The Italian Alps and Dolomites

“ Eremo di San Colombano” 

Mauro told us of a route they take to Rovereto, Passo del Fugazzi, that Betty loves on her Ninja 600 ( their other bikes), so he sent the route to us the next morning before we left Villa Gasparini. I mentioned before about Gasparini ; it is a fantastic place to stay.


So we decided to take it. It was very technical with lots of blind corners so I would suggest you ride it a few times before doing light speed on it. One thing I remember was Sandra yelling Whooaa! at a small church “ Eremo di San Colombano” http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eremo_di_San_Colombano 
 built into the cliff ( built out of the cliff), about 3 kms out of Rovereto. What a spectacular site to see and there are inscriptions dating back to 753.


And speaking of sights to see; one difference between Europe and Canada is the history that manifests itself in ruins, restored castles, and developed country sides. People have lived here for centuries and developed the countryside. Tiered vineyards, apple orchards, churches, castles, bell towers, etc. etc. .grace the countryside.


After a hard day of travelling/riding, we found a nice B&B up in the mountains outside Merano. That’s actually a transition we have made now, from travelling which we have been doing for nearly 4 months, to riding, which we are doing because we have selected a series of motorcycle specific rides to take.