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Trentino-Alto Adige

New running and walking trails in Dolomites

Whether you prefer walking or running, you can now combine your sport with a nature holiday in the stunning scenery of the Dolomites and benefit from the fresh, mountain air The Running Park Alpe di Siusi [Trentino Alto-Adige] was officially opened on Sunday...

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Arrested for drinking in public

Police acting under a new bylaw have arrested a youth in Bolzano [Trentino-Alto Adige] for drinking in public, ANSA reports.

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"To our dear thieves"

A pizzeria owner in Trento, tired of having to have his front door repaired, has written an open letter to prospective thieves....

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Train derailed by landslide in Trentino-Alto Adige

Nine people were killed and twenty-eight injured when regional train R108 was engulfed by a mudslide near the winter sports town of Merano [Bolzano] on Monday. The train was hit by an avalanche of mud, rocks and debris just after 9 am...

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Move over, burger & chips!

Burgers and other fast food have new competition from this week in the form of one of Italy’s oldest foods: polenta, the staple food of the Roman legions, who preferred it to bread, and of Northern Italians for centuries, has undergone a transformation from slow food – for it takes at least an hour to cook it in the traditional way – into takeaway food.

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Valsugana: Italy’s ‘Middle Earth’

Lakes, mountains, scenery and good food. Stefano Rossini finds them all in Trentino..

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Christmas Markets in Italy

Every year, during the Advent period, many towns in Trentino Alto Adige recreate the magical atmosphere of traditional street markets with wooden huts offering exquisite craftsmanship, local food and wine, children entertainment, Christmas carols and lights.

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Schloss Juval - Medieval Castle in North-Eastern Italy

This medieval castle is the summer retreat for world-famous mountaineer, Reinhold Messner. Gillian Price drops in.

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Dolomites get World Heritage status

Italy's famous Dolomites mountains on Friday became a World Heritage Site, joining natural wonders such as the Galapagos Islands and manmade ones like Angkor Wat temple in Cambodia and Versailles palace in France.

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Natural beauty of aesthetic importance

The concept of the sublime that developed in the eighteenth century found a perfect manifestation in the breathtaking beauty discovered in the Dolomite mountain range, say landscape professionals.

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