The thin air above cloud level. The views over snow-tipped mountains. The climbs over boulder and scree, and the first gasp ...

These mountains have long been winter favourites, and they’re now becoming increasingly popular in the summer, too. Here’s what to keep in mind when planning a warm-weather visit.

And while these gorgeous mountains support a range of recreation ... and Itay Swid shows avalanche risk in the Daschstein area of the Austrian Alps. It combines data from European Avalanche ...

Deep in Austria’s Hohe Tauern Alps, the spa town of Bad Gastein has ... with a ringside seat of the mountains and within earshot of the town’s waterfall. “It’s a magical place,” says ...

Tucked away in the heart of Slovenia, the Julian Alps offer some of Europe’s most stunning hiking experiences. With their ...

While firmly part of Italy for more than a century, influences from that rich and complicated past can be seen in the architecture and tasted in the food and wine. Trento also serves as a dividing ...

These peaks rip across Central Europe ... into the realms of eagles and ibex. The Central Alps, which extend across Switzerland, Italy, Austria, France and Germany, are especially popular, with ...

The weather in the Alps is affected by different ... Liechtenstein, Austria, Germany and Slovenia. The mountains were formed millions of years ago as two giant tectonic plates collided, creating ...