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giampiero6 Says: Carisolo is located where the Val Genova meets the Val Rendena. Val Genova is a dead end, remote, with beautiful scenery including the Cascata Nardis, and Bedole. It is located inside the Parco Natural Adamello Brenta. If you go far back into the Val Genova, you will then be...
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: One of the most pleasant things to do in the world is to climb up to the Tucket Rifugio where you can enjoy stunning views and some peace and quiet. You can take the 'gondola' lift to the groste at Madonna di Campiglio and then hike over in about 1 hour. You'll see amazing...
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...
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The Trentino and Carisolo is a bit inconvenient to get to unless you have a car. Generally flying in from the US consists of a flight to Milano Malpensa airport, a bus to the center, a train to trento and then another bus to Carisolo. It can be very long and tiring. However, if you're flying here from within Europe, you can make the trip much shorter and much more pleasant by flying into Verona or Montechiari. This is a particularly good option from London, Munchen, Paris, Frankfurt etc. . From either of these two airports, you can get to Carisolo and surroundings in about 1 and 1/2 hours.
Updated Jul 27, 2004
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: Nearly Every Family in Carisolo had members who emigrated After the Second World War. Some of the most heated battles of the 1st and 2nd world war took place here and many families decided to emigrate. Many of them came to the United States though sizable numbers are in...
The Fountain in the Town Square
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...
Tough, Hardworking and Fun Loving People
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...
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Admire the wildflowers, but DO NOT pick them! The people who live in and have foraged, pastured, and cultivated this land have done so with great care. Recently the mountains surrounding Carisolo have been made into part of the Adamello-Brenta park. Please respect the mountains, and all it's beautiful inhabitants and leave the flowers, animals, etc. alone!
Updated Jul 27, 2004
Binoculars a Walking Stick a Backpack a Sweater
giampiero6 Says: Bring a back pack that you can easily and quickly get into. You'll want to get your sweater, that orange, a little water, your binoculars. Our constant mountain advice as children was to bring a heavy wool sweater even at the height of summer...don't wear it at first as you...
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...
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If you're coming to this part of the world in the winter, you absolutely cannot miss skiing here. Madonna di Campiglio is one of Europe's Premier ski resorts with a huge terrain that covers 2 sides of the valley. While Pinzolo is much smaller and often has less snow, there are plans afoot (have been for years and now finally about to be realized) that will connect the two resorts with a world cup class downhill run and more lifts. This would make a large and beautiful resort although some are concerned about environmental drawbacks.
Equipment: You can rent ski's in Pinzolo and Campiglio. My favorite spots are Nardis Sport and Il Laboratorio in Pinzolo and Lorenzetti Sport in Campiglio.
Updated Jul 27, 2004
Website: http://www.campiglio.it/
giampiero6 Says: Visit the Rifugi (lodges) at the tops of the Dolomites. You can trek between them and stay the night. It's really amazing. This is the Rifugio Tuckett above Madonna Di Campiglio. Get the SAT guide. (Societa' Alpini Trentino)
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!
Carisolo is a magnificent little jewel at the foot of the Dolomiti di Brenta in the Val Rendena. It's a small town of about 600 souls and lies just below the Adamello glacier and near the powerful and...
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What a majestic destination. Has anyone been there. It's our beloved home....