Cicerone Press

23/09/2025

Get up to 30% off selected guidebooks on the Cicerone website as part our biggest ever outlet sale! Including a wide range of new titles, short walks and bargain gifts, there are plenty of options to choose from!

Visit the outlet to find out more: https://www.cicerone.co.uk/outlet

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15/09/2025

Covering around 600km from Lake Geneva to the Med, the GR5 through the French Alps is one of Europe's most celebrated long-distance treks. Here Cicerone Press, publishers of the definitive...

12/09/2025

Over the next three months, join Ed Hunton, author of Cicerone's bikepacking guidebooks, at Balfe's Bikes to discuss his new guidebook, South East Gravel and the routes it contains, just a stone's throw from London.

You’ll also hear from Balfe's Barry Godin, who’ll deliver an inspiring “Intro to Bikepacking” session, covering the essential kit, tips, and tricks you need to kickstart your own two-wheeled adventures. 🚲

Food and drink will be available at the event, and you'll get a goodie bag! All included in the price of your ticket.

To find out more and get your ticket, visit: https://www.balfesbikes.co.uk/blog/join-us-for-3-adventure-themed-evenings-with-author-edward-hunton/

10/09/2025

The Hadrian's Wall Path National Trail officially opened in 2003, stretching a total of 84 miles (135km). It follows Hadrian's Wall, which was built by Emperor Hadrian Aelius, who had the startling idea to build a wall from coast to coast. In 1987, the site was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site and has become increasingly popular among long-distance thru-hikers and day walkers.

If you're considering taking on this much-loved and historic trail, here is everything you need to know to plan your route: accommodation, distance, its history and how the Cicerone guidebook can help you along the way.

Read more: https://www.cicerone.co.uk/an-introduction-to-hadrians-wall-path

08/09/2025

You may be familiar with the Swiss Alps or the French Chamonix valley, but have you discovered Gran Paradiso, Italy's crown jewel of national parks?

Nestled between the Valle d'Aosta and Piemonte regions in northwest Italy, this mountain wilderness spans 700 square kilometres of spectacular alpine terrain. The park takes its name from the 4061-metre Gran Paradiso peak – Italy's only 4000-metre summit lying entirely within its borders – possibly derived from the ancient phrase granta parei, meaning "great wall", a local interpretation that fits the towering granite peaks dominating this alpine landscape.

Find out more: https://www.cicerone.co.uk/discover-gran-paradiso-italys-alpine-crown-jewel

Plus, get 15% off Walking in Gran Paradiso National Park by Gillian Price in this month's outlet sale.

04/09/2025

The Rhine is more than just a river. Flowing through the heart of Western Europe, it has significance far beyond its relatively modest 1232km length.

It can be described as four rivers in one. Firstly, it functions as an important national border; secondly, it is the source of many of the myths and legends central to European culture; thirdly, it is a great commercial artery and location for industry; and fourthly, it has a magnetic attraction to tourists and pursuers of leisure activities.

You can cycle through six countries on the Rhine Cycle Route, EuroVelo15. 🚲

Find out more: https://www.cicerone.co.uk/the-rhine-cycle-route-2

01/09/2025

Looking for a family-friendly short walk in the Lake District? Easdale Tarn could be the perfect choice.

This walk is one of the most popular from Grasmere and is suitable for most abilities. Route finding is easy, and the setting of the tarn and surrounding fells is very beautiful. The paths are well-maintained using large stones and boulders. There are no stiles, but a number of gates divide the lower meadows.

To find out more about this route and four more short walks surrounding Windermere, Ambleside and Grasmere visit: https://www.cicerone.co.uk/top-five-short-walks-around-windermere-ambleside-and-grasmere

26/08/2025

Join Shana Lee Hirsch and Victoria Hunter at Waterstones St Andrews on 2nd September as they sign their guidebook to the Fife Pilgrim Way. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

The Fife Pilgrim Way is a 103km long-distance trail in Scotland from Culross or North Queensferry, through the ancient kingdom of Fife to St Andrews.

If you're in the area, why not pop in and say hello! The event runs from 2:00 pm until 2:20 pm.

22/08/2025

Introducing August's releases, including our new editions and a brand new short walks guidebook… ✨

Discover 15 of the best short walks in Perthshire North, explore the Julian Alps of Slovenia or take on the Great Glen Way with the help of a Cicerone guidebook.

Find out more: https://www.cicerone.co.uk/latest-guidebooks

19/08/2025

Did you know that Kala Patthar has the best views of Everest?

Situated at 5,645 m, high above the Everest Base Camp, Kala Patthar offers fantastic views of Everest and its surroundings. Everest is only 9.5km (6 miles) away as the crow flies and so the South Summit is clearly visible as well as the South-East Ridge, a sheer section of ridge that was first climbed by Hilary and Tenzing. The ridge is the last major challenge for those ascending the mountain from the Nepali side.

To learn more about trekking routes that explore the dramatic scenery in Nepal surrounding Everest, visit the Cicerone website, linked in the comments below.

14/08/2025

"Sunset anywhere in the Himalaya is one of nature’s Oscar-winning performances, but watching it from the Hispar Pass you really are in the royal box. Exiting at stage west, the sun defiantly flings its last golden rays straight across the level snowfields of the pass and onto the lofty summits of the mountains beyond. Beneath you, invisible beyond a foreground of undulating snows, the awesome defile of the Hispar Valley is already fading into the obscurity of gathering dusk. One by one the shadows leap from their daytime lairs and invincibly stalk their way skywards up the slopes, eventually reclaiming even the highest peaks from the glorious dying light."

- Steve Razzetti, Trekking in the Himalaya

Read more of Steve Razzetti's expedition in Pakistan's Karakoram and nineteen other memorable treks from Cicerone authors in Trekking in the Himalaya.

12/08/2025

"The Himalayan dream seemed destined to remain just that. A dream. Then out of the blue I was invited to trek to the south side of Kangchenjunga. The Nepalese government had just lifted access restrictions to the northeast corner of their country, and I would accompany one of the first groups ever to trek there. That was another life-changing experience.

The ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ journey proved to be just the first of many, and nearly a quarter of a century later the exotic nature of the high Himalaya has become almost familiar. But it has not lost the power to either excite or inspire. For it is not just the mountains but the people who live among them that reward every visit and ensure a return. Again and again."

- Kev Reynolds, A Walk in the Clouds: Fifty Years Among the Mountains

Get inspired to hike in the mountains by hearing the experiences of Cicerone's expert authors. Inspirational stories are now 15% off in the Cicerone outlet. 🗻