Summer Resorts
Find your perfect summer getaway
If you think all mountain resorts go to sleep when the ski season ends, think again. Places like Tignes, for example, are simply buzzing in summer as families return to enjoy lots of free events and activities, including ski lifts adapted for walkers and mountain-bikers. Walk among natural pastures ablaze with Alpine wildflowers and you may never dream of hot, overcrowded beaches again.
Discover our in-depth Alpine resort guides
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Summer in Tignes
Year-round activities for all ages
![Tignes lake with mountains](https://www.mountainpassions.com/summer/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/tignes-lake-summer-28419-339x250.jpg)
Summer in Tignes
Year-round activities for all ages
Visit Tignes in summer and enjoy all the mountain resort offers including free activities by the lake, mountain-biking, walking and summer skiing.
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Summer in Châtel
Summer activities in the Portes du Soleil
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Summer in Châtel
Summer activities in the Portes du Soleil
We visit the Portes du Soleil in summer from Châtel – one of its most desirable village locations, with cross-border mountain and road-biking, Alpine footpaths and lots more.
![General view from Les Saisies to Mont Blanc](https://www.mountainpassions.com/summer/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/les_saisies_walk_mont_blanc_24869-339x250.jpg)
Summer in Les Saisies
Friendly family active summer holidays
![General view from Les Saisies to Mont Blanc](https://www.mountainpassions.com/summer/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/les_saisies_walk_mont_blanc_24869-339x250.jpg)
Summer in Les Saisies
Friendly family active summer holidays
The family resort of Les Saisies is a welcoming host to visitors who try mountain-biking, hiking and other summer activities amid stunning scenery.
Summer Activities
Walking, mountain-biking and more
Today more people than ever before are heading to the mountain areas of France for summer holidays. At altitude things are cooler, cleaner and more natural – perfect, in fact, for a whole range of activities from walking and mountain-biking to via ferrata and hang-gliding. The recent revolution in on-mountain accommodation means that you can now expect real quality and comfort, too.
Discover summer activities for everyone
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Cycling the Col du Parpaillon
The lost Alpine route in the Vallée de l'Ubaye
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Cycling the Col du Parpaillon
The lost Alpine route in the Vallée de l'Ubaye
Once a key route for military supplies, the Route du Parpaillon is popular for walkers and cyclists and offers stunning mountain scenery.
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All About Via Ferrata
An historic sport growing in popularity
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All About Via Ferrata
An historic sport growing in popularity
In France via ferrata have become very popular with those in search of sporting activity, and there are via ferrata to suit all tastes and aspirations.
![Elevation Alps cycling holidays, Morzine, French Alps](https://www.mountainpassions.com/summer/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Elevation-Alps-cycling-holidays-339x250.jpg)
Routes, trails and cols
Summer cycling challenges 2021
![Elevation Alps cycling holidays, Morzine, French Alps](https://www.mountainpassions.com/summer/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Elevation-Alps-cycling-holidays-339x250.jpg)
Routes, trails and cols
Summer cycling challenges 2021
Summer holidays in the French Alps offer a wealth of opportunities for cycling fans. Discover the latest about e-bikes, trails, cols and summer events.
Scenic Grand Touring
Classic mountain drives
Classic grand touring is alive and well on routes like the celebrated Route des Grandes Alps. Running from the shores of Lac Léman all the way to the Côte d’Azur, along the way you’ll discover a seemingly-endless succession of spectacular mountain landscapes. Make overnight stops wherever the fancy takes you, and awaken to the wonder of it all.
Find out more about touring the Alps
Route des Grandes Alpes
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From Lac LĂ©man to le Beaufortain
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Route des Grandes Alpes
From Lac LĂ©man to le Beaufortain
Discover the classic touring itinerary the Route des Grandes Alpes. We start on the shores of Lac LĂ©man and discover classic Alpine villages of the northern Alps.
Route des Grandes Alpes II
![Tarine cattle, Beaufortain](https://www.mountainpassions.com/summer/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/beaufort_tarine_13730-1-339x250.jpg)
From the Beaufortain to Briançon
![Tarine cattle, Beaufortain](https://www.mountainpassions.com/summer/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/beaufort_tarine_13730-1-339x250.jpg)
Route des Grandes Alpes II
From the Beaufortain to Briançon
From the magnificent Beaufortain region and the extraordinarily beautiful Lac de Roselend, we discover the Maurienne Valley and the fortified city of Briançon.
Vallée de l’Ubaye
![Rue Manuel, Bracelonnette with view to mountains](https://www.mountainpassions.com/summer/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/ubaye_barcelonnette_10805-1-339x250.jpg)
Stunning scenery and fascinating history
![Rue Manuel, Bracelonnette with view to mountains](https://www.mountainpassions.com/summer/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/ubaye_barcelonnette_10805-1-339x250.jpg)
Vallée de l’Ubaye
Stunning scenery and fascinating history
When holiday crowds are jostling for position beside the Mediterranean or simmering uncomfortably among the tourist hotspots inland, in the Alpes d’Haute Provence things can be refreshingly civilised.
Mountain Living
Traditions, life & style
Aim high and you’ll find not only a privileged environment, but also considerable comfort, including spa pampering and wellbeing relaxation options. We look at traditional mountain chalet style, visit artisan cheesemakers and offer inspiration to home-makers.
Discover more about mountain lifestyle
Beaufort Cheesemaking
![Beaufort Cheesemaking](https://www.mountainpassions.com/summer/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/jp_blanc_beaufort_13763-339x250.jpg)
The highly prized beaufort Chalet d'Alpage
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Beaufort Cheesemaking
The highly prized beaufort Chalet d'Alpage
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.
Alpine Regional Cheeses
![Tarine cattle, Beaufortain](https://www.mountainpassions.com/summer/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/beaufort_tarine_13730-1-339x250.jpg)
A taste for mountain living
![Tarine cattle, Beaufortain](https://www.mountainpassions.com/summer/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/beaufort_tarine_13730-1-339x250.jpg)
Alpine Regional Cheeses
A taste for mountain living
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.
Annecy: perfectly irresistible
![Annecy](https://www.mountainpassions.com/summer/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/annecy_14780-339x250.jpg)
Haute-Savoie, French Alps
![Annecy](https://www.mountainpassions.com/summer/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/annecy_14780-339x250.jpg)
Annecy: perfectly irresistible
Haute-Savoie, French Alps
Annecy’s irresistible lakeside setting and proximity to top class ski resorts have created one of the most desirable locations in which to live in France.