The pilgrimage church of Oropa (Santuario di Oropa in Italian) is a Marian pilgrimage site dedicated to the Black Madonna and, together with eight other Sacri Monti in Piedmont and Lombardy, has been part of the Italian UNESCO World Heritage since 2003. (Wiki)

Located at 1200 m above sea level, it is… meer lezen

In La Villa we always had to jump into a basket lift with skis! With a run-up on the icy lift lane🤕

With the reference to the Anabaptists (Münster!), We would have liked to try such a cage. (When I was there four years ago, they weren't working.) But in retrospect, it turned out to be the right decision. 15 minutes driving time up to 2300 m would not have been fun without rain protection. And that with zero visibility. 🌫

Uwe, that was heaven that cried when you had to go on. Everything still looks like a great experience.

I would have absolutely avoided a) getting into the cage lift and b) using the toilet (last picture). I'm looking forward to "me more" in your blog ... 🔝📷🤩👏🤣

Wolfram and Alma: 🙏 We only had rain on the first and last day of our stay in the Italian Alps

Burkhard: 🙏 The blog is already well filled with reports, if not yet complete.