In the summer, it's all about the Tour de France, an annual men's cycling competition that passes through the Alps. Travelers can soak in natural hot springs to unwind after a day spent hitting ...
"This year we have been experiencing an extraordinary hot and dry summer in the Alps and elsewhere in Europe. For Swiss glaciers (as well as Tsanfleuron and Scex Rouge), we will measure the most ...
Summer on Japan's Southern Alps The Southern Alps are located in the middle of the Japanese archipelago. Mountain ranges peaking at an altitude of 3,000 meters continue for over 120 kilometers ...
Many river sources are in the Alps. When snow and ice melt in the spring and summer, they supply water to the rivers and lakes at the foot of the mountains. The Alps are Europe’s biggest ...
Just five years before the opening ceremony, French organizers of the 2030 Winter Games put on a united front Tuesday to ...
France already hosted three Summer Games in Paris and three previous Winter Games: Chamonix in 1924, Grenoble in 1968 and Albertville in 1992 that Barnier helped organize. The French Alps ...
The 2030 French Alps Olympics must tie together snow and ... only last July — in Paris on the eve of a hugely successful Summer Games — and even then with a special exemption to wait several ...