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Welcome to Assisi

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View through olive branches of the old town of Assisi with the Basilica of St Francis and the fortress on the slopes of Monte Subasio, Umbria, Italy

Welcome to Assisi and the picturesque Italian region of Umbria. Assisi is known for its fascinating history, spiritual significance and breathtaking landscapes. Autumn, with its vibrant colours and mild temperatures, is a particularly advantageous time to explore this city. On our “coast to coast” journey, we reached Assisi after impressive stays in Pisa and Talamone on the Tyrrhenian Sea, following a drive full of beautiful impressions past the springs of Saturnia and Orvieto.
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Golden October in the Pfaffenwinkel

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Two oaks with orange autumn foliage in front of the panorama of the Bavarian Alpine foothills with Benediktenwand, Jochberg, Herzogstand and Heimgarten in the evening sun, Bavaria, Germany

The dry, warm Föhn wind makes for a perfect late October day in the Bavarian Alps with temperatures up to 20 degrees and clear views. The golden rays of the low afternoon sun highlight the vibrant colours of the autumn leaves on two venerable oaks, which overlook meadows and forests, rivers and lakes in the Loisach Valley. Behind a landscape shaped by agriculture, the mountains of the Bavarian Alps rise up – Benediktenwand (left), Jochberg, Herzogstand and Heimgarten (right), with the Karwendel Mountains visible in the far background. Nestled between them lie Lake Kochel and Lake Walchen. This area is part of the so-called Bavarian “Pfaffenwinkel”. Read more

Lucca – in the shadow of Pisa

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Columns, cornices, string courses, and arches on the tower and west facade of the Romanesque San Martino Cathedral in Lucca, Tuscany, Italy

Passing through modern, busy and traffic-heavy districts, you reach the ring-shaped city walls of Lucca. Slipping through one of the portals, you enter a seemingly different world in the historic centre. The noise and bustle seem to stay on the other side of the city ramparts. Read more

The Ranui Chapel in front of the Geislerspitzen

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Autumnal landscape of the Dolomites with the Ranui Chapel in Villnöß in front of mountain forests and the rock faces of the Geisler Peaks in the sunshine, Puez-Geisler Group, South Tyrol, Italy

After three days of touring in the Puez-Geisler Nature Park – to the Schlüterhütte, back via the Medalgesalm to Campill and up the Zwölferkofel – I had planned further highlights for the return journey. At the junction from the Campill Valley to St. Martin in Thurn, I therefore turned west onto the road to the Würzjoch. This allowed me to more or less circle the Peitlerkofel and cross the pass into the Villnöß Valley, to experience the famous panorama of the Geislerspitzen from another perspective. Villnöß is also the home of the two famous mountaineers Reinhold and Günther Messner. They had their first climbing experiences on the rock faces and ridges of the Puez-Geisler, right on their doorstep, so to speak. Read more