Alpine Lakes
Discover extraordinary alpine lakes across Europe
Annecy
Haute-Savoie, French Alps, France
Medieval town on crystal-clear mountain-fed lake
St. Gilgen
Salzburg, Wolfgangsee, Austria
Fairytale village on one of Austria's prettiest lakes
Nesso
Lake Como, Lombardy, Italy
Picturesque village with ancient Roman bridge on Lake Como
Bachalpsee
Grindelwald, Bernese Alps, Switzerland
Mountain lake famous for mirror reflections of Schreckhorn peak
Oberhornsee
Bernese Oberland, Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland
Pristine mountain lake at 2,000m elevation in nature reserve
Lake Bled
Julian Alps, Slovenia
Slovenia's most iconic lake with island church and clifftop castle
Lake Bohinj
Triglav National Park, Slovenia
Slovenia's largest permanent lake in pristine alpine setting
Lauterbrunnen Valley
Bernese Oberland, Switzerland
Spectacular Alpine valley with 72 waterfalls
Lac de Sainte-Croix
Verdon Gorge, Provence, France
Artificial lake with stunning turquoise waters at entrance to Verdon Gorge
Featured Hotels
Conservatorium Hotel
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Former music school converted to greenhouse-style hotel
Former music conservatory
Museum Hotel
Cappadocia, Uchisar, Turkey
Luxury cave hotel carved into Uchisar Castle rock formation
Ancient cave dwellings
Grotta Palazzese
Puglia, Polignano a Mare, Italy
Restaurant and boutique hotel built inside a natural sea cave
Cave dining since 1700s
Dalhousie Castle
Edinburgh, Scotland
13th-century castle in 11 acres of parkland
13th-century Scottish fortress