
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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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.

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.

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.

Bormio and Livigno are only around 38km apart, but they couldn't be more different in character. Here's how to decide between Lombardy's two biggest ski resorts.

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.

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.

Cervinia and Courmayeur get most of the attention, but Valle d'Aosta has quieter options too. Pila, La Thuile and Torgnon each offer something different - here's how they compare.

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.

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.

Cervinia's Plateau Rosa cable car crosses straight into Switzerland, making a day in Zermatt one of the most distinctive things you can do on an Italian ski trip. Here's how to plan it.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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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