When picturing the Alps, most travellers conjure snowy scenes. Europe’s most extensive mountain range has become defined by its world-class ski resorts, regular host to the Winter Olympics. But until ...

While the Alps is known primarily as a winter playground, the mountain range is emerging as a summer destination. New and discounted rail links across Europe are making the peaks an attractive no-fly ...

This article was produced by National Geographic Traveller (UK). Mother Nature had one of her wildest moments shaping the Alps, which thrust up millions of years ago when the African and Eurasian ...

View of the Les Menuires ski resort in the French Alps, during the summer holidays, on August 8, 2018. (Photo by PHILIPPE DESMAZES / AFP) Short, intense summer rainfall in Europe's Alpine regions is ...

Well ahead of my sister and I, my seven and nine-year-old niece and nephew burst through the hotel room door in a whirlwind of excited squeals as they explored our home for the next few days, with the ...

View post: What Does the "Super El Niño" Mean for Next Ski Season? Experts Weigh In Old man Winter paid a quick visit to the Alps this week. Several places in Europe saw more than a few inches of snow ...

On average, three hikers have died every day throughout the summer in Italy’s high peaks. Experts explain why. Italy’s picturesque mountains have experienced an upturn in tourism this year, and with ...

Italy’s summer 2026 festival season brings concerts, jazz, theatre and mountain events to cities, vineyards and the Dolomites ...

Intense, short-lived summer downpours are expected to become both more frequent and more intense across Alpine regions as the climate warms. In a new study, scientists from the University of Lausanne ...