Mustair a Merano

The St. Johann Kloster in Mustair seems to be a big deal, with UNESCO status and lot of visitors. Since there was no way to ride my bicycle through it, I rode past it. Somewhere in the woods there was a little sign - I was now in Italy!

Buongiorno Südtirol! Or maybe it is Guten Tag, because this north eastern part of Italy speaks German. The people have a very interesting mix of Roman and Aryan features.

It had rained during the night, and so the barrage of water continued. The nice cycling path Via Claudia Augusta was flanked by an angry, frothing Adige river that hissed and buzzed at me.

The few fruit trees had turned into orchards, then into massive farms. This corridor is the biggest producer of apples in Italy and the stacks of crates and the lines of trees went beyond the eye could see. So I thought it fitting to spend the night in an apple orchard overlooking the town of Merano.Read more