Category: Italy 2018
Castello di Santa Giuliana – Umbertide
We spent two nights at Caroline and Marius’s place in Umbria. The “place” is a marvelously renovated, beautifully lost, and fantastically located section of an ancient castle in a remote hamlet called “Borgo di Santa Giuliana” – solely reachable through 30 minutes gravel-road drive… Continue Reading “Castello di Santa Giuliana – Umbertide”
Malcesine
Our first stop in Italy, Malcesine at the Gardasee (Lake Garda), with a charming old town at the lakeside. We loved our walk, some nice meals and our wonderful B&B on the hill with a friendly Dutch host.
Monte Baldo to Monte Altissimo
Monte Baldo 1752m -> Bocca di Navene 1425m -> Monte Laste 1941m -> Monte Altissimo 2079m -> Refugio Graziani 1650m -> Bocca di Navene 1425m ->Monte Baldo 1752m 17.5 km, 1000m up & down A long hike to one of the highest peaks in the… Continue Reading “Monte Baldo to Monte Altissimo”
Alta Via del Monte Baldo
While Philippe was on the slope flying his gliders, I left the beautiful but too popular and therefore too crowded main hiking route of “Sentiero del Ventrar”, and decided to attempt the Alta Via del Monte Baldo towards Punta Telegrafo.
Monte Baldo Modell Glider Flying
Getting up to the Monte Baldo (1752m) from the lakeside is easy. The Funivie (Cabin) brings me up to the top and another 10 minutes of walking to the flying spot “Colma di Malcesine”. A huge mountain shoulder with enough space to land even… Continue Reading “Monte Baldo Modell Glider Flying”
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