The Haute Route: Ski Trekking the Alps
The Haute Route is a famous high-altitude trekking route in the Alps that connects Chamonix in France to Zermatt in Switzerland.
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Friday, October 23, 2026
France
Stone Circles of Britain
There are more than 1,300 stone circles in Britain, Ireland and Brittany, in France.
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How Monaco Became Monaco
According to an ancient myth, Hercules passed through the Monaco area and turned away the previous gods. As a result, a temple was constructed there.
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The Impressionists of Paris
Impressionism originated with a group of Paris-based artists whose independent exhibitions brought them to prominence during the 1870s and 1880s.
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Napoleon in the Middle East
Napoleon Bonaparte’s bloody campaign in Egypt and Ottoman Palestine, which marked the start of modern European colonialism in the Middle East, remains contentious two centuries after the French emperor’s death.
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