Visit Chamonix

Complete the Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc, a 171 km trail running race with 10,000m of elevation gain around Mont Blanc in the Alps.

The 'Venice of the Alps': canals through a medieval old town and the cleanest lake in Europe.

Summit the highest peak in Western Europe (4,809m) in the French Alps

A car-free village under the Matterhorn, with the highest cable car in Europe and year-round skiing.

The birthplace of winter tourism in 1864, two Winter Olympics and the Cresta Run.

Otzi the Iceman in the museum and a bilingual Tyrolean town at the gates of the Dolomites.

A church on an island in an alpine lake, a castle on the cliff and cream cake on the shore.

Visit Nice, the capital of the French Riviera. Stroll along the Promenade des Anglais (iconic 7km seafront walkway), explore the Old Town (Vieux Nice) with its narrow streets and Cours Saleya market (famous for flowers and local produce), and admire the panoramic views from Colline du Château (a historic hilltop park). Don't miss the Musée Matisse (dedicated to the artist's works in a 17th-century villa) and try local specialties like socca (chickpea pancake) and salade niçoise.