The Alps, one of the most iconic mountain ranges in the world, stretch across eight countries in south-central Europe. This extensive mountain system spans approximately 1,200 kilometres in a crescent ...

Mountain Research and Development, Vol. 45, No. 2 (May 2025), pp. R27-R40 (14 pages) The European Alps are surrounded by highly urbanized areas located close to fragile mountain landscapes. The ...

From skiing and snowboarding to year-round activities, Alpine resorts are attracting international investors looking for a reconnection to nature and strong long-term value.

The Best of the Alps, a tourism promotion consortium founded more than 40 years ago, recently came to town to remind American travel writers that this is where skiing began over 100 years ago and that ...

Much more than a fly-and-flop, in the French Riviera you can scale a frozen waterfall at dawn and gorge on seafood at sunset. The Côte d’Azur's topography is astonishingly varied and includes the ...

I simply love skiing in Europe’s Alps, and I’ve had my greatest, most memorable winter adventures exploring this lofty, rugged mountain range that spans the heart of Europe. One of my favorite areas, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Olympic and World Champion biathlete Laura Dahlmeier shows off her medals. The top German athlete won a total of seven world ...

Two crews of climbers who went missing in foul weather in the French Alps over the weekend were found dead on Tuesday after authorities said they “died of exhaustion” short of the summit. The four ...

While US hikers have to be wary of grizzly bears, elks and bison, it seems hikers in the French alps have been facing a different threat recently, with two incidents involving Pyrenean mountain dogs, ...

Carlo Ratti Associati (CRA) has long been taking a fresh and creative approach to combining man-made structures with nature. This time around, the architectural firm has literally taken its work to ...