September 2024
‘The hike of a lifetime’ – a circuit of the Écrins national park in France
The Tour des Écrins in the Hautes-Alpes is one of Europe’s finest long-distance walks, and offers a chance to reflect on how best to live alongside nature
Time travel in the Italian Alps: a glam stay in a 70s design hotel
On the shores of Lake Caldaro in South Tirol, the striking Seehotel Ambach has barely changed since 1973 – and is all the better for it
Driving to the Italian Alps with two small kids – and camping: the unholy trinity of travel?
The idea of a family road trip across Europe to reach Trentino’s celebrated Lago di Ledro felt daunting. Turns out getting there was more than half the fun
August 2024
In the footsteps of DH Lawrence: across the Alps from Germany to Italy
More than a century on, the route from Konstanz to Como across lakes and Swiss mountains must also contend with traffic, but it still inspires a novel
Leaving the herd behind on a family trip in the peaceful southern French Alps
Rugged scenery, an insight into shepherds’ culture, delicious food and remote mountain stays make for a memorable few days hiking in France
Tackling the wild Rhône on a bikerafting adventure in France
You never get bored on a trip that switches from cycling along country lanes to paddling down rivers – and takes in picnic stops and wine-tasting, too
April 2024
A gentler side of the Dolomites: a summer break in Italy’s Adamello-Brenta natural park
Its peaks are a big draw for adrenaline junkies, but this natural park’s newer attractions offer more inclusive family activities
February 2024
An eco-friendly stay at ‘the quietest ski village in Austria’
In the hamlet of Fontanella in the Grosses Walsertal valley, ‘leave-no-trace’ pop-up chalets offer an alternative for skiers looking for a back-to-nature stay in the Alps
December 2023
A Swiss ski resort that doesn’t cost the earth? Welcome to Interlaken
Switzerland is not the most affordable place to ski, but the Jungfrau area – with super-fast pistes and long toboggan runs – is a happy exception
August 2023
Rail journey of the month
Rail route of the month: the drama of an Alpine epic from Zurich to Graz
This exhilarating, nine-hour journey trundles through the Swiss and Austrian Alps and soars to more than 1,000 metres above sea level as it crosses the Rhine-Danube watershed
July 2023
I walked the Alps’ largest glacier. It felt like ‘last-chance tourism’
A trek on the Aletsch glacier in Switzerland’s Bernese Alps is dazzling, but also a stark example of the damage caused by global warming
May 2023
‘The mountain’s power sends volts through the soul’: hiking the Tour du Mont Blanc
An eight-day trek high in the Alps of France, Italy and Switzerland proves a stern test amid bad weather, snoring hikers and hangovers. But the views …
March 2023
Unspoilt and snowclad: the perfect Easter skiing spot in the French Alps
‘It’s still as beautiful as ever’: the changing face of the French Alps
