In 1786, a doctor in Cha­­m­onix named Michel-­Gabriel ­Paccard and a local crystal hunter, Jacques Balmat, teamed up to become the first two people ever recorded to stand atop 15,770-foot Mont Blanc, ...

Think of Slovenia’s Julian Alps and two images often spring to mind – the fairy-tale sight of Lake Bled and, if you’re a winter-sports fan, the ski slopes of Kranjska Gora. But this alpine region ...

Rome — Venice has long been known for its perennial flooding, but now it's facing the opposite problem: A long stretch of atypically low tides have left the ancient city with low water and dry canals, ...

The Alps don't need an introduction—they invented the sport. The first proper ski manual appeared in St. Moritz in 1924, and they've been dictating terms ever since. Each valley operates on its own ...