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The Mountains

Trip to the Italian Mountains, short stopover in the Mountains of Switzerland and Saint Joriaz, Annecy in France. Read more
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    June 6, 2024
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    Brignoles Stopover

    June 6, 2024 in France ⋅ ☁️ 29 °C

    Brignoles (French pronunciation: Occitan: Brinhòla) is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of Southeastern France. Alongside Draguignan, it is one of two subprefectures in Var.Read more

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    Gropello Cairoli Stopover

    June 9, 2024 in Italy ⋅ ☁️ 26 °C

    Gropello Cairoli is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Pavia in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 35 km southwest of Milan and about 15 km west of Pavia.

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    Bormio - Passo di Stelvio

    Jun 10–12, 2024 in Italy ⋅ ☁️ 8 °C

    Bormio is a town and commune with a population of about 4,100 located in the Province of Sondrio, Lombardy region of the Alps in northern Italy. The centre of the upper Valtellina valley, it is a popular winter sports resort. It was the site of the Alpine World Ski Championships in 1985 and 2005, and annually hosts the Alpine Ski World Cup. In addition to modern skiing facilities, the town is noted for the presence of several hot springs that.

    The Stelvio Pass is a mountain pass in northern Italy bordering Switzerland at an elevation of 2,757 m (9,045 ft) above sea level. It is the highest paved mountain pass in the Eastern Alps, and the second highest in the Alps, 7 m (23 ft) below France's Col de l'Iseran (2,764 m (9,068 ft).

    The pass is located in the Ortler Alps in Italy between Stilfs (Italian: Stelvio) in South Tyrol to the north-east and Bormio to the south-west in the province of Sondrio. It lies right at the border of Switzerland and is connected to Sta. Maria Val Müstair in the north by the Umbrail Pass on Stelvio's western ramp. The "Three Languages Peak" (Dreisprachenspitze) above the pass is so named because this is where the Italian, German, and Romansh language-speaking areas meet.

    The road connects the Valtellina with the Vinschgau valley and the town of Meran. Adjacent to the pass road there is a large summer skiing area. Nearby mountains include Thurwieserspitze, Piz Umbrail, Piz Cotschen, and to the east, the mighty Ortler.ed to provide water to three thermal baths.    Read more

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    Lago di Cancano

    June 13, 2024 in Italy ⋅ ⛅ 7 °C

    Torri di Fraele from Turripiano, aka road name: Strada Fior d’Alpe Cancano

    Torri di Fraele from Turripiano is a climb in the region Lombardy. It is 8.7km long and bridges 604 vertical meters with an average gradient of 6.9%, resulting in a difficulty score of 437.Read more

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    San Cassiano, Camping Sass Dlacia

    June 16, 2024 in Italy ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C

    At the foot of the Dolomite peaks of Lavarela and Conturines, at 1,537 m above sea level, lies the charming little mountain village of San Cassiano. Along with a plethora of convivial and elegant restaurants, the village, which attracts an international clientele, offers a wide choice of accommodation, ranging from exclusive hotels, comfortable hostelries and holiday homes to family-run B&Bs and a camping site admidst pristine nature.

    In summer, families and casual walkers enjoy strolling through the sunny Armentarola and Störes meadows, along the “Larch Trail” (sentiero dei larici) and the “Meditation Trail” (sentiero di meditazione). Those who prefer a longer hike will appreciate the spectacular trails in the Fanes-Senes-Braies Nature Park and up to the Lagazuoi Mountain.

    The mountains all around San Cassiano are of great geological and historical interest. You can see several testimonies to the tragic history of the First World War all around the Lagazuoi Mountain. At the foot of the Conturines you can join a guided hike to the well-preserved cave dwelling of the prehistoric cave bear ‘ursus ladinicus’. The Museum Ladin Ursus ladinicus, in the centre of the village, is dedicated to that same cave bear.    Read more

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    Sella Ronda Ride

    June 17, 2024 in Italy ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C

    Passo Gardena 2134m
    Passo Sella 2244m
    Passo Pordoi 2239m
    Passo Compolongo 1875m

    Spectacular Dolomite peaks and legendary passes. Offering many fascinating options for nature lovers, epicures and athletes, the Sellaronda ranks among the most beautiful and popular tours in the Alps. Fabulous slopes and thrilling ski touring races in winter, legendary bicycle competitions and leisure tours with race bicycle and mountain bike in summer. Top-class events and individual excursions. The Sellaronda makes your dreams come true.

