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The long walk up to Briol
A red-and-white blaze painted on the side of a haybarn keeps you going in the right direction, on the...
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Uploaded on Aug 7, 2008
Arnica
A few arnica petals were added to some cream cheese to eat with biscuits in one place I stayed… it's...
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Uploaded on Aug 7, 2008
Water cascading off the mountainside
When it rains on the way up to the Stelvio Pass, gallons of rainwater come cascading off...
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Uploaded on Aug 3, 2008
Vigilius mountain resort – terrace
Take the cable car from Lana, and 15min later you reach this unique spa hotel at 1500m that wraps...
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Vigilius lounge
Vigilius majors on luxe, but has also won awards from WWF Italy and Legambiente for its...
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Vigilius pool
The pool is lined with split silver quarzite and you feel as though you are floating through the tree tops…
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Vigilius fire
The log fire in the lounge is for decoration – a radiant heating system fuelled by biomass keeps the...
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Val Viola, near Bormio in the Valtellina
An easier walk compared with the unscheduled mountaineering trip two days before.
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The Sentiero della Pace - the 'Path of Peace' back down to the valley
The Passo Cevedale
If we'd had crampons and ropes we could have continued over the Cevedale range and dropped –...
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Stelvio pass on a rainy day
The pass makes a base for the ascent of Ortles (Ortler) mountain, which used to be known locally as...
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Stelvio Pass - summer storm
The pass is known for its uninterrupted views – except when it's raining! – of the 3905m high 'King Ortler'.
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Uploaded on Aug 3, 2008
