The first sound is the crunch of fresh powder under a ski edge. Then silence so complete that you hear your own heartbeat beneath the insulated layers. From the summit of Les Arcs, the slopes of the Paradiski domain tumble down through larch forests and open bowls, their surface shimmering under a high alpine sun. […]
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Wooden farmhouses with balconies overflowing with red geraniums line the streets of Oberstdorf, a Bavarian resort nestled in the Allgäu Alps. This southernmost town in Germany offers year-round mountain activities: skiing in winter on the Nebelhorn and Fellhorn, hiking in summer through valleys carpeted with alpine flowers. The Breitachklamm gorge, one of the most impressive […]
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Dupnitsa is known as The Green and Shady Town of Bulgaria, a pleasant foothill settlement at the base of the Rila Mountains, blessed with shady tree-lined streets, a strategic location between Sofia and the Rila Monastery, and a relaxed, unpretentious charm that makes it an excellent base for exploring some of Bulgaria’s greatest natural and […]
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Rifflsee is the highest lake in Austria, a shimmering alpine tarn at 2,232 metres in the Ötztal Alps of Tyrol, surrounded by 3,000-metre peaks and accessible year-round via cable car from the Pitztal Glacier ski area. In summer, its crystal-clear waters reflect the surrounding mountains in one of the most photogenic alpine settings in the […]
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The Mud Olympics (Wattolympiade) in Brunsbüttel, Germany, is one of Europe’s quirkiest and most entertaining festivals, an annual sporting event on the North Sea mudflats where teams compete in bizarre disciplines like mud football, handcart racing, and eel wrestling in the sticky grey silt of the Wadden Sea UNESCO World heritage site. Held each summer […]
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Val d’Ese is Corsica’s premier ski resort, an unlikely Alpine-style winter sports destination set on the Mediterranean island of Corsica, where you can ski with views of the sea at altitudes up to 2,350 metres in the rugged mountains of the Corsican interior. One of France’s most unusual ski areas, Val d’Ese proves that Corsica […]
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Mullsjö Alpin is one of the best ski resorts in southern Sweden, a family-friendly ski area in the Småland region near Jönköping, offering downhill skiing, snowboarding, and a snow park that makes it the premier winter sports destination in the southern half of the country. The resort’s location, close to the E4 motorway and within […]
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Dumme Mosse is one of southern Sweden’s largest and most important wetlands, a vast nature reserve of peat bogs, marshes, and shallow lakes in Småland that is a critical habitat for migratory birds, including cranes that gather here in their thousands during the spring migration, creating one of Sweden’s most spectacular wildlife spectacles. The reserve, […]
