Carisolo Travel Guide

 giampiero6 Says:  Go mushroom picking. It's fantastic. Only pick Porcini and Finferling (Chanterelles or Gallinacci).Have fun. Don't Trust anybody who tells you where to go get mushrooms. :-) It's a great sport here, and people regularly fib about their spots. If you found some mushrooms in... 

 giampiero6 Says:  In one of the steepest, most inaccessible perches of the surrounding mountains, curious hikers will come across a tiny white washed chapel and hermits cabin, that was built here sometime before 1312. It was here that local pious holy men retired to leave the world behind and... 

 giampiero6 Says:  This lovely large waterfall in the Val Genova area is a beautiful place to head. You can admire the falls from the bar/restaurant across the way. The food is quite good and the atmosphere excellent. Enjoy the beer and barbecue during the summer. You will have to drive to a... 

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 giampiero6 Says:  In the areas around Carisolo there are many mountain rifugi where you can stop for a bite, a grappa, a coffee, fresh cream and berries or a nice berry or nut crostata. Usually you'll be hanging out in a granite hut, in green meadows with only the sound of mooing and cowbells... 

 giampiero6 Says:  The high alpine meadows are where folks brought their herds to high pasture. There is no more peaceful, happy, bountiful sight and sound than big lazy happy cows strolling and muching their way through a high fresh green pasture, and the gentle clang of their bells.In the... 

 giampiero6 Says:  Almost all italian mountain villages have a town square whose main feature is a fountain bursting forth with freezing cold, fresh and pure water from the mountains above. Nothing quite so sweet and pure as that cold just melted glacier water will ever cross your lips. One of... 

 giampiero6 Says:  Many people in this region do not consider themselves Italian exactly. They speak a dialect that is much more different from Italian, than for example, Spanish or Catalan is from standard Italian. Their culture, cuisine and traditions are about as different from Tuscany as... 

 giampiero6 Says:  I'm fascinated by dialects. In Carisolo, the dialect is an interesting Rhaeto-Romansch variant. It's extremely expressive and full of gusto even though it sounds pretty gruff. Usually you'll hear it spoken loudly, guttarally and with a loud voice generally reserved for... 

 giampiero6 Says:  The Trentino is famous for its Alpine culture, a big part of which consists of harmonic choral singing. It's common for get togethers to be consist of lots of eating, drinking and then singing. Barrel chested basses mix with sweet high strains in such great classics as Quel... 

 giampiero6 Says:  The Trentino is probably not like your image of what Italy is like. Here the scenery is exactly what you imagine Switzerland or Bavaria to look like. The people here are mountain folk. They are hardworking, stoic, rugged folks who are suspicious of outsiders and see most... 

 giampiero6 Says:  Bring a nice sturdy pack with a good frame. At some parts of the hike, it gets steep and if you're carrying a really heavy load the weight distribution the frame offers is a big plus. You might want a day back or a bag that zips off a large pack for when you get up to the... 

 giampiero6 Says:  Malga Ritort is another rifugio a little lower down and across the valley. There's a great restaurant and you can have wild berries with fresh cream from cows milked right outside. So fresh you can taste the delicious grassy freshness in the cream!