Trentino
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Ten Tastes of Trentino in Italy
Trentino, a region in Northern Italy, is a pot pourri of history, art, culture and cuisine - a mixture of of Austrian order and Italian flamboyance having once been part of the Austro-Hapsburg Empire before joining Italy. Nestling in the stunning Dolomite Mountains ...
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Madonna di Campiglio - walking the Cinque Laghi path
For good walkers one of the most popular walks in Madonna di Campiglio is the Cinque Laghi or Five Lakes walk. It has several different routes one of which starts at the top of a cabin lift, the Cinque Laghi cabin lift. The views from the top of this lift are stunning, take a few minutes to enjoy…
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Madonna di Campiglio - the origins of a mountain resort
What’s in a name? I knew a lot about the mountain resort of Madonna di Campiglio but not the origins of its name so I decided it was time to find out...
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Oh Little Town of Dimaro
I was on my way to the bus stop in Dimaro to catch the ski bus when I felt someone was watching me. I stopped and turned round to see a life-size Mary with Josef standing by the village water trough ...
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The Road to Trento
Our first historical signpost on the road to Trento is Castello Toblino. Resplendent on its own peninsular surrounded by a lake of the same name this was once the summer residence of the Prince Bishops who wielded both temporal and religious power over the region of Trentino between 1027 and 1796.
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MUSE in Trento
Trento, the regional capital of Trentino in Northern Italy and famous as the host for the Council of Trent nearly 500 hundred years ago is now achieving fame as the home of a unique museum MUSE.
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Traditions of Pinzolo
I was doubled up with laughter as the stars of the show had finally arrived at full gallop and their audience had scattered. Once we had reached a safe place we watched the celebrities, a few hardy heifers, disappear in a cloud of dust and hooves. When order was restored the parade, only half way…
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Portrait of a Parade
Italian bus timetables are a masterpiece of confusion. Well, that was my excuse for ending up in Tione four hours before the next bus to Trento.
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A Week in Madonna di Campiglio
Many years ago the valley that is now occupied by the prosperous resort of Madonna di Campiglio in Trentino, Italy was a poor, infertile, rock strewn region. Its only resource was timber from the large forests and woods that clothed the slopes of the mountains. The only people attracted to the…
