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 ...

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 ...