Buttercups in mountain meadow in the Dolomites
Alps and Dolomites
This is a thoroughly captivating region lying right on the borders of Austria
to the North and Switzerland to the west . The scenery is breathtakingly beautiful with the steep and rugged mountain peaks sheltering gentle pastures , covered in gentian , edelweiss and crocus in the early summer months . The deep valleys that cut through the region are lined with terraced vineyards , fruit trees and romantic castles . The pretty towns and villages of the eastern region are graced with onion�domed Baroque churches , arcaded streets and fresoced houses of Habsburg yellow . In the more westerly region of the Alps , houses are pretty in chalet style similar to those in neighbouring Switzerland and France . Vegetation in the Alto Adige and Dolomites region is abundant and the year is a calender of colour and fragrance from almond and magnolia in March to palms and pomegranates in June and July , roses in October still and chrysanthemum in November . These regions deserve to be explored and will welcome you with its cultural mix and Italian style .
Cable car to Vigilius mountain resort near Merano
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