La montagne bourbonnaise

‘What a fantastic climb that the Tour de France has decided to include this year. Les Montvernier, 17 corners, it took no less than six years to build. They started building it in 1928 and finished it

Switzerland is rich, especially in clichés. Many are largely true. There are some I’m not so interested in – banking, precision watches, nuclear shelters and referendums. But others, I certainly am –

This week’s dream: the easy elegance of Cap ...

Of all the reasons for a delay at a ferry port check-in, a World War II half-track troop carrier being abandoned at the booth is one of the rarer ones. It was the D-Day landings anniversary and at Por

Henry Jeffreys falls in love with the white wines of the Rhône

Andy Wasley needed a dose of adventure to lift a lagging spirit. He found it in Merano, an Italian resort where mountains, castles and cuisine compete for attention on an Inghams walking holiday