Everyone should have that experience just once. Arriving into the French Alps by night, and then opening the curtains in the morning to see these beauteous behemoths staring at you. You hardly know whether to scream in shock or cry with joy. Mont Blanc is the biggest tear jerker of all and, of course, the highest peak at 4,810m, which you can summit or circumnavigate. But don’t let ‘La Dame Blanche’ as the French call her, steal the alpine limelight.
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The French alps always feel like pure therapy. They should be available on prescription and called 'medicine sans frontieres'.
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There are many other equally stunning regions. For southern sun in summer but plenty of snow in winter, the Mercantour NP in the Alpes Maritimes has an Italian feel to it. The Haute Savoie has Lake Annecy as the jewel in its crown, and the Ecrins National Park is a vast, underrated unknown. This French Alps travel guide is our way of opening those curtains and giving you a quick peak of France’s most famous tours de force.
