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. The Dolomites: Corvara in Alta Badia We stayed in the Alta Badia region in early March to ski the famous South Tyrolean Dolomites. This town is very cosmopolitan with a mix of German, Italian and Ladin […]
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 the most populated region of Italy, as well as the first place many visitors arrive because of the Milan Malpensa International Airport (like us!). We have been in and out of Milano 5 times on our […]
Piedmont is Italy’s second largest region and is a big wine-producing area with approximately 45,000 hectares under vine. The name, Piedmont, translates to foot of the mountains, and the mountains form a backdrop to almost everywhere you go – with the Alps in the north and west and the Apennines in the south. We put our toe in the waters of Lake Maggiore in the Piedmont region when we spent […]