La Plagne Centre might sound like the, well, centre but La Plagne is a starburst of self-sufficient conurbations. Centre might be the original, long, low 60s buildings (which, with their indoor shopping mall, have undergone…

We arrive in the pouring rain at London’s Old Street Silicon Roundabout – the centre of the Tech Hub that’s meant to rival California with lots of spacey new buildings. The M by Montcalm Hotel…

It’s easy to miss this small quirky restaurant with its black and white floor tiles in Covent Garden’s Shelton Street. And that would be a pity because behind those humble doors lies the opportunity to…

Known as BKK by the Brits and Bad Klein by the Italians, Bad Kleinkirchheim is perched on the edge of the Nock Mountain National Park. “Nock” in German roughly translates to “lovely green round hill”,…

Alpe d’Huez is one of France’s biggest self-contained ski areas with 250km of piste. There are big beginner areas, one on the edge of the old town, the other in the more modern Bergers section,…

There’s terrific hotels, extremely good restaurants and very atmospheric bars, but most of all Les Deux Alpes has some of the best skiing in the Alps. It offers the highest slopes in the whole of…

From December until April, the picturesque village of Courchevel 1850, is the ski capital of the French Alps. All of the Three Valleys ski area is accessible from its lifts, and it boasts some of…

The villas at La Clairière aux Chevreuils in Moliets-et-Maa, France, are designed with relaxation in mind. The spacious villas at come with a private swimming pool set inside a serene, wooded garden with a terrace.…