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Alpe Cimbra: The Complete Guide
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Alpe Cimbra: The Complete Guide

Folgaria and Lavarone share Trentino's Alpe Cimbra skipass - one larger and more varied, the other gentler and steeped in history. Here's how to choose between them.

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Campiglio Dolomiti di Brenta: The Complete Guide
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Campiglio Dolomiti di Brenta: The Complete Guide

Campiglio Dolomiti di Brenta links three very different bases beneath the Brenta Dolomites - glamorous Madonna di Campiglio, steeper and quieter Pinzolo, and car-free Folgarida-Marilleva. Here's how they compare.

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Lombardy's Ski Areas: The Complete Guide
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Lombardy's Ski Areas: The Complete Guide

From the Stelvio's Olympic downhill to freeride off the Canalone, and from glacier skiing at Tonale to a gondola ride from Milan - here's every Lombardy ski area covered so far, and how they compare.

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Alta Valtellina: The Complete Guide
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Alta Valtellina: The Complete Guide

The Alta Valtellina links three very different bases on one skipass - Bormio's Olympic downhill, Santa Caterina's World Championship piste, and the quiet, family-friendly Cima Piazzi-San Colombano. Here's how they compare.

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Lombardy Ski Resorts Within 2 Hours of Milan
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Lombardy Ski Resorts Within 2 Hours of Milan

You don't need a big trip to ski from Milan. Piani di Bobbio, Aprica and Foppolo-Carona are all realistic day-trip or short-break options, each reachable without a major drive - here's how they compare.

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Piemonte's Ski Resorts You Can Reach by Train
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Piemonte's Ski Resorts You Can Reach by Train

Most Alpine ski resorts need a car or a bus transfer to reach. Bardonecchia and Limone Piemonte are the exceptions - both have their own train station in town, making a car-free ski trip from Turin genuinely possible.

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Mondolè Ski: The Complete Guide
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Mondolè Ski: The Complete Guide

Mondolè Ski links three very different sectors above Mondovì - Artesina, Prato Nevoso and Frabosa Soprana - on a single skipass. Here's how they compare and how to choose between them.

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Best Vialattea Resort by Trip Type
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Best Vialattea Resort by Trip Type

Vialattea's five resorts suit very different trips - here's which one to pick if you want nightlife, family-friendly slopes, guaranteed snow, a quiet base, or the lowest prices.

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Monterosa Ski: The Complete Guide
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Monterosa Ski: The Complete Guide

Monterosa Ski links three very different valleys beneath Monte Rosa - Champoluc, Gressoney and Alagna Valsesia - on one pass. Here's what each one offers and how to choose.

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Vialattea (Milky Way): The Complete Guide
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Vialattea (Milky Way): The Complete Guide

The Vialattea (Milky Way) links five Piedmont resorts - Sestriere, Sauze d'Oulx, Sansicario, Cesana Torinese and Claviere - on one pass and around 400 km of pistes. Here's what each one offers and how to choose.

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Abruzzo's Longest Beaches Compared
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Abruzzo's Longest Beaches Compared

The longest uninterrupted stretches of sand on Abruzzo's coast, from Francavilla al Mare's 8km promenade to Silvi Marina's seven-kilometre run beneath its clifftop old town.

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Sandy vs Pebble Beaches in Abruzzo: Which to Choose
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Sandy vs Pebble Beaches in Abruzzo: Which to Choose

Abruzzo's coast splits fairly cleanly into two types: wide sandy resort beaches to the north and around Pescara, and shingle-and-pebble coves along the Costa dei Trabocchi to the south. Here's how to pick.

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Best Family Beaches in Abruzzo
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Best Family Beaches in Abruzzo

Abruzzo's best beaches for families, from the shallow sand and rose gardens of Roseto degli Abruzzi to the cycling-path stretches of Lido Riccio and Silvi Marina, plus resort-ready Giulianova, Tortoreto Lido and Francavilla al Mare.

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Abruzzo Beaches You Can Reach Without a Car
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Abruzzo Beaches You Can Reach Without a Car

Six Abruzzo beaches genuinely reachable by train and a short walk, from Martinsicuro at the northern border to Marina di San Vito on the Costa dei Trabocchi.

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Best Beaches in Abruzzo: The Complete Guide
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Best Beaches in Abruzzo: The Complete Guide

All 20 of Abruzzo's beaches in one place, from the wild dunes of Punta Aderci and the historic trabocchi of the Costa dei Trabocchi to the resort sands of the Riviera delle Palme.

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Punta Aderci nature reserve, one of Abruzzo's quietest beaches
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Hidden and Quiet Beaches in Abruzzo

Abruzzo's quietest beaches, from the fully protected dunes of Punta Aderci to the low-key sands of Casalbordino Lido, San Salvo Marina and the river-mouth beach at Torino di Sangro.

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Pescara's seafront of Montesilvano
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Best Beaches Near Pescara, Abruzzo

The best beaches in and around Pescara: the pine-shaded city beach at Pineta Dannunziana, Montesilvano's dense resort strip to the north, and historic Francavilla al Mare to the south.

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Giulianova's Lungomare Monumentale on Abruzzo's Riviera delle Palme
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Best Beaches on Abruzzo's Riviera delle Palme

Seven family resort beaches on Abruzzo's northern coast, from Martinsicuro at the Marche border down through Alba Adriatica, Tortoreto, Giulianova, Roseto degli Abruzzi, Pineto and Silvi Marina.

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Punta Aderci nature reserve, Vasto, Abruzzo
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Best Beaches Near Vasto, Abruzzo

The best beaches around Vasto: the wild dune reserve of Punta Aderci, the town's own sandy Marina, quieter San Salvo Marina near the Molise border, and dune-backed Casalbordino Lido just to the north.

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A trabocco fishing platform on Abruzzo's Costa dei Trabocchi
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Best Beaches on the Costa dei Trabocchi, Abruzzo

Six beaches along Abruzzo's Costa dei Trabocchi, from Lido Riccio's wide family sand near Ortona to the quieter shingle coves near Fossacesia and Torino di Sangro, all watched over by historic wooden fishing platforms.

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Torre Guaceto's clear turquoise water, Puglia
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Best Beaches Near Ostuni, Puglia

The best beaches near Ostuni: the small coastal coves of Rosa Marina, and the protected nature reserve of Torre Guaceto a short drive away near Carovigno.

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