Category: Hiking & mountain tours

Founded in 1963, the Vanoise National Park was France's first and borders the Italian Gran Paradiso, home to large populations of ibex and chamois, with a dense network of trails and huts…

Val d'Isère and Tignes together form the high-alpine ski area Espace Killy, with summer glacier skiing on the Grande Motte. Highlights: Espace Killy ski area…

Les Trois Vallées link Courchevel, Méribel, Val Thorens and others into one of the largest connected ski areas in the world. Highlights: one of the largest ski areas in the world, Val…

Lake Bohinj is the largest lake in Slovenia and, unlike nearby Bled, lies in the middle of Triglav National Park and far more unspoilt, with the Savica waterfall and the Vogel cable car nearby. Swimming, kayaking…

The Vintgar Gorge north-west of Bled leads over wooden galleries around 1.6 km through the gorge carved by the Radovna, ending at the Šum waterfall. Highlights: wooden galleries over the emerald-green river, around 1.6 km gorge path…

With its bright emerald-green water, the Soča is one of the most beautiful rivers in Europe, reached over the Vršič Pass, the highest road pass in Slovenia. The…