Item 1 of 5 A sign reading "Republic of Austria - border control" is seen at Brenner on the Italian-Austrian border, Italy, April 12, 2016. Picture taken April 12, 2016. REUTERS/Dominic Ebenbichler ...

South Tyrol, Italy's northernmost region, lies between Austria and Switzerland in the sunny Alps, where German, Italian, and Ladin speakers have coexisted for generations.

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.

Macs Adventure offers an eight-day inn-to-inn trek from Bavaria in Germany to Italy’s South Tyrol via Austria (June-September) from £1,135 per person, including B&B, one dinner, route notes ...

Almost a century after World War One's victors made it part of Italy, the mainly German-speaking province of Alto Adige, or South Tyrol, is bracing for controls at what some still call the "unjust ...