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| So...what next ? Definitely I have to return here ... |
Thursday, August 28, 2014
Tirol - more pictures
I like black & white pictures :)
Tirol 2014 - part 2
One of the
main attractions of the valley is the Pitztal underground funicular, which
takes passengers from Mittelberg (1736 m) to Mittelbergferner mountain
(3570 m). It’s Pitztaler Gletsther Express – the journey took us 6
minutes, after change on 2840m we continued by cable railway named
Wildspitzbahn
to the highest Cafe in Austria on 3.440 m.
The highest peak of Tirol Wildspitze (3.774 m) is ahead of you …You can
see a marvelous panorama of the Alps from special observation deck.
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| A lot of snow :) |
The second
half of day we spent in Kaunertal National Park. I’ll
remember the Kaunertal Gletscherstrasse (glacier road) - the journey by car started at 1400m and ended
at the border of the perennial ice region at 2.750 m. !!! A lot of switchbacks, narrow road and
continually slope up …
At the and
of the road you have an opportunity to visit the glacier - Kaunertal. It was
the second glacier this day – but this time we could see creavasse.
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| The Glacier under "little feather bed" :) |
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| If you want see the Glacier - hurry up ! |
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| Inside the Glacier |
We used cable
railway and reached 3100m – oops – it is Italy/Austria border here :) and marvelous panorama view around
…you could see Switzerland through special telescope.
Useful websites:
Tirol 2014 - part 1
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First mountains trip – Hochzeiger (2560m npm)
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Second part of vacation we spent in Pitztal - an alpine
valley located in Tyrol, Austria. Our hotel Alpina was situated in nice village Wenns.
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| The Pitztal Valley |
It’s 3 hours trip – partly in the clouds, the weather was
changing during the whole day.
At the evening we used sauna and ate delicious dinner (5
disches) …marvellous time :)
The next trip – we were driving 28km by car to Mandarfen and farther by cable
railway to Sunna Alm. We made 4 hours trip to Plodersee lake – the weather was
very nice … from time to time we met snow on the path, around is above 27
degrees.
Saturday, August 16, 2014
Tuscany - summary
Last night in Tuscany I found beautiful restaurant in St Donato in Poggio:
St Donato in Poggio – La Toppo
The Menu features the Restaurant’s
Must Haves that made it famous with its customers, including Fresh
Handmade Pasta, a Uniquely Italian Treat that will make all pastas
taste differently afterwards….
Three days before our visit Queen of Holland had been in this place ! So, it's the best recommendation :)
Definitely I have to come back to Tuscany - there are a lot of places I want to visit, and I would like to feel this atmosphere again …
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Tuscany - Part II
If you
are in Tuscany you should visit the Val d’Orcia. It’s a region of Tuscany which extends from Siena to Monte Amiata. I visited two towns in this valley – Pienza
(rebuilt as an „ideal town” in the 15th century by Pope Pius II) and
Montelpuciano (village with Etruscan roots and a rich
medieval history).
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Val d’Orcia is famous from is cypress – you
can see them on any pictures from this nice region …
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Pienza – was rebuilt by
Enea Silvio Piccolomini, better known as Pope Pio II, who wanted it to become
an ideal Renaissance town. He radically changed it and gave it the name of Pienza )former name was Corsignano). Marvellous town – the stroll along main
street makes you feel this unique,
Tuscan atmosphere …
Montelpuciano –sits high on a 605-metre limestone
ridge. You can
spend in this place a lot of time – around you are
sights, shops selling local artifacts, restaurants with delicious local cuisine
and of course wineries (it’s funny you
can see people on the street with special cartboard boxes and wine inside J
) On the top of the hill there's the main square - Piazza Grande, where the
Duomo and the City Hall are. The square was used in New
Moon from the the vampire saga Twilight.
The city is full of elegant Renaissance
palaces, ancient churches, charming squares and hidden corners – so…the msut to
visit place !
The next trip we made to Volterra driving towards the sea.
Volterra stands
on a rocky hill some 1770 feet above the sea level, located between the rivers
Bra and Cecina, and is surrounded by strong walls. The district is rich in
alabaster, the working of which was an important industry of the city.
Volterra is a walled town in Tuscany
with medieval and Renaissance buildings, a Roman theater, and Etruscan sites.
It's one of Tuscany's most evocative hill towns but usually has far fewer
tourists than nearby San Gimignano.
Cecina – pleace where we spend some
Times swimming and sunbathing. The beach is nothing special – just sundy beach,
fortunately free.
Piombino – opportunity to visit Elba by
ferry
Built over the sea, Piombino has always
been a naval base. Today the city’s port is used for freight transport,
but also as marina.
From the port of Piombino leave the ferries
of the major shipping lines direct to the islands of the Tuscan Archipelago
(Elba Island is just 10km from the coast!), as well as those to Sardinia
and Corsica.
The better place for …is Populonia and
St Vincente ….pinewoods and nice beaches …
Evening way back to home
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