What to see in Langhe? And what to do here? A 4-days tour discovering beautiful hamlets, good wines and breathtaking views on the UNESCO area.
Italy
6 lakes in Trentino-Alto Adige that you can’t miss!
(Questo articolo è disponibile anche in Italiano) Trentino- Alto Adige is definitely a region full of alpine lakes, sorrounded by pine forests and by the well-known Dolomites mountains. In this post I’d like to suggest 6 lakes that, in my own opinion, you can’t miss on your trip in Trentino-Alto Adige! 1. Lake Carezza – […]
Skiing in Trentino – Alto Adige: two low-cost ski areas
(This article is also available in Italian) Well, we know. Skiing is quite expesive. Especially if you are a family. Skis, boots, ski suit, helmet. And what about the skipass?! How expensive is it? Its price seriously increases if we want to go to the most “popular” ski areas. But, suppose that you are spending […]
Lecco – My hometown
(This article is also available in Italian and 日本語) I have just realize that, almost a year after the launch of this blog, I haven’t told you yet about Lecco, the town where I’ve spent most of my life until now. Lecco: why is it so special? Lecco lies on the Lake Como. You probably […]
Christmas Markets in Rango and Tenno: Christmas as it used to be.
(This article is also available in Italian) Are you a Christmas Markets lover? Do you hate them? Perfect! Forget about the crowded squares and the wooden houses along the streets. What I am going to talk about today is way different from the steriotype of “Christmas Markets” that most of you probably have in your […]
The first night of Krampus – Italian Christmas Tradition
December, the month of Christmas. The cities light up with lights, illuminations and festively decorated Christams trees. But December is also the coldest month of the year and the one with the shortest days. A month of contrasts that certainly put a strain on the inhabitants of the mountain villages from Trentino- South Tyrol to […]
Relax in the Tuscan countryside: The Tenuta di Castelvecchio
As I told you in my last post, thanks to a job offer in Florence, I took the chance to take two days of complete relax and I got lost in the hills arund Siena. I’ve been waiting for the whole week until my arrival to the holiday farm (agriturismo, in Italian) that I booked. Actually, […]
Counting San Gimignano towers
My weekend in San Gimignano hadn’t been planned at all. Or rather, the idea of spending some days far from people and work had been swirling around in my head for some weeks. So when that Friday, on February, I received a message from my Japanese friend, in which she proposed me to work a […]
La strada della Forra and the Terrace of the Thrill
Did you know that even in Italy we have Canyons? I didn’t know either, but, well, there is one right on Garda lake, near where I live. Stated by the English Prime Minister, Sir Wiston Churchill, as the eighth beauty in the world, la Strada della Forra (Forra Road – Literally Road of the Gorge) […]
Lake Carezza, a precious stone in the Dolomites
Once upon a time, there was a beautiful nymph, called Ondina, that called the lake Carezza, at the foot of the mount Latemar, home. She had a gorgeous voice and she was used to sing to gladden the merchants walking to the Karerpass. The songs sung by the nymph reached also Mazaré, a sorcerer who […]