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Summer in Châtel
We visit the Portes du Soleil in summer from Châtel – one of its most desirable village locations, with cross-border mountain and road-biking, Alpine...
Summer in Chamonix
MountainPassions visits Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, a unique Alpine destination which welcomes visitors all year round....
Summer in Tignes
Visit Tignes in summer and enjoy all the mountain resort offers including free activities by the lake, mountain-biking, walking and summer skiing....
Enjoy a relaxing, active holiday
Walk among pastures ablaze with Alpine wildflowers and you may never dream of hot, overcrowded beaches again.
Summer Resorts
Even more beautiful in summer, the mountains are a great destination for a relaxing, active summer holiday. We'll be adding more destinations soon.
Activities
Summer Activities
Routes, trails and cols
Summer holidays in the French Alps offer a wealth of opportunities for cycling fans. Discover the latest about e-bikes, trails, cols and summer events...
Holiday with friends in Chamonix
No matter what time of year you are planning your getaway, when it comes to catering for larger groups with different tastes and expectations, Chamoni...
All About Canyoning
Specialist activity company Undiscovered Mountains introduces the exhilerating and increasingly popular sport of canyoning. People of all ages can tak...
Today more people than ever before are heading to the mountain areas of France for summer holidays. Enjoy a whole range of activities from walking and mountain-biking to via ferrata and hang-gliding.
Summer Features by our experts
Beaufortain Walking Tour
A walking tour of the Beaufortain by guide Mark Tennent. A route in an area known as Little Switzerland for it's remarkable scenery.
Vanoise Walking Tour
Mark Tennent from Simply Savoie describes a walking tour of the Vanoise National Park, a route sometimes known as the Tour des Glaciers de la Vanoise.
All About Via Ferrata
In France via ferrata have become very popular with those in search of sporting activity, and there are via ferrata to suit all tastes and aspirations.
Scenic Touring
Route des Grandes Alpes
Discover the classic touring itinerary the Route des Grandes Alpes. We start on the shores of Lac Léman and discover classic Alpine villages of the no...
Route des Grandes Alpes II
From the magnificent Beaufortain region and the extraordinarily beautiful Lac de Roselend, we discover the Maurienne Valley and the fortified city of...
Route des Grandes Alpes III
After the impressive fortress at Briançon, we continue through the Queyras and enter the Vallée de l'Ubaye and the town at it's heart, the vibrant Bar...
Route des Grandes Alpes IV
From the Col de Cayolle we pass southern ski stations and encounter the most challenging road on the route. Sospel, distinctly Italianate in style is...
Route des Grandes Alpes
Route des Grandes Alpes
Other Touring Routes
Exploring the Vercors
Journey on some truly amazing roads, created at enormous cost during the last century in the very heart of the Vercors.
Barcelonnette, Ubaye Valley
When holiday crowds are jostling for position beside the Mediterranean or simmering uncomfortably among the tourist hotspots inland, in the Alpes d’Haute Provence things can be refreshingly civilised.
Mountain Living
Mountain Life & Style
Alpine Property
We look at the secrets behind traditional Alpine chalet design and visit some of those who have made the move and living the mountain lifestyle.
Popular features
The Couserans Transhumance
Every June villages of the Ariège Pyrénées celebrate the transhumance by throwing a big party. What better way to showcase the culture which binds the...
Traditional Alpine Chalet
Widely emulated and now highly coveted, the mountain chalet is a design classic whose original constructors succeeded in creating a comfortable and su...
Annecy: perfectly irresistible
Annecy’s irresistible lakeside setting and proximity to top class ski resorts have created one of the most desirable locations in which to live in Fra...
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Special living feature
In the high alpages beside Mont-Blanc we go in search of an award-winning producer of Beaufort, one of the most highly-prized of all mountain cheeses.
News & Offers
Summer Holiday Offers
Check out the latest super summer deals from tour operators and mountain resorts, plus the best value travel to the mountains.
Summer Resort News
Here we let you know about innovations that we think might interest our readers - activity pass deals, WiFi resorts, summer events etc.
Property News
Latest property releases, trends in investment, focus on developments, property buying guides.
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