We spent a few weeks exploring the picture-book villages, towering chateaus, ancient wineries and stunning countryside in the Alsace in early August and found the multi-cultural area captivating. If the Alsace region in France<div class="blog-buttons"><a href="https://tripticks.org/amazing-alsace-and-the-timbered-towns-of-colmar-strasbourg-ribeauville-and-keysersberg/" class="more-link">Read More</a></div>
We dipped in and out of the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region over Spring and Summer as we made our way around Europe, enjoying a ski in the Dolomites and exploring pretty Sacile and magnificent Trieste.<div class="blog-buttons"><a href="https://tripticks.org/seriously-pretty-sacile-tantalising-trieste-and-the-dramatic-dolomites/" class="more-link">Read More</a></div>
The final region of Italy we explored was Lombardy – to the east of the Piedmont. Lombardy is located between the Alps to the north and the Po River to the south and is<div class="blog-buttons"><a href="https://tripticks.org/magnifico-milano-ancient-amazing-brescia-and-sweet-salo-in-lombardy/" class="more-link">Read More</a></div>