Valley of delights

The Pyrenees reserves its best treasures for walkers prepared to venture off the well-beaten trail, says Teresa Levonian Cole, on a solo holiday in Ribes de Freser

It’s hard to imagine a better place to start a ride. At 1,326m Briançon is the highest city in France. And with 300 clear days a year on average, it’s also one of the sunniest. To describe the morning

From food markets to monasteries, this area brims with special sights

hey say that Wales is home to more sheep than people, the UK has more potholes than miles of road, and at any given time a third of all French workers are on strike. But should you believe them? In my

A magnificent chalet in one of the Alps’ premier dual-season destinations inspires Ruth Wood to live life to the full

After visiting Normandy in May, we decided to head to Alsace in eastern France in September. The Vosges Mountains looked the ideal place for some autumn walks with over 12,000 miles of waymarked route