Visit Italy in the autumn and discover a slower pace of life as the crowds thin out and the hillsides shift to copper, burnished reds and golds. It’s the harvest season: olives being gently handpicked or raked off the trees, chestnuts roasting in mountain villages, grapes gathered and brought to the presses, as vendemmia celebrations approach. Time …
Somewhere above Bolzano—just beyond the creaking ascent of the cable car to Soprabolzano/Oberbozen—the names begin to double. Every signpost, every trail marker, every café board now comes in Italian and German. Soprabolzano / Oberbozen. Renon / Ritten. Malga / Alm. It’s June, and the meadows spill over with wildflowers—cornflowers, gentians, tiny pink orchids. I’ve packed …
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La Serenissima has always entranced me. There are few places I have visited that hold the same captivating allure – the city seems to float on inky canal-ribboned waters. The patina-rich buildings in earthy shades of ochre, terracotta, dusty pinks, and soft cream walls with winking green or blue painted wooden shutters, showcase the remarkable …
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