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Tuscany - in Time Lapse (timelapse)

of AltraVita · Friday, 5 February 2010 · 2 0 Trackbacks / Pingbacks

I am so often asked why I moved to Italy. All questions should answer the wonderful video that has me on Klaus Stern pointed out yesterday: Click here! From about 50,000 individual images of this "shot" film was made. Exclusively used for the production DSLR cameras (Canon EOS 5D and EOS 5D MkII) were. Taking months were May [...]

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Orta San Giulio

of AltraVita · Wednesday, 2 April 2008 · 2 0 Trackbacks / Pingbacks

The picturesque village of Orta San Giulio on Lake Orta is an absolute must-have addresses when I have friends or relatives to visit. Many of the attractions here at Lago Maggiore, I give myself for years and I have not - like the gardens of Villa Taranto - ever visited before. Orta but I find romantic, [...]

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Free holiday? But wait!

of AltraVita · Friday, 8 February 2008 · 15 0 Trackbacks / Pingbacks

It does not believe how many friends you have suddenly when At length a cottage on Lake Maggiore. Maybe I make it my only one, but the man in the gray suddenly Germany are much nicer to one report and it is also a lot of old friends again after many years. And even at the threshold [...]

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Driving in Italy

of AltraVita · Thursday, 13 December 2007 · 6 2 Trackbacks / Pingbacks

In Italy you can go quite contrary to popular prejudices car, millions of Italians make it happen every day. Then go on foot as an unwanted reminder of poorer times is frowned upon and accordingly, is driving the Italians, even the smallest average distance principle only motorized sidewalks are also either do not exist or are regarded as scooter parking. [...]

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Herbstpaziergang on Lake Maggiore

of AltraVita · Sunday, 25 November 2007 · 2 0 Trackbacks / Pingbacks

After four days of incessant rain saturated - November is rainy season here in the Southern Alps - but then ventured into the sun just before and hinted that the late autumn can be quite fantastic in "my" lake. You must keep your eyes open. The mountains above Gravellona are covered with snow for days, which [...]

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Motorcycle trip to Alpe Devero and after Formazza

of AltraVita · Friday, 31 August 2007 · 7 0 Trackbacks / Pingbacks

This summer I'm rediscovering my cherished places here on Lake Maggiore with the bike, especially the scenic roads in the alpine valleys of the Val d'Ossola and the side valleys of the Lago Maggiore. Last weekend, so now the queen stage to Alpe Devero, from Verbania on the motorway (toll free) in the direction of Simplon / Domodossola and behind the Sempione [...]

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