Going Beyond: In keeping with the name of this blog, from time to time I’ll go beyond the content of my Life on the Gelato Diet eBook to add another episode from Bolzano. Today, it’s the story of finding “The Happiest Umbrella” in Piazza … Continue reading
Tag Archives: Piazza Walther
Meet the poet
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Piazza Walther is dominated … by the big statue of Walther von der Vogelweide. He was a wandering minstrel and celebrated Middle High German lyric poet from the Middle Ages who may or may not have been born in Bolzano. … Continue reading
Everything Zucca
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“Certainly one of the most unusual food festivals took place the first October we lived here, the Zucca Festival. Zucca supposedly means “pumpkin” in Italian; at least that’s how it’s most often translated in the dictionaries. But I think it more … Continue reading
Cute visitors to Piazza Walther
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“As the central square in Bolzano, Piazza Walther typically is the site of any major events that happen throughout the year.” — from the chapter “Welcome to Bolzano” in Life on a Gelato Diet. Update 2014: I always loved these kinds … Continue reading
Travel in Style
“When we first arrived in town and walked from our hotel to see Piazza Walther in person, it was slightly different from how it looks today. There was a stage that stayed up all summer long that decorated one corner … Continue reading
In Piazza Walther
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“Thanks for meeting me this morning here in Piazza Walther. I can’t think of a better place to introduce you to Bolzano; it’s always the starting point for my morning errands. Piazza Walther is the major square in the city … Continue reading