Mark Tennent from Simply Savoie describes a walking tour of the Vanoise National Park, a route sometimes known as the Tour des Glaciers de la Vanoise.

The Beaufortain is perfect for relaxed Alpine walking holidays with gentle trails over pasture and through forest with stunning scenery all around.

A walking tour of the Beaufortain, a route in an area known as Little Switzerland for it’s remarkable scenery.

From the magnificent Beaufortain region and the extraordinarily beautiful Lac de Roselend, we discover the Maurienne Valley and the fortified city of Briançon.

From the Col de Cayolle we pass southern ski stations and encounter the most challenging road on the route. Sospel, distinctly Italianate in style is the last stop before Menton.

After the impressive fortress at Briançon, we continue through the Queyras and enter the Vallée de l’Ubaye and the town at it’s heart, the vibrant Barcelonnette.

Every June villages of the Ariège Pyrénées celebrate the transhumance by throwing a big party. What better way to showcase the culture which binds these communities and to share their traditional songs and dance.

Four of France’s ten National Parks lie within mountainous zones. We take a look at what makes the Vanoise, Ecrins, Mercantour and Pyrenees National Parks so special.

Discover traditional methods of cheese-making in the valleys and the alpages, see the production process, buy and sample the best the region has to offer.