We had come to Bleggio by car, prescription traversing mountain roads to reach this remote area of the Dolomites directly north of Lake Garda. Driving from southern Trentino we headed down towards Riva, a tourist town on the northern shores of the lake, and then due north, gaining altitude as we zipped up a valley pass. Sheer peaks and dense fores...
READ MOREThis takes "walking on water" to an astonishingly real-life level. In Italy's Lake Resia, near the borders of Austria and Switzerland, a lone bell tower shoots up from the perfect, blue-green water. It's the only visible remnant of Graun (Curon in Italian), a town that vanished underwater more than 60 years ago. The town's residents prote...
READ MOREWith its Germanic architecture and mountainous backdrop, Bolzano is picture-perfect and proud of it. "If you look far east, you see the Dolomites turning red before the sun goes down. It's very beautiful," says Roberta Agosti, director of the local tourism board. But while the landscape makes a welcome spot for mountaineering tourists, it...
READ MOREWTI Magazine #39 2014 July, 16Author : Jennifer Gentile Martin Translation by: It's getting to be that time of year where the weather is warming up and days out in the sun and I don't know about you, but I typically drink mostly whites once warm weather hits, including rose', which I will cover soon in another blog.enjoying time outs...
READ MORESarà il Minnesota ad ospitare la Convention ITTONA (International Tyrolean Trentini Organization of North America), l'appuntamento che ogni due anni riunisce in una diversa località i Circoli trentini di Stati Uniti e Canada. Il Circolo trentino del Minnesota è al lavoro da oltre un anno per organizzare l'evento, giunto alla sua ventesima edizione...
READ MORELiguria in northwest Italy has retained its title as the region with the highest number of Blue Flag beaches this year as the total number of resorts to be given the prestigious eco-label for cleanliness and sustainability continues to climb, the international Foundation for Environmental Education (FEE) said on Tuesday. In 2015 Italy can...
READ MOREDan and Seattle Trentino Club are starting a Kickstarter to bring to Seattle the Coro San Romedio in Fall 2016. Coro San Romedio is an a cappella mens group from Northern Italy, precisely from Val di Non, Trentino, in the beautiful Dolomites. They have been traveling around Italy and Europe to represent the trentino folks culture. It...
READ MOREBy Cindy Kujala The first meeting of the Trentini Tirolesi del Minnesota, Stella del Nord was held on June 14, 1995. "We hold dear to our heritage, because we firmly believe that embracing our past enlivens our present and leads to a wonderful future," the club says. Today, 20 years later, the club continues to embrace its past. Founders...
READ MORETRENTO - Quando i rappresentanti dei Circoli trentini di Stati Uniti e Canada si riuniscono (lo fanno ogni due anni su iniziativa della federazione dei circoli del Nord America), rinsaldano i vincoli di un'amicizia mai spenta con la terra d'origine. Al tempo stesso riscoprono la memoria di quanti, con la dura esperienza dell'emigrazione, hanno dato...
READ MOREWTI Magazine #77 2016 March 18Author : italia.it Translation by: Art and architecture, nature and museums have made Trento a cultural hotspot. Provincial and (autonomous) Regional Capital, this city in Trentino Alto Adige boasts a long, rich tradition and some of the most important monuments in Italian history. Trento was struck at t...
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