Portrait: Andrea Palladio, the most important architect of the Renaissance in Northern Italy

27 August 2025 | Author/Destination: | Category: Architecture, Portrait, UNESCO World Heritage Reading Time:  8 minutes

Andrea Palladio © Alessandro Maganza - volkskrant.nl

Andrea Palladio © Alessandro Maganza – volkskrant.nl

Andrea Palladio was an Italian Renaissance architect active in the Venetian Republic. Palladio, influenced by Roman and Greek architecture, primarily Vitruvius, is widely considered to be one of the most influential individuals in the history of architecture. While he designed churches and palaces, he was best known for country houses and villas. His teachings, summarized in the architectural treatise, The Four Books of Architecture, gained him wide recognition.   read more…

Theme Week South Tyrol – Schlanders

22 February 2025 | Author/Destination: | Category: General Reading Time:  5 minutes

© Richard Pircher/cc-by-sa-2.0-de

© Richard Pircher/cc-by-sa-2.0-de

Schlanders (Italian: Silandro) is a comune (municipality) and a village in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about 50 kilometres (31 mi) west of the city of Bolzano.   read more…

Theme Week South Tyrol – Lana

21 February 2025 | Author/Destination: | Category: General Reading Time:  5 minutes

Apple growing © Daniel Reust/cc-by-sa-4.0

Apple growing © Daniel Reust/cc-by-sa-4.0

Lana is a comune (municipality) and a village in South Tyrol in northern Italy. It is situated in the Etschtal (Etsch Valley) between Bolzano and Merano and at the entrance to the Ultental. The population rose to 12,566 in 2020.   read more…

Theme Week South Tyrol – Bruneck

20 February 2025 | Author/Destination: | Category: General Reading Time:  8 minutes

Kronplatz ski resort - North side © A,Ocram

Kronplatz ski resort – North side © A,Ocram

Bruneck (Italian: Brunico; Ladin: Bornech or Burnech; Latin: Brunecium or Brunopolis) is the largest town in the Puster Valley in the Italian province of South Tyrol.   read more…

Theme Week South Tyrol – Neumarkt

19 February 2025 | Author/Destination: | Category: General Reading Time:  6 minutes

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© Dguendel/cc-by-4.0

Neumarkt (lit.: New Market; Italian: Egna) is a comune (municipality) and a village in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about 25 kilometres (16 mi) south of the city of Bolzano. It is one of I Borghi più belli d’Italia (“The most beautiful villages of Italy”).   read more…

Theme Week South Tyrol – Sterzing

18 February 2025 | Author/Destination: | Category: General Reading Time:  9 minutes

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© Dguendel/cc-by-4.0

Sterzing (Italian: Vipiteno) is a comune in South Tyrol in northern Italy. It is the main town of the southern Wipptal, and the Eisack River flows through the medieval town. It is one of I Borghi più belli d’Italia (“The most beautiful villages of Italy”).   read more…

Theme Week South Tyrol

17 February 2025 | Author/Destination: | Category: General, Bon voyage, Theme Weeks Reading Time:  6 minutes

Meran © Thomas Hummel/cc-by-sa-4.0

Meran © Thomas Hummel/cc-by-sa-4.0

South Tyrol (German: Südtirol; Italian: Alto Adige; Ladin: Südtirol), officially the Autonomous Province of Bolzano – South Tyrol, is an autonomous province in northern Italy. Together with Trentino, South Tyrol forms the autonomous region of Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. The province is the northernmost of Italy, the second largest with an area of 7,400 square kilometres (2,857 sq mi), and has a total population of about 534,000 inhabitants as of 2021. Its capital and largest city is Bolzano.   read more…

The Lago Maggiore

14 October 2011 | Author/Destination: | Category: General, UNESCO World Heritage Reading Time:  7 minutes

Isola Bella - Borromean Islands © Mbdortmund

Isola Bella – Borromean Islands © Mbdortmund

Lake Maggiore is a large lake located on the south side of the Alps. It is the second largest of Italy and largest of southern Switzerland. Lake Maggiore is the most westerly of the three great prealpine lakes of Italy, it extends for about 70 km between Locarno and Arona. The climate is mild in both summer and winter, producing Mediterranean vegetation, with beautiful gardens growing rare and exotic plants. Well-known gardens include those of the Isola Madre, Isola Bella and the Isole di Brissago, that of the Villa Taranto in Verbania, and the Alpinia botanical garden above Stresa.   read more…

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