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Hugging the banks of the river Brenta, the charming city of Bassano del Grappa in Northern Italy has more than just Grappa to thank for its popularity. On the flat…
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Belluno Belluno is a town we planned to visit on our way to Bassano Del Grappa (the home of Grappa) for a look around and the perfect lunch stop. Once…
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With the dramatic Dolomite mountain range nearby and the promise of 2 days of good weather, we wasted no time making our way towards the Strada delle Domomiti for a…
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Our visit to the city of Bergamo, a World Heritage Site since 2017, was only a short flying visit on the way to the Dolomites. However we found this to…
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Our visit to Lake Como didn’t get off to a particularly good start. We left Arona after a night of thunder, lightning and torrential rain followed by a morning not…
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After the smaller very pretty Lago d’Orta we were looking forward to the first of the big lakes – Maggiore – which didn’t disappoint except in one way, as parking…
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It may be one of the smaller, lesser known lakes in the area but Lake d’Orta has its own charm, ambience and fair share of gorgeous views and artistic treasures.…
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Leaving Turin around midday with the Italian lakes in our sights, we took a relaxed drive across the Piemonte region to Vercelli, the rice capital of Europe. Miles of paddy…
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Our motorhome journey saw us leaving the Sacro di San Michele and making for Turin – Torino a city we have all heard of but like so many of the…
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Our guide book promised us breathtaking beauty awaiting us in Avigliana so we drove there with great anticipation and parked in the aire, had lunch and got the bikes out.…
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