Welcome to the Dolomites, Italy. A non-touristy view of culture, food, and mountain lifestyle.

Come join us in the Dolomites of northeastern Italy for the first of many episodes set in the alps.

Find even more scenes of best-tasting food and most beautiful views from the mountain huts called rifugios or huttes.

You’ll tour our accommodations in one of the best small villages in South Tyrol or Sud Tirol or Alto Adige, in a non-touristy gem called Collalbo or Klobenstein. We discuss the language, culture, and cuisine of this semi-autonomous Italian region from our geranium-covered balcony in a historical alpine house.

See our first impressions of authentic, non-touristy areas and restaurants recommended to us by locals. Combined with our slow travel mindset, our fluent Italian and German, both spoken here (and the reason for these long lists of names!), let us in on top tips and recommendations you might not find.

The Dolomites, one of the best places to visit in Italy, are only three and a half hours from Florence where we last left you. Feast your eyes on a change to hearty food, lederhosen, goats, cows, flower-filled meadows, panoramic peaks, and steep valleys. Alpine churches dot every scene.

On this modern adventure, you’ll feel like you’re on the set of The Sound of Music, even while we’re making a quick trip to the butcher or the fruit and vegetable stand.

The second stop of our gap year highlights three mountain groups and Europe’s largest alpine meadow, the breathtaking Seiseralm or Alps di Siusi.

Five minutes from Lago di Carezza or Karer See, we show you our panoramic hike to Rifugio Roda di Vael or Rotwandhutte. You reach this alpine hut by first ascending the Paulina Chairlift to Rifugio Paulina or Paulinahutte from the Karer Pass or Passo Costalunga.

We also visit Val Gardena, from the Stevia peak side, above Selva Val Gardena or Wolkenstein and Ortisei or St. Ulrich.

Many of our scenes are from the Ritten or Renton area, where you’ll see the Ritten Horn peak or Corneo del Rennon and Maria Himmelfahrt or Maria Assunta.

To kick off this immersive tour, we introduce a few of the best dishes in the Dolomites. Ox or beef cheek ravioli covered in butter and crumbs from a crunchy, flat bread called Schuttlebrot. Spinach-filled ravioli also covered in butter, called Schlutzkrapfen. And potato dumplings filled with creamed eggplant. Of course, an international favorite, the same one Luke Martin showed you, Wienerschnitzel, also appears.

Thank you for watching!

(So many names in this description! Every place in the Dolomites has two names, one in German, one in Italian. And sometimes we list the English translation, too!)

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