08 February 2010 x Close
Travellers planning a skiing holiday in 2010 will be able to make use of a new iPhone app released by the Ski Club of Great Britain. The application is available for free download from iTunes and provides a variety of information relating to 250 ski resorts all over the world, including snow depths and conditions both on and off piste. Travellers will be able to catch up on the latest ski news in France, Austria, Canada and other winter sports hotspots.
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Paris, France © Panoramas
Wherever you choose to begin or end a sojourn in Europe's
largest country, and however long you spend exploring you'll simply
be scratching the surface of this vast and varied land. France's
geography stretches from rugged coastline to seemingly infinite
beaches, from bustling cities to quaint countryside villages and
from a sun-drenched isle to luxury mountain ski resorts.
A civilisation dating back to 50,000 BC and a history spanning
Roman and Frankish invasion, wars of power and religion, a wealthy
and powerful monarchy ultimately crushed by revolution, the rise of
Napoleon and a new battle between monarchy and republic, and two
world wars, has left the country brimming with a rich heritage.
Cave paintings, castles, cathedrals and battle scars are scattered
across the land, yet much of the French countryside remains
untouched, and traditional rural life still flourishes.
This is a country that has inspired Monet's reinvention of
colour, Toulouse Lautrec's dark underbelly of Paris society, and
the haunting harmonies of Debussy. It has tantalised our taste buds
with foie gras and frogs' legs, and captured the imagination of the
world's jet-set with the resorts of St Tropez and Port Grimaud.
Discover France, and rediscover the meaning of joie de
vivre.