Top 5 summer apps

"Your pixelated gaze bewitched me, you my precious, my precious"! He's not wrong Soprano. Admit it. Even on vacation you consult them, your precious. We won't scold you. They're addictive, and they're still beautiful tools.

They're all now equipped with vital features and have an answer for everything (not just calls anymore!). Do you want to take pictures of beautiful landscapes or your own face? Checked. Book train tickets to Aude? Checked. Guide you through the Jurassian or Pyrenean mountains? Checked! We almost forget how we did it... before. That's right, all their apps often save our lives.

So, let's clutch on without further ado to our "top 5 smartphone apps of the summer"!

Instagram needs no introduction. This service -this machine- specializes in online photo sharing, and lists a large number of profiles of people who love travel or any other theme. The concept is simple: anything you take a photo of with your smartphone can be shared with a community, around keywords called "hashtags". Retouching photos with filters is simplified, as is the application's interface, which allows you to discover many magnificent shots! Cévéo is on Instagram: join us, we'll repost you! #ceveo

The vacations are finally booked? Is it time for the big departure? Every minute of your vacation counts. To make sure you don't waste any time on the journey, and avoid "did we miss the freeway exit?!", adopt Waze and its community. This companion will help you plan the best route, and guarantees to keep you informed about the traffic situation in real time. Departure and arrival times, speed, traffic jams ... you'll know everything you need to drive serenely without getting lost. Stay safe!

Komoot is an outdoor outing planning tool. Depending on the physical activity you choose, Komoot offers you a tailor-made route: from asphalt for road bikes, to steeper trails for mountain bikers, to hiking trails. The app makes it a point of honor to ensure that your activity is as personalized as possible: do you want to start at a train station, end up by a lake with a summit in between? Its artificial intelligence will do its best to satisfy you by generating detailed itineraries and maps, then guiding you by voice. The app is compatible with connected watches, works even offline and is definitely worth a look.

Don't know what clothes to pack for your vacation? No more packing too much or too little. With AccuWeather and its precision weather forecast, you'll finally know if you can wear that pretty red dress to dinner Saturday night after you arrive in Mimizan. Don't hesitate to activate the real-time alerts, try the minute-by-minute weather or the fortnightly forecast.

Another Swiss army knife for travelers, TripAdvisor has made its mark on the tourism landscape. A veritable social network, this site offers millions of customer reviews for vacation destinations. It's a great way to get an idea. Especially when comments are accompanied by photos.

In addition to these features, the platform allows accommodation providers to highlight the services on offer (swimming pool, catering, wifi ...). Questions/answers, distance to various places of interest, tips, groups, itinerary sharing ... are just some of the other handy tools on the site à la chouette. We look forward to your feedback!