Posts In The “Italy” Category
Milan is a wonderful city full of striking architecture, public art, historical depth and countless excellent restaurants. The influence of Leonardo ca Vinci, the city’s most notable resident, is visible throughout. We got a small taste of the city’s offerings on a one-day exploration before returning home to Seattle. We arrived in Milan after driving…
In addition to the hiking and dramatic scenery, another draw of the Dolomites for us was the chance to do a via ferrata course where the sport originated. Via ferrata means “iron road” in Italian, and refers to a system of cables, ladders, bridges, handholds, and footholds used to aid ascension. The first recreational course…
One of the reasons that we’ve long been wanting to visit Northern Italy is to hike the Dolomites in the Italian Alps. The pictures we’d seen, of dramatic formations rearing above diminutive hikers, really drew us in. The Dolomites are considered a world-class hiking destination and we finally were going to experience them. We left…
Northern Italy has long been high on our list of places to visit. For the summer of 2020, we had booked moorage for Dirona in Genoa and planned to tour the area extensively. The COVID pandemic changed those plans, and we finally filled that gap on a last-minute trip to attend the Italian Grand Prix…
Even if we weren’t Formula 1 fans, it would be hard not to be carried away by the excitement when Ferrari won the Italian Grand Prix at their home track of Monza Circuit last weekend. In a contest that played out to the final laps, Ferrari driver Charles LeClerc picked up the lead when McLaren…