Even in a hyper-popular area like the Alps near Chamonix, new, difficult routes are possible, as Leo Billon and Amaury ...

For Italy, though, the economic cost is likely to be high, transport experts said. The Mont Blanc route to France was due to reopen by the end of this year but no date has yet been set.

Parents need to know that The Count of Monte Cristo is a French-language epic (subtitled in English for U.S. release) adapted from Alexandre Dumas' classic novel. It's long (three hours!), but so is ...