    In the summer, the tour over legendary passes such as the Gardena, Sella, Pordoi and Campolongo on the race bicycle is a classic.

    The route covering 58 km (36.7 mi) and roughly 1,800 metres (5,905 ft) of altitude difference is simply a must for bicycle athletes. You can ride them separately but also experience and enjoy them in the course of one of the popular cycling events.

    2084m of climbing. What an absolute joy of a ride and what scenery!    Read more

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    Morning Hike

    June 18, 2024 in Italy ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
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    Valparola Pass

    June 19, 2024 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C

    The Valparola Pass (Italian: Passo di Valparola) (el. 2,168 m, in Ladin: "Ju de Valparola") is a high mountain pass in the Dolomites in the province of Belluno in Italy.

    The Pass lies a little west of Falzarego Pass. The hut "Rifugio Passo Valparola" (bar, restaurant) is located directly on the pass. From the pass there are numerous hiking trails as well as to the Col di Lana, the Lagazuoi (Kaiserjäger path), the Fanes Plateau and towards the Pralongia mountain inn. North of the pass in the east of the old pass road is the source (Italian: Fontana) Valparola.

    The Valparola got its name from the ironworks that were once near the pass. Valparola is the Latin translation of the word iron furnace valley. Ruins of these ovens, which were still in use into the 16th century, are said to have been visible in 1860. Even the Stone Age people knew the pass, as has been proven by isolated finds at Lake Valparola. It can be assumed that the smelting of metal there also goes back at least to the Iron Age.

    Before World War I, there was only a trail over the pass, but the area was heavily contended during the war. Between 1897 and 1900, the Austro-Hungarian army built the Forte Tre Sassi fortification on the top of the pass. In 1915, the fort was partially destroyed by Italian artillery attacks. Although the fortification could no longer be used afterwards, the Austrians continued to illuminate the fort to give the impression that it was still in operation. The fortress ruins have now been restored and now houses a museum. The Edelweiss position of the Austro-Hungarian army was located directly next to the Valparola Pass during World War I. These are the positions in the flat area, called Le Laste, on a 600-meter-wide point between the Hexenstein (Italian: Sasso de Stria, 2,477m), which was heavily fortified during the war, and the eastern flank of the Sestas (2,571m). The Austro-Hungarians therefore built the Edelweiss position, which can still be seen today, on the open flank, consisting of trenches, bunkers and casemates.[2]

    The pass is the divide between the watersheds of the Adige, which flows west into the Adriatic Sea and the Piave, which flows east.    Read more

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    Fanes-Senes-Braies Nature Hike

    June 20, 2024 in Italy ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C

    The Fanes-Senes-Braies natural park, Dolomites UNESCO World Heritage since 2009, measures approx. 25,680 hectares and spreads across the municipalities of Badia and La Val in Alta Badia, Braies, Dobbiaco, Marebbe and Valdaora. The Dolomite high route no. 1 leads through the area of the Fanes-Senes-Braies natural park.

    The mountains facing Val Pusteria valley form the park's northern, Val Badia valley its western boundary; in the south the Fanes-Senes-Braies natural park stretches all the way to South Tyrol's provincial border in the direction of Cortina and the Val di Landro valley marks its eastern boundary against the Dolomiti di Sesto. The steep, almost insurmountable rock faces protect a morphologically and scenically highly diverse, broad area of alpine pastures high plateaus.    Read more

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    Auronzo Di Cadore

    June 21, 2024 in Italy ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C

    Tricime di Laverado - tomorrow’s bus trip and hike 🏔️🏔️🏔️

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    Tre Cime di Lavaredo

    June 22, 2024 in Italy ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C

    Too many photos to choose from. A separate book is needed!

