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Val di Sole – a guarantee of good snow cover throughout the whole year

Skiing and Snow
Val di Sole, Italy

Val di Sole, which in translation means “Sun Valley” is one of the largest ski areas in the Dolomites, located on the border of Trentino-Alto Adige and Lombardy regions. It lies west of Bolzano, on the slopes of the huge mountain group of Adamello – Brenta Dolomites. The area includes six ski resorts – Madonna di Campiglio, Pinzolo, Folgarida /

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Gran Paradiso National Park – oldest national park in Italy

National Parks and Nature Reserves
Gran Paradiso National Park, Italy

Gran Paradiso National Park (Parco Nazionale del Gran Paradiso) is the first and oldest national park in Italy. It was founded in 1920, but already in 1856 was its area declared as a private hunting ground by King Vittorio Emanuele II. Park was therefore established as extensive hunting reservation serving as a protection of population of the Alpine ibex, which

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