Adventures in Val Chisone & Around
Blog URL http://adventures-in-val-chisone-and-around.blogspot.com
Located Mont-Royal, Quebec Canada
Tags Italy, Italian Alps, Snow, Mountain Bike
Adventures, observations,events and comments on life in an alpine valley in Italy from an English family living next door to the largest fortress in Europe. (Fenestrelle)
Latest Blog Posts
- French are defeated at Mutin, Piemonte wins new territory on Sep 15, 2009 in Fenestrelle battle re enactment piemonte Savoy 17th century soldiers mutin
301 years ago here at Fenestrelle was a French fortress. Built to block the Chisone Valley from marauding Waldensians and the Piemontese. On Sept 12 1708 after 3 weeks of battle the fortress fell to thePiemontese thanks to the help of Austrian and H...
- Tour De France 2009 and Next year 2010 on Jul 30, 2009 in Tour de France sports comments Cycling holidays Cycling
Ok the great race is over and it is fair to say that it was a great race for us Brits. Mark Cavendish winning more stages than any other rider and the great Bradley Wiggins coming 4th! I think we are going to see a bit more of these two next year i...
- Notte Bianca A Fenestrelle,( White night at Fenestrelle) on Jun 28, 2009
The holiday season has got off to a flying start this year with last weekend's Valaddo and this weekend's Notte Bianca (white night)."What is the Valaddo?" I hear you ask and also "What is a white night?"Lets answer these two questions in order.The V...
- on Jun 19, 2009 in alpine climbs MTB trail fortresses singletrack.
Giro d'MonteI finally remembered to take the GPS with me on this trail! A great way to take in the views around he mountains in Val Chisone.Widget powered by EveryTrail: Travel CommunityFun in the Italian Alps!
- Alps in bloom on May 29, 2009
Alps in bloomOriginally uploaded by Hannibal Cycle tours / Belvedere B&B The sun is shining. There has been plenty of snow melt and the mountain pastures are lush with vegetation. The Alps are blooming lie they have never done before. At this t...
- Mark Cavendish Top Sprinter on May 23, 2009 in Tour de France sprinter pink jersey Florence bike race Yellow jersey Maglia rosa
Mark did it again at Florence. This time Petacchi even admitted that he could not keep up with Cavendish. The Italian press however were not as gracious. They claimed that Petacchi had caught some wind as he tried to sprint for the line. obviousl...
- Giro comes to Fenestrelle on May 20, 2009 in Cima Coppi bike race Cycle sport Life in Italy Sestriere Pinerolo Fenestrelle val Chisone Tour of Italy Cuneo Danilo Di Luca Cycling Lance Armstrong
Giro d'Italia 09 Cuneo Pinerolo at FenestrelleOriginally uploaded by Hannibal Cycle tours / Belvedere B&B I am fortunate that I live in an area where the Giro and Tour visit regularly. Maybe that is why I run a cycle holiday company. It may hav...