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    Lakes Arrival - Lago di Idro

    June 24, 2024 in Italy ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C

    Six hour journey from the mountains. Investigate the area tomorrow 😂

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    Lago Idro

    June 25, 2024 in Italy ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C

    The Rocca d'Anfo is a system of military fortifications of great historical and scenic interest. It occupies an area of about 50 hectares on the western shore of Lake Idro (BS), near the ancient border between Lombardy and Tyrol, between Valle Sabbia and Valli Giudicarie.

    The military complex, erected in the 15th century by the Republic of Venice and considerably enlarged during the Napoleonic era, represents a unique regional and national element in terms of size and historical importance.

    The Rocca d'Anfo is made up of around 34 main artefacts – including barracks, powder magazines, military batteries – connected by walkways, stairways and underground routes that take the visitor through the main Italian historical events from the Venetian Republic to the present day. A real jewel set on the shores of Lake Idro where history, culture, nature and sport come together for a unique experience.    Read more

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    Lago Idro & Rocca D'Anfo

    June 27, 2024 in Italy ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C

    The Rocca d'Anfo is a system of military fortifications of great historical and scenic interest. It occupies an area of about 50 hectares on the western shore of Lake Idro (BS), near the ancient border between Lombardy and Tyrol, between Valle Sabbia and Valli Giudicarie. The military complex, erected in the 15th century by the Republic of Venice and considerably enlarged during the Napoleonic era, represents a unique regional and national element in terms of size and historical importance.

    The Rocca d'Anfo is made up of around 34 main artefacts – including barracks, powder magazines, military batteries – connected by walkways, stairways and underground routes that take the visitor through the main Italian historical events from the Venetian Republic to the present day. A real jewel set on the shores of Lake Idro where history, culture, nature and sport come together for a unique experience.    Read more

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    Exploring Again

    June 28, 2024 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
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    Sirmione - Garda

    June 30, 2024 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C

    Sirmione is frequently recommended as the best town in Lake Garda to visit, which is why we’ve put it right at the top of our list. Located on the southern edge of the lake on a peninsula, it’s a historical and beautiful location that sees thousands of visitors throughout the year.

    The best-known attraction in Sirmione is Scaligero Castle, which is one of the best-preserved examples of 12th-century architecture in Italy, It was built as part of the defensive network that surrounded Verona and was given over to the government at the beginning of the 20th century, becoming a key location for tourism in the town.

    As well as the castle, Sirmione is also known for its natural thermal baths where visitors can enjoy taking a dip in the mineral-rich waters.    Read more

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    San Zeno di Montagna

    July 1, 2024 in Italy ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C

    San Zeno di Montagna (Venetian: San Xen de Montagna) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Verona in the Italian region Veneto, located about 130 kilometres (81 miles) west of Venice and about 30 km (19 mi) northwest of Verona.

    San Zeno di Montagna borders the following municipalities: Brenzone, Caprino Veronese, Costermano, Ferrara di Monte Baldo, and Torri del Benaco.    Read more

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    Menaggio

    July 4, 2024 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C

    Menaggio (Comasco: Menas [meˈnaːs]) is a town and comune in the province of Como, Lombardy, northern Italy, located on the western shore of Lake Como at the mouth of the river Senagra.

    Menaggio has three hamlets (parishes): Croce, Loveno and Nobiallo.

    The area of current Menaggio was conquered by the Romans in 196 BC. The Roman conquest culminated with the construction of a road called the Via Regina.

    Menaggio was a walled city. Remnants of the wall are evident today.

    Construction of big hotels in this cool summer area made it a summer resort area.

    Between 1873 and 1939, Menaggio was linked to Porlezza, on Lake Lugano, by the Menaggio–Porlezza railway, a steam hauled narrow gauge line built as part of a multi-modal transport link between Menaggio and Luino, on Lake Maggiore.    Read more

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    Ferry to Bellagio’s Museo del ciclist

    July 5, 2024 in Italy ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C

    Bellagio is a commune (municipality) in the Province of Como in the Italian region of Lombardy. It is located on Lake Como, also known by its Latin-derived name Lario, whose arms form an inverted Y. The triangular land mass at the base of the inverted Y is the Larian Triangle: at its northern point sits Bellagio, looking across to the northern arm of the lake and, behind it, the Alps. It has always been famous for its location, theLarian Triangle Mountain community), based in Canzo.

