South Tyrol – as it really tastes!
One of the reasons for coming on holiday to South Tyrol is typical South Tyrolean cuisine.
It's all about genuine, traditional farm cooking that has found a place onto menus at award-winning restaurants, including dishes with the Mediterranean touch that bring a breath of fresh air to tried-and-tested traditional recipes, too! In this category, you can read about how South Tyrol's private hosts make 'knödel' dumplings, pasta and 'amore' … no – apple strudel, of course – themselves and where the dishes originally come from. So you can get to know South Tyrol through your stomach! ;-)
#MYBOLZANO7/13/2016
Spend the day in Bozen as a local. Chris will show you. Early in the morning he sets out on a day crammed full with life as it is lived in the South Tyrolean capital. It’s not difficult to find out the must-sees for visitors to Bozen “FULL ...
Summer, sun, summer retreat! Heading for the hills!!6/29/2016
The mountains in summer: inhaling wonderfully fresh Alpine air, relaxing to the sound of the splashing water from mountain springs and lazing around in unspoilt meadows! Or beating a path through trees and undergrowth, following narrow mountain ...
Getting into the mountains from the town – five hiking tips in and around Bozen6/20/2016
Shopping in the provincial capital or visiting a museum – these are the things that Bozen is known for and they are a must when on holiday in South Tyrol. But hiking? You don't automatically think of going on a walk from Bozen, yet the town offers ...
Discovering Vinschgau valley on two wheels5/30/2016
Feel the sun on your back, the wind in your face. Colours, scents, landscapes flitting past. Get into some serious pedalling, then carefully roll along, as there’s lots to discover on both sides of the Vinschgau cycle path . Exploring a whole valley ...
Why is Whitsun actually a holiday?5/20/2016
A long weekend is always a good thing! You can spend longer relaxing, plan a long walk and stay up longer chatting with friends in the evening – you don't have to get up early the next day, after all! Whitsun is great! A fantastic public holiday. ...
‘Ox am Berg’ is the order of the day5/10/2016
Barbara visits Anton Dalvai from Berggasthof Dorfner , a private landlord in Gschnon, and reports on her trip. As children we always used to play 'grandmother's footsteps', known in South Tyrol as 'Ox am Berg'! And today our footsteps are taking us ...
Baking, baking…bread!5/3/2016
Sometimes it comes round like a ball and soft as butter. Sometimes it comes flat and crunchy. Whether filled with 'speck', spread with jam or packed with cereals and nuts, we have to admit that it is our favourite accompaniment to all sorts of ...
Carving your own path to happiness4/22/2016
A blonde, well groomed woman is sitting opposite me, her hands folded over each other, slowly removing nail varnish from her nails.“You know, I won't use gel again. It ruins my nails and takes too long to take off.“ Everything has to happen quickly ...
A sea of blossom topped in pale pink – apple blossom time in South Tyrol4/11/2016
A sweet-smelling, pink and white carpet covers the valley basin, while the mountain peaks are still obediently wearing their white caps. The fresh, new green of the deciduous forests and the apple orchards topped in a froth of blossom mean that ...
The underworld for adventurers and those hungry for knowledge4/1/2016
A faint gurgling, and then absolute peace and quiet. Another little drop falls softly down from the ceiling to the floor and lands on the wet ground … blubb. Cool vapours linger in the dark air, untouched. However hot it may be outside, here, 1,000 ...
Spring flowers in South Tyrol – fresh colour v. winter grey3/21/2016
Hardly have the first warming rays of the sun made their way through the canopy of leaves, when green shoots cautiously push their heads up out of the soil. They are just waiting to unfold in all their delicate and punctual splendour. A daffodil ...
Springtime in Meran3/11/2016
We South Tyroleans are surrounded by mountains every day. We drive down them, through them, hike all over them, and live them. For a lot of us, every day, whilst others do so as often as they can. If you think that South Tyroleans find their ...