Sunshine, skiing and a hint of the Med – Annaliza Davis looks at what the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence and Hautes-Alpes can offer for househunters

I had no idea that, on a group ski and snowboarding holiday to Tignes in the French Alps, I’d end up in what was akin to a Teletubby outfit bobbing on my back like a Champagne cork in an icy lake. Nor

Suitable for all the family, snow-sure Sölden has high alpine altitude and great snow-making systems, for a luxuriously long ski season lasting from October to May. In fact, Sölden is the only ski are

Nadia Jordan explains the reasons southwest France should definitely be on your property radar

Ask most British motorhomers about their preferred European road trip destinations and you’re likely to hear familiar answers: France, Spain, maybe even Italy and Portugal. Germany, however, rarely ma

Head off the beaten track in Deux-Sèvres, Creuse and Aveyron and you’ll discover charm, history and character homes you can make your own, writes Eleanor Hewitt-Coleman