    Even though there are signs of a human presence around Bellagio in the Paleolithic Period (about 30,000 years ago), it is only in the 7th to 5th centuries BC that there appears to be a castellum on the promontory, perhaps a place of worship and of exchange which served the numerous small villages on the lake.

    The first identifiable inhabitants of the territory of Bellagio, from 400BC, were the Insubres, a Celtic tribe in part of Lombardy and on Lake Como up to the centre of the lake, occupying the western shore (the Orobii had the northern arm of the lake and its east bank). The Insubres lived free and independently until the arrival of the Gauls, led by Belloveso, who, around the year 600 BC, undid the Insubres and settled in Milan and Como, occupying the shores of the lake and creating a garrison at the extreme point of their conquest, Bellagio (fancifully Bellasium, named after their commander Belloveso).[3] The Gauls thus became Gallo-Insubres, merged with the primitive inhabitants and introduced their customs and traditions, leaving traces in local names: Crux Galli (now Grosgalla), on the side of Lezzeno, and Gallo, a small chapel on the old road of Limonta which marks today the border between the two municipalities.

    CYCLING MUSEUM - Our Lady of Ghisallo

    The Lion of Flanders: It Was founded and inaugurated in October of 2006 by Fiorenzo Magni, the Lion of Flanders, the third man, as many have defined him: a champion among Coppi and Bartali. An example for his tenacity, for his successes but also for his life dedicated to the Italian sport. Always ready to pull the group, to the end.

    SANCTUARY
    The Cycling Museum Our Lady of Ghisallo in Magreglio, located in the province of Como next to the Shrine dedicated to the Madonna, protector of all cyclists in the world,

    LOVE
    It Is the only Museum in the world that caters to all the champions and all cycling enthusiasts: the theme that characterizes it is the love for the bicycle.

    https://www.museodelghisallo.it/en/museum/    Read more

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    Lake Como Hike

    July 6, 2024 in Italy ⋅ ☁️ 8 °C

    Lake Como is a lake of glacial origin in Lombardy, Italy.

    It has an area of 146 square kilometres (56 sq mi), making it the third-largest lake in Italy, after Lake Garda and Lake Maggiore. At over 400 metres (1,300 ft) deep, it is the fifth-deepest lake in Europe and the deepest outside Norway; the bottom of the lake is 227 metres (745 ft) below sea level. One notable characteristic is its distinctive "Y" shape.

    Lake Como has been a popular retreat for aristocrats and wealthy people since Roman times, and a very popular tourist attraction with many artistic and cultural gems. It has many villas and palaces such as Villa Olmo, Villa Serbelloni and Villa Carlotta. Many famous people have owned homes on the shores of Lake Como, including George Clooney, Madonna and Donatella Versace.

    In 2014, The Huffington Post described it as the most beautiful lake in the world for its microclimate and environment with prestigious villas and villages.    Read more

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    San Martino Val Masino Hike

    July 8, 2024 in Italy ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C

    Val Masino is a commune (municipality) in the Province of Sondrio in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 90 kilometres (56 mi) northeast of Milan and about 20 kilometres (12 mi) northwest of Sondrio, on the border with Switzerland.

    Val Masino and Val Di Mello are one of the most renowned areas for all climbing disciplines (Sportsclimbing, trad multipitching, bouldering and alpinism). It has become famous internationally through the Melloblocco bouldering festival, which brings together thousands of climbers from all over the world.

    The municipality of Val Masino contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Bagni del Masino, Case Sparse, Cataeggio, Filorera, Piana, San Martino, Visido di Fuori.

    Val Masino borders the following municipalities: Ardenno, Bondo (Switzerland), Buglio in Monte, Chiesa in Valmalenco, Civo, Novate Mezzola, Stampa (Switzerland), Vicosoprano (Switzerland).

    https://www.valmasino.info/schede/da-cataeggio-…    Read more

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