... and cycling back to Bolzano

This is the bike-way that goes from Ora along the Adige River towards Bolzano.Water recycling plant

The village of Vadena. There are remarkable traces of settlements in earlier times (since 900 BC).
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Cycling from Bolzano to Appiano

There is some remarkable artwork on the cycle-way from Bolzano to Appiano

This is Castel Firmian: recently here has opened the new Messner Mountain Museum, initiated by Reinhold Messner, the famous mountaineer.
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Val Gardena

After the holydays in Sicily let's turn back to our alpine surroundings: pictures from Val Gardena (passo Gardena, Cir, Puez)
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Val Gardena (2)

Pictures from the Puez Natural Park

San Vito Lo Capo (3)

Images from Scopello (near San Vito Lo Capo)
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San Vito Lo Capo (2)

Pictures I took recently during my holidays in Sicily, mostly in the early morning sun.

San Vito Lo Capo

Shot # 2222 with my Finepix S5600: it happened during my holydays in Sicily.
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Bolzano - medieval buildings

Castel Runkelstein, a truly remarkable vestige of another epoch. Founded more than 750 years ago it's recently been restored. There are well known frescos dating from medieval times. Tourists enjoy a picture in the company of old Fervestus (Mr. Ironclad).
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Scorfano

Recently I had dinner with friends. This fish, a scorfano, although not really pleasant to look at, was praised as excellent dish. Someone reminded a similar event that occurred 22 years ago. And there is still a photograph: same place, same people, ...

Rosengarten

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Seventeen choirs rallied at the foot of the Rosengarten mountains last Sunday and enjoyed themselfes and the audience chanting the whole day.

June 4

It's been a windy day (like the days before) and rather cold.
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This cross in the church of Gries is very old (AD 1205 !)