Article · 17 Aug 2019
The Cinque Terre – essential facts & top tips
Pastel-coloured villages cling to dizzying rock promontories above the sparkling sea, seemingly defying gravity. Man-made terraces cascade down steep mountainsides, and...
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Feature · 24 Jul 2019
In the realm of the wildcat: A hike with children up Mount Ida
Carl McKeating and Rachel Crolla, the authors of Europe’s High Points and Outdoor Adventures with Children, hiked up Crete’s Mount Ida with their two young daughters. There...
Article · 7 Jul 2019
Walking in the Engadine: a valley for all seasons
The Engadine Valley, with its blend of lakes, mountains, and traditional villages, offers unparalleled natural beauty and outdoor adventures. From high alpine trails to serene...
Article · 26 Jun 2019
Hiking along the island trails of Croatia
Croatia’s beautiful islands might not be particularly high but they are wonderful places to hike, says Rudolf Abraham
Article · 9 Jun 2019
Ruta do Mar: linking the Camino del Norte and Camino Inglés
Dave Whitson describes a pilgrimage route in northwestern Spain that offers a stunning coastal connection between the Camino del Norte and the Camino Inglés. Featuring soft,...
Article · 1 Jun 2019
Camino de Santiago experience: walking 1000 miles across France and Spain
Anna Blackwell describes spending her summer holiday walking over 1000 miles across France and Spain. Following ancient pilgrimage routes that make up the Camino de Santiago, she...
Article · 18 May 2019
Flowers of the Jura Mountains
Switzerland’s Jura Mountains are a stunning, year-round location to explore away from the main mountainous and touristy areas of the Alps. In this article by Ali Rowsell, author of Switzerland's Jura Crest Trail, you will find an introduction to...
Article · 11 May 2019
Highlights of the Camino del Norte
Spain’s Camino del Norte, a branch of the Camino de Santiago, offers stunning Iberian coastal and inland scenery. While some pilgrims find the inland pavement sections less appealing, the Norte preserves much of its historic medieval route,...
Article · 1 May 2019
Walking Lake Como and Maggiore (northern Italy)
With so much on offer at Lake Como and Lake Maggiore, both regions provide unforgettable experiences with their scenic walks, historic paths, and charming villages. Here we take a...
Feature · 10 Apr 2019
Walking in the Cape Verde islands
Sitting in the Atlantic, 600km from the west African coast, the 10 islands that make up the tiny country of Cape Verde offer an interesting variety of options for walkers. Mike Wells spent two weeks visiting six of these islands, walking up volcanic...
Article · 3 Apr 2019
An intro to… the Black Forest in Germany
Kat Morgenstern introduces the Black Forest - a captivating region of Germany: a land of fairy-tale castles, gorges, forests and medieval villages.
Article · 27 Mar 2019
Spring flower walks in the Haute Savoie
A visit to the mountains of the Haute Savoie is always an enjoyable experience, but is especially so in spring and early summer if you are a lover of alpine flowers, says Pamela Harris. Spring is the season when the slopes are bright with a...
Feature · 2 Mar 2019
Rewilding Abruzzo - bears and wolves and learning to live together
Stuart Haines explains how the natural balance of the extraordinary biodiversity in Abruzzo in central Italy has been recovered through the practice of rewilding.
Article · 24 Feb 2019
Walking in the Auvergne – everything you need to know
The Auvergne forms the major part of the Massif Central of France. It's a stunning area of ancient volcanic scenery, crossed by numerous waymarked paths which thread through a...
Article · 12 Jan 2019
The Canal de la Garonne from Bordeaux to Toulouse – a cyclist’s dream
There are few places better than France to tour by bike. And the Canal de la Garonne offers one of the best routes on traffic-free asphalted cycle paths and small country roads...
Article · 9 Jan 2019
An intro to... the Jura Crest Trail
The Jura Crest Trail, one of seven Swiss national long-distance walking trails, delivers one wondrous panorama after another as you ascend, traverse and descend summits and mountain passes along the 310km route. Here’s a quick summary of what you...
Article · 26 Dec 2018
Mont Blanc to the Matterhorn in 27 variants: the slow process of updating a guidebook
When Lesley, Jonathan and Maddy Williams updated Kev Reynolds’ Chamonix to Zermatt guide, it gave them an insight into the daily challenges faced by Cicerone’s guidebook...
Article · 17 Oct 2018
Welcome to the world of fastpacking
Put simply, fastpacking is the hybrid of running, hiking and lightweight backpacking. It’s a multi-day running trip carrying the bare essentials. Underpinning the activity is the principle of ‘fast and light’ – taking only the kit you need...
Article · 30 Sept 2018
Hiking alone in Bettmeralp and the Aletsch Arena, Switzerland
An unexpected event meant a planned weekend away in Zermatt turned into two days hiking alone in Bettmeralp. But as Annalisa Mejetta describes, it couldn’t have worked out...
Feature · 23 Sept 2018
Ultra Tour Monte Rosa – the hardest race no-one’s heard about
Have you run the Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc (UTMB)? Did you find it too easy? Do you wish you could challenge yourself a bit more? Well, legendary runner and five-times UTMB...