Lago di Monticolo

It rained and rained hard during the night. Luckily I remained dry. But all that water had made the Adige river to be spitting angry. It was daunting to be riding next to it all morning out of Merano.

Italian veggies and pattisserie are delicious!

I met a friendly and cute woman, and we got talking about this region. She gave me the idea to go visit some nearby lakes. I got off the river path and climbed into the vineyard hills. The cycle path quality was really excellent, with even dedicated tunnels going through the hills.

I reached the twin lakes of Lago di Monticolo. The water was clear, calm warm and just splendid to swim in. A snake swam past me and I felt like Schopper looked at me with raised eyebrows. The lakes are surrounded by thick forest and cool paths that go around them.

As I followed them, I realized I had not yet celebrated my ascent of three mountain passes in two days - so some yummy Italian pizza and apricot knödel was brought to me. Plus they have German weissbier too!Read more