My first trip to South Tyrol, a mostly autonomous province in Northern Italy, was decades ago. I was an exchange student in Austria and my host mother, who was born in South Tyrol, invited me to ...

4. Soak in Bolzano’s hay and mineral baths Around the capital of South Tyrol, you’ll find mineral-rich natural springs — 32 to be exact.

Go there! South Tyrol is easily accessible from either Innsbruck or Verona. Flights from London Gatwick to Verona start at just £86 return with Monarch Airlines.

Nestled between two mountains in Northern Italy lies Preidlhof, a Luxury Dolce Vita Resort in the region of South Tyrol. It had been nearly 10 years since I’d been to the boot-shaped country ...