No matter what time of year you are planning your getaway, when it comes to catering for larger groups with different tastes and expectations, Chamonix certainly ticks every box.

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.

10 of the best summer activities and things to do in the mountains.

Discover the classic touring itinerary the Route des Grandes Alpes. We start on the shores of Lac Léman and discover classic Alpine villages of the northern Alps.

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.

In the high alpages beside Mont-Blanc we go in search of an award-winning producer of Beaufort, one of the most highly-prized of all mountain cheeses.

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.

Widely emulated and now highly coveted, the mountain chalet is a design classic whose original constructors succeeded in creating a comfortable and supremely practical home.