Montana travel tips and stories. Vacations ideas, cruises spa and resorts

Villa Montana is a renown member of Small Luxury Hotels of the World.It is placed only five minutes away from the middle of Morelia in the Santa Marta Mountains. The hotel offers villas settled around charming gardens providing intimacy and picturesque views of the city and mountains.Every facade, terrace and patio, path and garden is an unique art work. The exterior decor reminds a wealth of Mexican colonial antiques and folk art in exquisite harmony.

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Situated on 600 acres among the towering pines on the side of Trapper Peak, the highest mountain in Western Montana. Triple Creek Ranch offers a relaxing atmosphere and is the perfect place to unwind from life’s daily routine and stresses. Depending of course upon the season, the ranch offers everything from nature walks to cattle drives to helicopter tours of the Bitterroot Mountains. The winter months, naturally, are ideal for skiing, snowshoeing, guided snowmobile trips, a winter horseback ride.

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Nestled in the heart of the Seeley-Swan Valley, this 200-acre resort/ranch is open year-round, offering four seasons of fun and adventure. Double Arrow Resort is located just off scenic Highway 83, 2 miles south of Seeley Lake, Montana. This Montana Mountain Lodge built in 1929 is a prime example of Big Sky Montana lodging. Lush green forests, majestic mountains, sapphire lakes, alpine meadows awash with wildflowers. In the winter, there’s cross-country skiing, snowmobiling, and sleigh riding. There’s also an 18-hole golf course.

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Georgetown Lake is an excellent spot to get into snow kiting and to rip up Montana‘s famous powder. There is a 600 foot high hill across the lake for up and downhill playing. There are also lots of other places to kite within a short distance of the lodges. During the winter the snow kiting is fantastic. Snow falls every other day refreshing the powder on the lake. Wind is regular and averages 15-20. The season is usually from Thanksgiving to Easter.

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The ART DECO HOTEL MONTANA, the best rated four star business hotel of Switzerland, is located in Lucerne in a slightly elevated location and has a Swisscom Wireless LAN. This place is an oasis of charm and quietness situated only a stone’s throw from the picturesque Old Town Center. There are spiral staircases leading to Tower Suites with breathtaking views and original Art Deco bars.

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Big Sky Resort is the biggest place you’ve ever skied. The place is situated in Rocky Mountain Ski Resort, Montana. During the summer season Big Sky Resort is the basecamp to Yellowstone National Park. There’s rarely more than a few seconds’ lift waiting at this resort, except when waiting for the marquee-15-person tram that takes skiers to the top of 11,166-foot Lone Peak.

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Winter is the best time to visit Yellowstone National Park. Wildlife-watching is at its peak and some 10,000 hydrothermal features, including erupting geysers and steaming rivers, provide stark contrast to the biting cold. The crowds of summer are gone, and the glories of the park are wide-open. During this time of the year the wolves are the masters! 

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One of the most popular destinations in Yellowstone National Park – Mammoth Hot Springs – is located near the northern entrance to Yellowstone, 48 miles from West Yellowstone, Montana. The main attraction at Mammoth Hot Springs is the terraces. First described by the 1871 Hayden Survey, were given the name of White Mountain Hot Spring, even though they were well known and named before then. Heat, water, limestone, and rock fracture combine to create the terraces. Travertine is deposited as white rock, however the microorganisms and living bacteria create beautiful shades of oranges, pinks, yellows, greens, and browns.

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Yellowstone is America’s national park located in Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho. Established in 1872, Yellowstone is the first national park established in the world and covers 8,987 km². Geysers, hot springs, a grand canyon, forests, wilderness, wildlife and even a large lake can all be found inside the park. Due to the park’s diversity of features, the list of activities for visitors is nearly endless. From backpacking to mountaineering, from kayaking to fishing, from sightseeing to watching bison, moose, and elk wandering into the parking lot of the visitor centers, most visitors enjoy a memorable experience in nature.

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With its first show in 1905, the Geneva Auto Show has more than 100 years of history. Its location in Switzerland represents neutral ground for automakers from around the world to show off new models and concepts. Almost all motor combustion models have been featured in the show – ranging from benzene to steam, with many exotic and super cars stealing the spotlights throughout the 20th century. Prototypes, new equipment, technical breakthroughs, and international partnerships as well as political and social debates are all landmarks of this international exhibition. The Geneva show isn’t focused on any one particular area but covers the entire automotive industry, with production cars, design previews, and accessories.

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