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How can you get the most out of summer? The answer is simple: by doing what inspires you! If, for instance, you love outdoor sports, then hike a mountain trail, or paddle a kayak on lake or along streams that flow between gorges and rock canyons. Feel like relaxing and recharging your batteries? Then we recommend a forest bathing session, or a morn...

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Ah, the Italian Alps! With their majestic peaks, fragrant pine forests, and sun-drenched valleys, they are a dream for slow tourism enthusiasts. Today, allow me to guide you on a journey through time, a journey beyond the hustle and bustle of typical tourist destinations, and into the heart of Italy’s most charming Alpine villages, to enjoy beauty,...

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Deciding where to stay in the Dolomites is not an easy task, this is quite a sizeable area of Italy. There are so many beautiful alpine towns, skiing resorts and summer destinations that offer something for every type of traveller. In this guide, I have narrowed down my 10 best places to stay in the Dolomites. I have compared all of them in two qui...

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Where better to spend your lake vacation than in Italy? Our peninsula has a significant number of lakes, to be precise we are talking about 1500, all with different characteristics. For your lake vacation in Italy, you can choose any destination: from north to south and you can even choose the region that most appeals to you. Preferring a lake vaca...

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Rain hammers the windshield as the shuttle van stops at the edge of the village of Sesto, Italy. We pile out without enthusiasm. It’s early September in Südtirol, just south of the Austrian border. Under the drooling eaves of a cafe, we pull on our rain gear. Nadine, the shuttle driver for a local tour company, who has the rosy cheeks of an Austria...

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Champagne has had a rude awakening after being jilted by one of its most decorated winemakers in favor of a move to Italy. The news that Cyril Brun, chef de cave at Charles Heidsieck until a few months ago, decided to leave the region to take up the position of enologist and technical director at Ferrari in Italy's Trentodoc appellation, has sent s...

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Italian sparkling wine producer Ferrari Trento has reported booming interest in its wares in the US, following a sponsorship deal with Formula One. The sport’s popularity, boosted by Netflix docu-drama series ‘Drive To Survive’, is “growing dramatically” providing an “incredible opportunity” for the brand, the winery’s CEO said. While Ferrari Trent...

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Small and red, mountain fruits such as blueberries, wild blackberries, raspberries and strawberries grown at high altitudes beautify recipes and the skin of those who enjoy them-because they are so rich in anthocyanins, the "anti-aging" of nutrition. Used to adorn typical desserts in Tyrolean bakeries, or in contemporary recipes such as raspberry i...

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Bolzano is many things. Above all, it's an exquisitely mountainous city, with the Dolomites serving as a breathtaking backdrop. Gothic and rationalist, icy and romantic, a land of castles and wine cellars, mountains and rivers, a gateway to Northern Europe and, at the same time, the first remnant of the South: the capital of Trentino Alto Adige is...

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If you’re a lover of Italy but starting to get fed up with the crowded museums of Florence and the sardine-packed streets of Milan, Trentino, tucked away in the Northern alps of the country, is the perfect antidote to the hustle and bustle of city life. Even better? It’s a haven for the food obsessed, priding itself in thriving off the local land a...

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