Ruth and Jerome in Chamonix have been on the look out for some of the local wildlife. Here are some of the animals you can expect to see in the Alps: Chamois: The chamois is a large sized mountain goat, native to the European mountains. It spends its time grazing on the alpine meadows and
Here’s one for the thrill seekers! Tristan, a member of our Guest Services team, has been trying some slightly more ‘extreme’ activities in Belle Plagne, take a look! As a self confessed adrenaline junkie, the thought of a holiday to the French Alps to take part in White Water Rafting down the fast flowing river
As the world marks 100 years since the outbreak of World War 1, it is important to remember that not all the fighting took place in the trenches of northern Europe and the Western Front. Far less well known, especially to us in the UK, was the horrific and ultimately pointless battle fought on the
St Wolfgang was the bishop of Regensburg in the 10th century AD, when, being frustrated with mankind’s propensity towards vice, and with the threat of a civil war, he decided to seek solace in nature. He went first to the beautiful Abbey in Mondsee, where he had many discussions with the Abbot. Soon, he decided
Vanessa, resort representative for the resort of Davos is preparing to welcome a very loud crowd this week! “From the 3rd to 6th July 2014 we are expecting 10,000 active members of the Swiss Yodelling Association and their many supporters to descend on Davos Klosters for the 29th Swiss Yodelling Festival. This colourful event takes
Lake Constance is a lake on the Rhine on the northern foot of the Alps. It shares its shores with Austria, Switzerland and Germany. We have 4 hotels situated around Lake Constance, the Barbarossa and Steigenberger in Konstanz town, Seehotel am Kaiserstrand in Lochau and Reutemann Seegarten and Bayerischerhof in Lindau. Spreading my time around these
Ruth, one of our resort representatives in Chamonix, lets us know why you can’t possibly sit still in Chamonix: Now I have always considered myself to be reasonably fit – I’m a keen skier, I ran a marathon last year and enjoy the odd pedal on my bike. However, this view of myself changed completely
Many of you will be familiar with the popular Italian aperitif Aperol Spritz, however, there is a new cocktail contender in Italy that has slowly been taking over the spotlight, one you may not have heard of before: the Hugo Spritz. What is a Hugo Spritz cocktail? Pronounced oo-go in Italian, the Hugo Spritz is a refreshing
