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Looking to visit Italy, but not a fan of high summer prices and crowds? Winter is a wonderful time to visit, and there are plenty of outdoor activities for the active traveler to do. Trentino Alto-Adige, home to the majestic Dolomites, where participants can enjoy skiing, snowboarding, cross-country skiing, snowshoeing or winter hiking, and then end each day with an exploration of the matchless foods and wines.
This small region in Northeastern Italy, home to the magnificent mountains and countless ski resorts, boasts more Michelin star restaurants than any other region in Italy. And to quote wine experts Joseph Bastianich and David Lynch, in their Vino Italiano The Regional Wines of Italy guide, “For those who love both the outdoors and wines, Trentino Alto-Adige is hard to beat.”
Your ski or snowboard holiday adventure can include a variety of outdoor activities:

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Visitors have many options on where to stay; the beautiful vibrant northern cities of Bolzano, Trento, and Bressanone (within a short drive of Austrian ski areas), ski resorts such as Cortina or Madonna di Campiglio, or even Verona and Venice.
Your tour guides are Italiaoutdoors principles Vernon McClure, professionally trained mountain guide, expert programmer with 15 years experience instructing ski, snowboarding, and guiding in this region of Italy, and Kathy Bechtel, PSIA certified instructor, formally trained chef, certified in wine education, and cooking instructor. We will work with you to design and lead the perfect, affordable ski trip for your small active group.
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Experience Primavera di Prosecco in April 2012 - Biking through the Prosecco, Piave, Colli Asolani and Breganze regions, with visits to Bassano del Grappa, Conegliano and Vicenza.
Sign up by March 15, and receive $200 off!
By day we bike gentle routes, in the afternoon learn about foods and the art of cooking and savor parts of the "Italian Dolce Vita" with classic Veneto cuisine, all the while being hosted in opulent villa hotels.
Tour the Wine Roads of the Veneto during Grape Harvest, and bike through the Bardolino, Valpolicella, Soave and Prosecco regions. Experience the range of wines from light, sparking proseccos to amazing Amarones, wines "for meditation".
Discover the amazing number of relatively unknown wines from Trentino-Alto Adige as we ride down from the Dolomites along the Strada del Vino. Visit Bolzano, Trento and Verona, and gorgeous Lake Garda. Late September, 2012.
Contact us for more information on our 2012 trips.
See pictures of our adventures on our Food and Wine Facebook page.
Read Kathy's latest articles in Honest Cooking and A Luxury Travel Blog to learn more about the sights you'll see and foods and wines you'll enjoy!