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Every community in Spain from the tiniest village to the largest city celebrates its local fiestas. In total there are hundreds if not thousands of diverse festivals yet only a handful catch the attention of an international audience. The bullrunning…
As far as skiers are concerned, the town of Kitzbühel is the jewel of the Austrian Tyrol. Much of its reputation stems from its role in hosting the notorious downhill race on the Streif run which takes place on the…
The Italian ski resort of Sauze d’Oulx stands at the foot of Monte Genevris in the Piedmont Alps. Lying just 80km from Turin, it first appeared on the tourist map back in the 19th century when it became a popular…
The Austrian ski area known as ‘Ski Welt’ connects the villages of Söll, Scheffau, Ellmau, Westendorf, Hopfgarten, Brixen and Going to create the country’s largest interconnected ski zone. In total it consists of almost 280km of pistes which are served…
Canazei is an outdoor pursuits centre located in the Val di Fassa in the Dolomites of Northern Italy. It appeared on the world stage in 1994 when it shared the hosting of the Ice Hockey World Championships with the nearby…
Sankt Anton am Arlberg, or St Anton as it is better known, is a Tyrolean village and ski centre which lies 100km west of Innsbruck in Austria. It is highly regarded on the world stage as a ski resort and…
Standing at 3,343 metres, the Marmolada is visible on a clear day from the Italian city of Venice. This mountain is the highest in the range known as the Dolomites which make up a small part of the Southern Alps…
The ski resort of Garmisch-Partenkirchen stands at 708 metres above sea level in the southern German state of Bavaria. It is 90km south-west of Munich and 55km north-west of Innsbruck. The town is well-known throughout the country as the number…
High in the mountains of the Pyrenees between Spain and France lies the principality of Andorra which is famous for its duty free shopping and its ski resorts. The ski resorts are well suited to family holidays with plenty opportunities…
Sixteen years ago a group of promoters from Manchester organised an après-ski entertainment event in the French resort of Risoul. Who’d have ever thought that music, skiing and partying would prove such a winning combination? The following year the venue…
The ski resort of Cortina d’Ampezzo is located at the heart of the Valle d’Ampezzo in north-eastern Italy. In the early 1920s Ernest Hemingway became a trend setter in putting Cortina on the map when he first dropped in here…
The typical package tourist in Europe rarely travels far beyond the vicinity of their hotel during their summer holidays. Instead they prefer to spend most of their days at the pool or the beach rather than venturing out to discover…
Located in the French Alps, Tignes is a popular ski resort which is accessed by the majority of international visitors from Geneva Airport which is a 2 ½ hour drive away. The original village of Tignes used to lie below…
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