Herbsttour

The last day brought me some sunshine again while driving through the Jura, but it didn't really motivate me to embark on a car-free venture in this very green mid-mountain...

Breakfast at a bar in Saint-Claude, then finally to the hairdresser, a few more errands ... and then I drove northward, regrettably still in the cool 10 degrees Celsius with an...

After yesterday's 'car day', I mainly wanted to visit the city of Annecy, which is praised in many travel guides, today. However, its location on the lake of the same name...

Today there is a quite long, but delightful drive to Annecy ahead, which slowly leads me back towards the north. First, I had to ascend the Agnello Pass again, which I of course...

Today, I embarked on a longer hike through the lonely Soustra Valley, which stretches eastward from the upper Varaita Valley. I spotted a total of two people in the distance;...

Change of scenery: I left Saluzzo to get to know the Varaita Valley, the longest of the three valleys, which, unlike the other two, offers a passage to France via the Passo...

Soon after arriving at my new accommodation in Campeyre, I continued up the valley to the Agnello Pass, which, at over 2,700m, is the third-highest paved mountain pass in the...

Saturday began with breakfast in the small pedestrian area of Saluzzo. After that, there was a short drive to Revello. From there, after some hesitation - too many cars and...

On the way to the Maira Valley, one drives from Saluzzo through a scattered and less picturesque area until reaching the beautiful town of Dronero at the entrance to the Maira...

What a wonderful surprise! In Saluzzo, I booked a room in an agriturismo for three days, also a recommendation from the aforementioned acquaintance. A rural farmstead, rustic...

The city is an excellent starting point for visiting the Po Valley, the Varaita Valley, and the Maira Valley, which was also my plan. However, Saluzzo itself has a lot of...

The second day was a dreary day. With a speed of 100, I drove for hours through Basel, Bern, and Martigny to the Italian border at the pass height of the Great St. Bernard....

The first day took me initially to Wiesbaden, where my sister Birgit and her husband Adem live. A small lunch and the exchange of news was a welcome break on my first day of...