Saturday, March 7, 2009

Italian resorts

Montecampione is a ski resort in Valcamonica, Lombardy, northern Italy. It is located 55 km from Bergamo and 95 km from Milan, near Lake Iseo. It operates from mid December to end March.

Montecampione is the closest ski resort to Milan Orio al Serio airport.

Pocol is a ski resort in the Veneto region of northeast Italy. The village is a località of the comune of Cortina d'Ampezzo, in the province of Belluno.

Specchiolla is an Italian resort on the Adriatic sea. It is a "frazione" of the city of Carovigno, located it the southern part of the region of Apulia, in the province of Brindisi.





Geography
Specchiolla is located on the Salento peninsula, on the Adriatic coast.

Its distances from its surrounding cities are:


History
In the past, Specchiolla belonged to the city of San Vito dei Normanni. Because the local nobility was known to engage in gambling activities, legend narrates that the Prince of San Vito dei Normanni lost Specchiolla in a wager with his cousin, Prince of the neighboring city of Carovigno. Because Sanvitesi are the most numerous vacationers in Specchiolla, they reproach their rival neighbors of Carovigno for their insufficient attention to the conservation