Sun Tolmezzo to Bolzano (7h10m 295km)
Dinner was at Franziskanerstuben
Walked around downtown a bit after dinner looking for the scooter. Stumbled across a really cool late-Gothic church with a patterned, multicolor marble roof and elaborate steeple --- Duomo di Santa Maria Assunta (Cathedral Assumption of Mary). Great textures and an amazing roof.
Who is this Walther guy anyway? https://earthstoriez.com/walter-von-der-vogelweide-minnesinger-bolzano-italy-tyrol the great poet Walther von der Vogelweide the Minnesinger of Bolzano ~ year 1200. Walther was a politically incorrect German poet who stood up to the pope in favor of the (German) Holy Roman Emperor.
Nearby is https://earthstoriez.com/italy-the-curse-of-the-iceman-otzi The Iceman – Ötzi. Ötzi was found in 1991 in a melting glacier; yay global warming. Ötzi lived about 5300 years ago and his body was extraordinarily well preserved, because after death it was dried quickly by the alpine winds and then froze, encased in the perennial ice.
Villa Al Fogolâr, Chiaulis → Bolzano
Villa Al Fogolâr, Chiaulis → Bolzano (6h10m, 289km)
| Time | Minutes | km | kph avg | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9:12am | 14.9 | Villa Al Fogolâr | ||
| 9:27am | 56.8 | 44 km | 46 kph | departing Villa Al Fogolâr |
| 10:24am | 0.5 | pics of peaks | ||
| 10:25am | 2.2 | 0 km | 9 kph | |
| 10:27am | 0.3 | more pics of peaks | ||
| 10:27am | 7.5 | 6 km | 45 kph | |
| 10:35am | 1.4 | pics on switchbacks | ||
| 10:36am | 56.9 | 55 km | 58 kph | |
| 11:33am | 9.0 | CONAD bought replacement bag | ||
| 11:42am | 11.5 | 8 km | 42 kph | |
| 11:53am | 1.8 | fuel stop at Distributore Esso €10 cash | ||
| 11:55am | 9.7 | 7 km | 45 kph | |
| 12:05pm | 3.0 | pics on grassy knoll | ||
| 12:08pm | 86.5 | 65 km | 45 kph | |
| 1:35pm | 3.6 | picnic spot near Alpe Tognola | ||
| 1:38pm | 2.8 | 1 km | 18 kph | |
| 1:41pm | 0.7 | pano pics of peaks | ||
| 1:42pm | 12.1 | 7 km | 35 kph | |
| 1:54pm | 6.5 | pic of interesting rock folding geology | ||
| 2:01pm | 59.0 | 48 km | 49 kph | |
| 3:00pm | 1.3 | pics at Carezza Ski at the top of Carezza pass | ||
| 3:01pm | 5.6 | 2 km | 22 kph | |
| 3:07pm | 9.3 | more pics just around the bend | ||
| 3:16pm | 6.9 | 3 km | 29 kph | |
| 3:23pm | 3.1 | valley pics | ||
| 3:26pm | 6.1 | 3 km | 33 kph | |
| 3:32pm | 0.2 | more pics just around the next bend | ||
| 3:32pm | 24.1 | 21 km | 54 kph | |
| 3:56pm | 1.0 | switchback pics on SP-Tires | ||
| 3:57pm | 20.2 | 15 km | 44 kph | |
| 4:18pm | 3.3 | fuel stop at Eni €5 cash, card did not work | ||
| 4:21pm | 2.1 | 1 km | 37 kph | |
| 4:23pm | 0.0 | arrived Hotel Restaurant Lewald | ||
| 6h56m | 6h11m moving | 289 km | 46.8 kph | 89% moving, 45 minutes of breaks |
| Google time (5h55m) + 17% | ||||