It’s 4.30pm and the main La Merle slope above La Clusaz is bathed in sunlight. And there’s still half-an-hour’s skiing left in the day. More if you can get the last lift before 5pm. This is spring skiing at its best – sunglasses and T-shirt weather. La Clusaz is just […]
The Pontoon in the Sky is the latest attraction at the Pic du Midi in the French Pyrenees. Anyone who has been to the Step into the Void – the glass box high above Chamonix – at The Aiguille du Midi will know the drill. Whereas you are indoors and wearing […]
The French Pyrenees have reported excellent snow conditions this season so we went to try them out. Our road trip took us to Saint-Lary, La Mongie – which is also the entry point for the Pic du Midi observation point and the new Sky Walk attraction – and Cauterets where we […]
Pedal power is big business in the Vendee. The region in mid-west France will become the focus of the cycling world in July when it hosts Le Grand Depart – the start of the Tour de France. For the amateur enthusiast or total novice, the family-friendly flat landscape has been […]
Puy du Fou is the best theme park in the world you have never heard of. The second most popular visitor attraction in France – after Disneyland Paris, of course – and voted the best park in the world at international awards. No slightly past-their-best roller-coasters at this theme park; […]
Arc 1950, the village resort in the French Alps, launches its summer season with a series of Activity Wednesdays running throughout the summer high season. The village opens on July 7 with the first Activity Wednesday taking place four days later. Focusing on a different theme every week, visitors to the […]
Belgian airline VLM is launching services from Manchester to Antwerp and Ostend-Bruges from October 2018. The airline will serve Antwerp twice daily Monday to Friday, with daily flights over the weekend, while the Ostend-Bruges service will operate once a day. It is the first time that Manchester will have a […]
Spring brings warmer temperatures and lots of sunshine, making skiing conditions ideal for a magical end to the season. Arc 1950 Le Village is a car-free, family-friendly resort where everything is planned to ensure that guests of all ages can make the most of their holiday. Different services including a crèche, ski lessons for all […]
Thomas Cook has launched eight destinations for package customers looking to travel from Liverpool John Lennon Airport next summer – the first time in over ten years the company has offered holidays from Liverpool. Holidays to the popular hotspots of Lanzarote, Costa del Sol, Costa Blanca, Majorca, Algarve, Naples, Dalaman […]
Low-cost airline Primera Air is launching new flights from Manchester to Malaga for winter 2018. The flights will operate four times a week on Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays from October with fares starting from €35 (£31) one way. Primera Air chief commercial officer, Anastasija Visnakova, said: “Historically, Malaga is […]
