Article · 14 Jan 2015
The pleasures of autumn walking in Provence
Armed with both new volumes of Walking in Provence, courtesy of Cicerone's New for Old scheme and a clutch of IGN maps, we visited the small market town of Buis-les-Baronnies...
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Article · 12 Nov 2014
Walking in Provence - Provence est très belle
C'est vrai, Provence is very beautiful. From short strolls to longer more challenging walks there is something for everyone to enjoy in this area of France. In this excerpt of...
Article · 6 Jan 2014
So, which trek to do next?
Karen from Billings, Montana emailed to ask for suggestions for which alpine trek she should tackle next after her Chamonix-Zermatt and Alta Via 2 treks. Cicerone publisher Jonathan Williams runs through the main options in Austria, France, Italy,...
Article · 7 Aug 2013
Planning your first Alpine trek? Then how about the Tour of the Vanoise
For keen mountain walkers looking for their first Alpine trek, then how about the Tour of the Vanoise? This 10-12 day walking tour makes an almost figure-of-eight circuit through...
Article · 28 May 2013
5 Unmissable Adventures in the Auvergne
Author Rachel Crolla shares her favourite things to do in the Auvergne region of France.
Article · 18 Feb 2013
Who walks the GR5?
The GR5 attracts all types of walkers, and providing they pitch in at a pace that suits them, they manage it fine. Author of our GR5 guide Paddy Dillon describes some of the typical characters you might meet along the route...
Article · 3 Apr 2012
The GR5 Trail (Tell Us Your Story)
Last year we decided to walk the Traverse of the Alps, from Thonon on Lake Geneva to the Mediterranean coast at Nice, 420 miles across the high Alps, mainly in France but crossing into Switzerland for part of the walk and hugging the French/Italian...
Article · 12 Dec 2011
Tour of Mont Blanc - Clockwise or Anti-Clockwise?
Although the Tour of Mont Blanc route is well established as an anti-clockwise circuit, there are arguments in favour of walking the TMB in a clockwise direction.
Article · 7 Sep 2011
Cycling Adventures in St Jean de Maurienne
Andy Hodges, author of the recently published 'Mountain Adventures in the Maurienne' has been exploring the area around St Jean de Maurienne by bike this summer with his wife Sue...