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Welcome to our blog, here is a collection of our latest articles ready for you to browse through. We’ve got you covered on everything Alpine. If you’re looking to be the best skier on the mountain, searching for info on the top destinations or you’re more interested in the food scene, we’ve got it all here for you. Read more now…

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Three of the most scenic Alpine journeys

Lesley Thomas | Friday 14th October 2016

The Alps are spectacular from any angle, but the changing views of the mountain range offered by takin a trip through the Alps, whether by plane, train or automobile, are truly something else.

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RATE FLASH - French mortgage rates drop to 100 years low - now '€58,000 cheaper' than in 2014 !

Steve Thomas | Thursday 29th September 2016

French mortgage rates have just dropped below 2.0%, for the first time in a century. The value you can now lock in on a long-term fixed rate repayment mortgage is completely unprecedented for modern times.

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Les Gets - a real Alpine treat

Lesley Thomas | Wednesday 21st September 2016

The beautiful village of Les Gets is located between Lake Geneva and Mont Blanc, right in the heart of the Portes du Soleil ski region. It is a ski resort that keeps local tradition alive and close to its heart, retaining its essence as a mountain village even through its evolution into a popular tourist destination.

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Ladies’ ski fashion this winter

Lesley Thomas | Wednesday 14th September 2016

For those of us who love layering up, there’s nothing more exciting than the days becoming shorter and the nights drawing in, a chill in the air and the magnetic pull of the A/W16 collections. A ski holiday represents just as much of an opportunity to update the wardrobe as a beach getaway; check out our pick of this season’s hottest trends on the ski slopes and on the apres ski scene.

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The best Christmas markets in the French Alps

Lesley Thomas | Tuesday 06th September 2016

The children have returned to school, autumn is in the air and thoughts start to turn to how to celebrate the festive season ahead. There are plenty of reasons to make a pilgrimage to the French Alps this Christmas; it’s a delightfully picturesque part of the world in which to celebrate the festive season, and as the season of eating, drinking and making merry, there’s plenty of that to be done in the region too.

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