The town of Annecy is the pearl of the Haute-Savoie department in the southeastern Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes region in France. It is also approximately 22 miles from the famous Lake Geneva in Switzerland.

Image Credit: Shutterstock. Sitting just north of Mont Blanc, Chamonix, also known as Chamonix Mont Blanc, is a commune in southeastern France's Auvergne Rhone Alpes region.

Explore Val d'Isère, a celebrated ski resort in the French Alps near the Italian border. As part of the expansive Espace ...

Updated on: April 10, 2023 / 6:23 AM EDT / CBS/AP The death toll from an avalanche in the French Alps Sunday rose to six, including two mountain guides, local authorities said Monday.

The Alps are a prime vacation spot over France’s long Easter weekend. The local France-Bleu radio station put the size of the avalanche at 3,280 feet long and 328 feet wide.

Grazing livestock and farming over the past 4000 years have rapidly accelerated the rate of soil loss in the Alps, ...

Alpe d’Huez is one of a trio of top ski resorts in L’Oisans region in southeastern France. Dating back to 1936, it's one of the county's oldest and also boasts Europe's longest black run.

The International Olympic Committee’s executive board made a bid from the French Alps region its top choice to host the 2030 Winter Olympics and Salt Lake City its pick for the 2034 Winter Games ...

Olympics In a surprise, IOC lines up French Alps to host 2030 Winter Olympics; Salt Lake City, a shoo-in, set for 2034 edition By Graham Dunbar Associated Press,Updated November 29, 2023, 5:48 p.m.