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 were a mix-tape it would feature the tracks from the Sound of Music, accordion Volkesmusic and a few chansons française. Such is the mash-up of French, German and Austrian cultures in this mid-east region of France […]
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 […]