Here’s something to consider when you take an Italy vacation: a ride in a hot air balloon. What more beautiful way to take in the Italian landscape, whether it’s over Tuscany’s ondulating hills or outside the city of Milan or in the Dolomites, a picturesque region in the Italian Alps. This week, one of Italy’s best known Italian balloon festivals is taking place in the Dolomites. These stunning mountains are not widely known outside of Italy, at least not as widely known as famous cities like Rome, Naples and Venice or regions like Tuscany or the Piedmont, but they are popular with Italians and other Europeans for an Italy vacation.
In the winter, there’s skiing and of course this week’s balloon festival, which runs through January 15. Check out these amazing photos of the balloon festival on Flickr! In the warmer months, you can hike, go mountain climbing and, if you are a super adventurous, handgliding. There’s also a bicycle race every year during the first week of July, la Maratona desl Dolomites.
We share this with you for two reasons. To introduce you to a part of Italy you may not know, a place you make considering visiting when you take an Italy vacation. We also want to entice you with an activity you probably would not do unless you were on vacation, specifically, on an Italy vacation: hot air ballooning. For a listing of hot air balloon rides around Italy, click to HERE. For those who have not taken a ride in a hot air balloon, it is one of the most magical experiences on Earth.
According to the website All in Flight.com, the Dolomiti Balloon Festival offers balloon flights in the skies of the Val Pusteria and Alto Adige with views of the mountain scenery sich as the Three Peaks. A hot air balloon ride crossing the Dolomites to Venice is also available.
Can you imagine! Absolutely something to consider when you plan an Italy vacation!
Ciao,
Barbara Fellini
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2 Comments
Hello,
a few years ago, on a visit with my family in Abruzzo, I put together an itinerary to work from to take people to several of the interesting events and places in the area. I love travel and sharing with other (even worked one season with a company taking kids to Sacramento), besides posting on my wall, what else can I do to help promote Italy tours?
If there’s an income or compensation involved, that would be a plus.
thanks
Gina
Hi Gina
Glad you love Italy as much as we do.
If you are promoting Italy we do offer and affiliate program. http://www.touritalynow.com/affiliates
That may certainly be of interest to you.
Thanks
Dominic