Article · 12 Sep 2020
When Kev met Big Oz and Little Al on the TMB
Tour of Mont Blanc guidebook author Kev Reynolds regularly re-walks the route around Europe's most iconic mountain. On this trip he bumped into a couple of Australians he called...
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Article · 27 May 2020
Latest camino-related Covid 19 response status and advice
Check here daily for the latest on Camino-related COVID-19 response openings for Spain, Portugal, Italy, France, Switzerland and Britain. Covering Camino Francés, Camino del...
Article · 2 Jun 2019
Hidden Gem – the best area of the French Alps for a multi-activity holiday
Are you someone who wants to visit an Alpine region for a couple of weeks to explore and enjoy a number of mountain activities perhaps with different companions? The Chamonix...
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 · 16 Sep 2018
The Robert Louis Stevenson Trail: The GR70 across the French Cevennes
Clive Darley treks the Robert Louis Stevenson Trail across the French Cevennes in a variety of bad weather, grim weather and horrendous weather. Nevertheless he finds plenty to...
Article · 4 Jul 2018
Hidden Gem – have you ever visited the Cathar castles of southern France?
Dating from the religious turmoil of a period between 1000 to 1250AD, the castles built and occupied by the Cathars are found on high rocky outcrops, and command fantastic views...
Article · 27 Jun 2018
12 things I learned from my recent trip to the Alps
Cicerone’s Joe Williams recently returned from a two-week holiday in the Alps. The original plan had been to do some alpine climbing, but snow and weather caused a change of...
Article · 23 Jun 2018
One of the best mountain huts of all time, according to Kev Reynolds
Kev Reynolds describes one of his favourite mountain huts of all time, the Refuge de Bellachat in the Mont Blanc range in France.
Article · 8 Apr 2018
Practicalities of staying in a mountain hut
It is important, when planning a mountain trip – especially out of season – to do your homework first. Will the huts be open and manned? Will there be room? What facilities...
Article · 24 Feb 2018
The Tour du Ruan - unknown to all but a few
According to David Burrows, there’s something good about walking in circles rather than in straight lines, and the Tour du Ruan didn’t disappoint.
Article · 16 Aug 2017
An intro to... The GR5 Trail from the Hook of Holland to Nice
What do you need to know about the GR5 trail? Here's a quick overview of this epic long-distance route from the Hook of Holland to Nice.
Article · 8 Jul 2017
The Tour des Glaciers in the Vanoise National Park
Jonathan reports back from a quick trip to walk the Tour des Glaciers in the Vanoise National Park, south of Mont Blanc.
Article · 19 Jul 2016
Top tips for doing the GR20
Paddy Dillon is a man full of wise words and advice and here he gives us his top tips for doing the GR20 - probably the toughest trek in the world.
Article · 8 Jun 2016
An intro to... The GR20
Fancy taking on one of the toughest treks in the world? Here is a quick intro to the GR20, the high level route across Corsica.
Article · 8 Jun 2016
When should I walk the GR20?
People often ask us "when should I walk the GR20?" so we asked Paddy Dillon to give us some advice on the best time of year to take on this challenging route.
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 · 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 · 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.