Alleghe to Levico Therme
27/07/07 17:11 Filed in: Ducati Trip - Netherlands, Germany, Italy
We got a reasonably early start and took the same road as yesterday over Passo Giau to Cortina D'Ampezzo. Another welcome chance to ride my favourite road.
From Cortina we rode north along a valley road to Cimbanche and Dobbiaco where we joined the busier S49 heading west to Villabosa and San Lorenzo where we turned south back nto the mountains towards Saalen.
Self and Kijn near Saalen.
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We ended up on a narrow mountain road and quite by chance came across the Gasthof-Albergo Maria Saalen (established in the year 892.) It was a lovely spot with views over a mountain valley and we stopped for lunch.
Gasthof-Albergo Maria Saalen, view from the terrace restaurant.
Gasthof-Albergo Maria Saalen another view from the restaurant.
Gasthof-Albergo Maria Saalen, Karl & Kijn.
Having ordered a bottle of mineral water we discovered that everyone else was filling a jug from the mountain spring just behind our table.
After lunch we proceeded south through Zwichenwassen, Stern, Passo Gardena , Ortisec, Chiusa and then back onto the motorway where we got separated. I knew we were going to a lake near Trento but I ended up at Lago di Sei which was the wrong one.
We linked up again and went to Levico Therme, a small spa town where we had another nice meal on, sadly, our last night in Italy.
From Cortina we rode north along a valley road to Cimbanche and Dobbiaco where we joined the busier S49 heading west to Villabosa and San Lorenzo where we turned south back nto the mountains towards Saalen.
Self and Kijn near Saalen.
.
We ended up on a narrow mountain road and quite by chance came across the Gasthof-Albergo Maria Saalen (established in the year 892.) It was a lovely spot with views over a mountain valley and we stopped for lunch.
Gasthof-Albergo Maria Saalen, view from the terrace restaurant.
Gasthof-Albergo Maria Saalen another view from the restaurant.
Gasthof-Albergo Maria Saalen, Karl & Kijn.
Having ordered a bottle of mineral water we discovered that everyone else was filling a jug from the mountain spring just behind our table.
After lunch we proceeded south through Zwichenwassen, Stern, Passo Gardena , Ortisec, Chiusa and then back onto the motorway where we got separated. I knew we were going to a lake near Trento but I ended up at Lago di Sei which was the wrong one.
We linked up again and went to Levico Therme, a small spa town where we had another nice meal on, sadly, our last night in Italy.