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      20 Amazing Hikes in Italy

      While we wouldn’t blame you if you spent an entire vacation in Italy eating pasta and drinking wine, we think you’d regret not getting outside and exploring the gorgeous natural scenery beyond the city limits. From the towering Italian alps to pristine alpine lakes and ancient, remote villages, I...
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    • Braies, Italy

      25 Photos from Our Microadventure in the Dolomites - Lago Di Braies

      Living in Innsbruck, we really are spoiled by beautiful nature, but there's always that desire, that sense of wanderlust to go out and explore somewhere new.  The Dolomites have been on our list for years. One sunny day in May we decided to get up early, jump in the car, and drive over the border...
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    • Piana di Monte Verna, Italy

      What Could Make Someone Climb into a Hammock Thousands of Feet above Land?

      In 2012, the first International Highline Meeting festival was held in Monte Piana, Italy, and attracted thrill-seekers eager to showcase their slackline skills in a more extreme environment and feel a sense of community. Austria-based outdoor adventure photographer Sebastian Wahlhuetter teamed u...
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    • Rocca Pietore, Italy

      How to Explore the Dolomites

      Tucked in the Italian Alps lies a mountain range so picturesque that, in 2009, it was named a United Nations World Heritage site for its extraordinary beauty. The Dolomites—full of sweeping panoramas, limestone walls, pinnacles, and spires—capture the imagination of anyone fortunate enough to tre...
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    • Canazei, Italy

      Iron Roads: Hiking and Via Ferrata in Italy's Dolomite Mountains

      A BELATED HONEYMOON Life had conspired against us, and almost a year after Lucy and I were married, we still hadn’t properly been away together. We decided to fix that. ⇡ Part of the Rosengarten Group ⇡ I’m getting ahead of myself, but I can’t help it. Sometimes it’s hard to truly get an idea of...
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      What I Learned on an Epic 14 Day Road Trip Through Italy

      After quitting my job and stayingunemployed for over three months, I decided to cash up my savings and tourEurope for the next 43 days. I have always been an Instagram user, and afterscrolling through great captures of Italy, I decided to spend most of my triptouring the country - photographing t...
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      Historic Hiking: Exploring the Trails of WWI in the Italian Alps

      Our day trip starts at the parking of the Dolomitenhof hotel, a small way ahead of the town of Moos, at 1454 m. altitude. At first we cross a dirt road through the forest, which then leaves space to wide grasslands, perfect for picnics. The path coasts the bed of what must have been an impetuous ...
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      Road Tripping through the Dolomites

      In May, my husband Menno and I took a week off and decided to go on a little road trip. Although are final destination was Croatia, we decided to make the trip more about the journey than the destination, and planned a route through areas of outstanding natural beauty. The first of these places w...
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    • Rocca Pietore, Italy

      The Chinese Woman Challenging the World's Elite Ultra-Running Scene

      The first time I met Yao Miao was in a snow storm at 15,000ft. She was in short running shorts and a light wind jacket with blood dripping from both knees. She passed me, eyes focused dead ahead in the snow, and pushed on to take 1st in the Yading Skyrun 46km race, 40 minutes ahead of Nepalese at...
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      5 Tips for Hiking Italy's Cinque Terre Coastal Trail

      Cinque Terre is a series of five picturesque villages dotted along the Italian coastline, right by beautiful Tuscany. Backed by lush green hills and connected by a narrow path carved into the cliff-face, you can hike between all five in a day. That is, if you’re moving at a fast pace.But, this is...
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