Article · 30 Mar 2018
Winter trail running adventures in Chamonix
Just because it's winter doesn't mean you have to hang up your trail shoes in exchange for skis.Trail runner Kingsley Jones trains year-round, and if you know what you’re...
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Feature · 28 Feb 2018
An intro to… The Via Podiensis or The Way of St James (the GR65)
The Via Podiensis, or The Way of St James, is another option for pilgrims seeking a new Camino pilgrimage. This major French variant of the Camino de Santiago travels through...
Article · 18 Feb 2018
Walking in the Dordogne – what you need to know
The Dordogne region is steeped in history, with bastide towns, Romanesque churches and Renaissance-style châteaux to visit, as well as rock shelters and caves along the nearby...
Feature · 12 Sept 2017
The Tour des Glaciers de la Vanoise – where the French go trekking
An early-season research trip to one of France’s great one-week treks, a tour in the Vanoise National Park, and top ten tips. This is a mountain range that has pretty much...
Article · 21 Jun 2017
5 great days out along the Canal du Midi cycle route
Cycling the Canal du Midi makes for a wonderful and not too difficult tour from Toulouse to Sète in France. The 260km route can easily be cycled in a week although it is worth...
Feature · 5 Jun 2017
Cycling in the Pyrenees – Col des Tentes and Cirque de Troumouse
Seen the Tour de France? Cycled the Col du Tourmalet? Want to do something else? Why not try the Col des Tentes or the Cirque de Troumouse two huge and stunning lesser-known...
Article · 5 Jun 2017
GR5 Vosges and Jura – walking the borderlands of France
When the time came to update their Cicerone guide, Les and Elizabeth Smith were happy to have an excuse to revisit the Vosges and Jura. This section of the GR5 winds down through...
Article · 22 Apr 2017
The River Loire Cycle Route: ultimate planning guide
Perfect for chateau spotters or history fans, the Loire Cycle Route passes through historic cities like Orléans and Tours, continuing past Angers and France's fourth largest city...
Feature · 6 Mar 2017
Crossing the Crête des Gittes on the GR5
The GR5 is one of the world's classic treks. The section through the French Alps takes nearly a month and involves long distances, big climbs and staying in high mountain huts. Jonathan Arlan chose it as his first long distance walk. Literally...
Article · 21 Oct 2016
An intro to...the River Rhone Cycle Route
Following the river Rhone from its source near the summit of the Furkapass to the Mediterranean Sea, the Rhone Cycle Route slips past some of Switzerland's highest mountains,...
Feature · 8 Feb 2016
The Velo Francette - France's newest long-distance cycle route
Gillian Thomas explores France’s long-distance cycle route the Velo Francette, through Normandy, Pays de la Loire and Poitou Charentes from Ouistreham to La Rochelle.
Feature · 14 Apr 2015
Spring and autumn in the Drôme Provencale
Local trek leader Hilary Sharp highlights the best places to walk in spring and autumn in the Drôme Provençale area of southern France, including Mont Ventoux, Saint Julien,...
Article · 10 Aug 2014
Cycling classic Tour de France climbs
Every Tour de France supporter will know the mountains of the Maurienne. Many a champion has been made on these slopes. The mighty Galibier, the demure Madeleine, the iron-hard Croix de Fer: they all stare dispassionately down upon any cyclist...
Article · 24 Jan 2014
Why I wrote Via Ferratas of the French Alps
Cicerone author Richard Miller tells us about how to came to write the guidebook to Via Ferratas of the French Alps and what he loves about the area. Like so many Cicerone...