Schlutzkrapfen – South Tyrolean Ravioli Filled with Spinach and Ricotta Schlutzkrapfen, or Ravioli Tirolesi, is a regional pasta specialty from the Tyrol – an historic region in the Alps that…
Stuffed “Pillow” Pasta of the Dolomites Casunziei. Mezzelune. Schlutzkrapfen. This half-moon-shaped pillow-stuffed pasta, along with its many names, is one of the signature dishes in Northern…
Marica Favé is a UIAGM/IFMGA Professional Mountain Guide based in the Dolomites’ Val di Fassa. We recently had the opportunity to catch up with Marica… learn why she loves the Dolomites plus…
Cajoncìe da Fighes – A Specialty of Val di Fassa Cuisine Cajoncìe da Fighes (Casunziei of Figs), like the entire category of casunziei, has a variety of stories about of how it first came into…
The Dolomites are regularly touted as one of the most beautiful mountain landscapes on earth, so it should come as no surprise that they’ve been featured in many movies!!! Prominent Actors…
Billed as “The Height of Adventure,” the 1993 American action-adventure film Cliffhanger is the story of a mountain climber, played by Sylvester Stallone, who gets caught up in a U.S. Treasury…
The Illustrious James Bond, the fictional British MI6 Agent 007, is no stranger to Italy. He’s been “on assignment” in Venice, Sardinia, and, of course, in the Dolomite Mountains! For Your…
Tarzan in the Dolomites? Imagine our surprise when we learned that the latest Tarzan film – The Legend of Tarzan (2016) – included the Dolomite Mountains’ landscape… Isn’t Tarzan supposed to…
Kaiserschmarrn is a delightful South Tyrolean specialty that can be served as an entrée or a dessert, and is perfect after a long hike, climb, bike ride, or ski! This sweet hearty eggy…
5 must go places to fully enjoy the shooting star showers next August in the Dolomites! One shooting star, one wish. Then what could possibly be better than having a full bucket of shooting…
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