Triumph in the dolomites

The Dolomites’ famous limestone peaks have inspired adventurers, artists and holidaymakers for centuries. With plenty of mountain trails, adventure sports and cultural attractions, Italy’s Unesco-listed hiking hot spot is easy to reach from the UK, and easy to explore through an Inghams walking holiday. Here are a few reasons to make the Dolomites your next mountain trip...

Andy Wasley needed a dose of adventure to lift a lagging spirit. He found it in Merano, an Italian resort where mountains, castles and cuisine compete for attention on an Inghams walking holiday

You’re not doing it right if you don’t fall off,” yelled our wetsuit-clad instructor from across one of Austria’s clearest lakes. Still wary of tumbling off the paddleboard into the depths of Lake Fus

Lago di Braies/Pragser Wildsee, South Tyrol, Italy ...

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SLOW TRIPS THROUGH ITALY ARE AS VARIED AS ITS LANDSCAPES — AND ALLOW YOU TO IMMERSE YOURSELF IN LOCAL CULTURE. WHETHER YOU’RE EXPLORING THE VENETIAN LAGOON BY BOAT, HIKING TO ROME LIKE AN ANCIENT PILGRIM OR ROAD-TRIPPING ALONG THE BACKSTREETS OF SOUTHERN PUGLIA, HERE’S HOW TO CAPTURE THE ART OF LA DOLCE VITA