Are you planning a holiday to some small peaceful island where you can rejuvenate, away from the hustle-bustle of the city life? Then visit Cargese, a...
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Aiguille Verte, meaning Green Needle, is a an elegant, slender peak contrasting magnificently with its neighboring peaks, the bulky ice mass of Mont B...
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The Mont Guillaume is not the highest of the southern range in Parc National des Ecrins, but with the height of 2542 meters it's the first mountain no...
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An important secondary peak of the Aiguille Verte (4122m) with an impressive North face (from side of Nant Blanc glacier). The summit is rarely climbe...
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Standing against the backdrop of the Aiguille Verte, the summits of Les Drus are the most impressive of all the rock spires visible from Chamonix. The...
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The summit of Mont Blanc is a glistening white dome that fills the sky. It is the highest and hugest summit in the Alps. The elevation difference from...
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Bonifacio is a small town located at the southern tip of Corsica Island in France. The Island is situated on the Mediterranean Sea and the Strait of B...
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Campomoro is located around 17km southwest from the town of Propriano and is a pleasant seaside village. The chief attraction of Campomoro is the 2km ...
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Mont Aiguille is a giant rock structure, with vertical walls and a flat top. It is located just 36 miles southwest of the town of Grenoble. It is best...
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Downhill skiing in the fantastic Bareges-La Mongie ski area (Tourmalet Resort) of the French Pyrenees. Beautiful unspoilt scenery and miles of uncrowd...
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Mont Pelat is in the Mercantour National Park. It has a small rocky summit with good views across to Mont Blanc on a clear day. In early summer there ...
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Propriano is a small port located on Valinco Gulf in the island of Corsica, France. It is just one kilometer away from the Plage de Baracci. The natur...
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Mont mezenc is the highest point of the volcanic plateau. From the top, you can see from Mont Ventoux to the Mont Blanc, about 350 km long range. It i...
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Mont Maudit is a high, sharp, ice-clad pinnacle, the halfway point on the long trek to Mont Blanc (15,771 ft.) from Chamonix by the Northeast Ridge. M...
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Ajaccio is a small town located on the western coast of Corsica Island, i.e. 390 km from Marseille. It is the capital of Corsica, a small island in th...
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From the west side it is a steep scramble for the last 200-300 metres with fixed chains. Astonishingly there is a small 'buvette' (caf)
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A rocky pyramid placed between France and the spanish provinces of Navarra and Huesca. The easiest route climbs from Linza (Huesca) and does not pose ...
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The Aiguille du Chardonnet is a close neighbour of Mont Blanc on the south east side of the Chamonix valley. Looking south from the neighbouring Aigui...
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The highest mountain of the environment. You can climb it in one day (8 hours to the summit), but is nicer to do it in 2 days (via refuge du Mont Thab...
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Pyrenees are a very beautiful range of mountains located in Southwest France and form a natural border between Spain and France. The Pyrenees Mountain...
Read MoreHighest peak in the Vanoise. Route from the Refuge de la Vanoise follows the steep and dangerous Glacier des Grands Couloirs - big holes, falling rock...
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Grand Veymont is the highest peak of Vercors range in Dauphine Alps.The massif is known of a huge plateau situated ca. 1000-1500 metres above sea leve...
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Bareges is a small town in the Hautes-Pyrnes region of south-western France. The town offers scenic views of the surrounding mountains and has various...
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Bareges is a picturesque town in the Hautes-Pyrenees district of south-western France. The town offers beautiful views of the neighbouring mountains a...
Read MoreHighest mountain in the Vosges. As its same suggests, it's pretty round. From the top, you can see the small Ballon, Ballon d'Alsace and the Storkekop...
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A peak offering a variety of snow/ice routes of varying difficulty, from French grades PD+ to D. The normal route is a varied and beautiful climb up t...
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In the foothills of the Pyrenees in medieval times, the locals were well organised in greeting the pilgrims who had made the dangerous crossing from F...
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One of the easiest peaks of this part of the French Alps. Provides marvelous views of the two major peaks of the Haut Dauphine (Barre des Ecrins and M...
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Important and imposing mountain, it is the highest summit along the border ridge that goes from the sea to Colle della Seigne. Highest mountain of the...
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The Gavarnie Falls, also known as Grande Cascade de Gavarnie, is a tiered waterfall and ranks with its overall drop of 422 m as the tallest waterfall ...
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One of the highest mountains in the Monviso-Gran aradiso section of the Alps, and and one of the most recognizable peaks from Turin, the Levanna Orien...
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Aiguille de Chambeyron is a fine peak in Haute-Ubaye (an exceptionally sunny area, as well as nearby Queyras) near the France-Italy border. Between...
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Grandes Jorasses is a spectacular peak, located on the east ridge of the Mont Blanc Massif. The peak is a sheer rock wall on both its north and south ...
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Bastia is a small town situated at northern Corsica in France. Bastia is an important port of Corsican. The chief attraction of Bastia is its beaches,...
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