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News · 25 Jun 2021
It is probably not news that the UK has left the current trading arrangements with the EU from 1 January 2021. Things have changed a fair bit, especially around paperwork, customs clearances, VAT and international shipping. Unfortunately, these...
News · 4 Nov 2020
It is with sadness that we report the recent death of Loraine Wilson, author and leading authority on exploring Crete on foot.
News · 16 Jul 2020
Walking, trekking and other outdoor activity holidays in Europe, and Brexit and coronavirus-related restrictions. This page will help you find up-to-date information for walking,...
News · 20 May 2020
The situation regarding travel is continuously developing and changing. Here are the most reliable and up-to-date sources of information that are available to help you plan ahead...
News · 27 Jun 2019
We were delighted to get this postcard from Michael Palin saying how much he liked our celebratory Fifty Years of Adventure book.
News · 10 Jun 2019
We have had news from several customers and authors about storm damage and hut issues in several key trekking areas. Please check our information below and let us know if we have...
News · 10 Jun 2019
One of the casualties resulting from the extremely heavy snowfall in the Austrian Alps this winter was the Totalp Hut on the slopes of Schesaplana, highest of the Rätikon Alps.
News · 9 May 2019
Gillian Price warns of disruption to walking in the Dolomites due to storm damage. If you are walking in the area and encounter any problems please let us know so we can keep other walkers informed.
News · 27 Dec 2018
The Dordogne, France, has been named by National Geographic as one of the top 5 world’s most exciting destinations in 2019.
News · 10 Dec 2018
Cicerone is sponsoring the show as official travel literature partner, offering a series of trekking workshops and sponsoring one of the theatres at the Adventure Travel Show, 19-20th January 2019. Come along and listen to author talks, ask your own...
News · 11 Nov 2018
Come along to the Shackleton tent outside the Brewery Arts centre to enjoy 3 days of FREE talks by local adventurers and outdoor experts, covering a wide variety of subjects from winter walking to adventures with kids, from the Snowdonia way to...
News · 2 Aug 2017
Kev Reynolds shares the news from the Alps that the world's longest pedestrian suspension bridge has just opened on the Europaweg.
News · 26 May 2016
In this article, Paddy Dillon updates us on the many changes to the GR20. Please read this article fully before travelling to the area.
News · 22 Apr 2016
The Tripadvisor Travellers' Choice Award winners for 2016 have been announced - here are the top ten islands in Europe according to their voters. There's more to these islands than drinking and beaches and, as it happens, we can recommend many them...
News · 15 Jan 2016
A huge chunk of the Italian Apennines has recently been added to the UNESCO World Network of Biospheres Reserves list. And five stages of the guide Trekking in the Apennines by Gillian Price explore that entire ridge area.
News · 16 Nov 2015
Gillian Price has sent us this information regarding the giant Forni glacier, visited in her guide to Italy's Stelvio National Park.
News · 15 Oct 2015
Many thanks to Cicerone reader David Anderson who pointed out that the GR20 had been diverted slightly at Lac du Ninu. I went to have a look in September.
News · 14 Oct 2015
The new rough tough high level variant route on the GR20. Paddy Dillon's guidebook will include the new route by the time the 2016 season begins in June.
News · 22 Jun 2015
Paddy Dillon has informed us that a variant route has now been put in place at the Cirque De La Solitude on the GR20.
News · 16 Jun 2015
GR20 CLOSED AT THE CIRQUE DE LA SOLITUDE - an update from Paddy Dillon