Cortina d'Ampezzo
Winter Olympics, which took place at CORTINA D'AMPEZZO in 1956 year (the former Pista Olimpica di Bob is still maintained), began the transformation of this small holiday resort into a mountain town. His raison detre is ongoing …
Val Isarco and Val Pusteria
Val Isarco and Val Pusteria
The main attraction of the four-hour bus journey from Bolzano to Cortina d'Ampezzo is not the Isarco valley (Eisack) and Hermitage (Pus(t)ertal), through which you drive, but the possibility of climbing Alte Vie and other quieter trails around Val …
Alpe di Siusi (Seiser Alm)
Grassy plains of Alpe di Siusi, stretching north of Bolzano, they are unusual because of their size (above 60 square kilometers) and its unusual location at the foot of the Sciliar massif (Schlern), high above the rest of the valley. Driving the road …
In and around Bolzano (Bozen)
In and around Bozen
Favorite meeting places by locals are the café gardens in Piazza Walther and the local statue of Minnesinger (troubadour) Walther von der Vogelweide. On the corner of the square there is a church erected in the fourteenth—fifteenth centuries., destroyed by bombing during II …
ALTO ADIGE (SOUTH TYROL)
ALTO ADIGE (SOUTH TYROL)
Officially, the Austrian border runs through the Brenner Pass, but it may seem like, that the actual boundary is slightly to the south, near Bolzano, where the villages have a typical Tyrolean appearance and German is spoken everywhere. Despite the repeated …
Parco Nazionale dello Stelvio
Parco Nazionale dello Stelvio
Parco Nazionale dello Stelvio is one of the most important national parks in Italy. It covers the entire Ortles band, where one of the largest glaciers in Europe is located (Ghicciaio dei Forni) and Passo di Stelvio, lower …
Land of the Ladins: Conrvara and Fanes Park
Land of the Ladins: Conrvara and Fanes Park
Ladino is a Rhaeto-Romance language and is derived from Latin, which was used by Roman legionaries, passing through the valley during expeditions against Celtic tribes. It is a typical Alpine language, a dominates especially in the surrounding area …
Catinaccio and Sella bands
Catinaccio and Sella bands
The trails coming out of Val di Fassa pass through mountain ranges with sometimes unusual height differences. These ranges form the core of the western Dolomites. There are numerous excursion opportunities to the Alpe di Siusi and towards the Sella Pass, Gardena …
East of Trento
East of Trento
East of Trento, the val sugana and Val di Fiemme roads connect, creating a large loop. In the middle of this loop grows a group of amazing rock spires and bare peaks called Pale di San Martino. Te …
Brenta Dolomiti and Val di Non
Brenta Dolomiti and Val di Non
The jagged peaks and glaciers northwest of Trento, the Dolomiti di Brenta, give this range the character of mountains wilder than the rest of the Dolomites.. The tourism industry is much less developed there, and get to …