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It’s harvest season in South Tyrol, also known as the Alto Adige region in northwestern Italy. If you’ve traveled on a Lumi trip to Cavalese or Seiser Alm, or if you’ve skied the Marcialonga (bookings for these January 2025 trips close next week!), do you remember traveling through a winding river valley and seeing neat rows of fruit growing up the hillsides all around? Learn more about the trellised slopes of South Tyrol and how you can taste their fruits in winter inside!
Read MoreHappy solstice!! This week, Scandinavians are celebrating Midsummer: what Europeans in more temperate, northern places like Finland and Norway celebrate in lieu of the Summer Solstice. However, during the winter, when the daylight hours are at their darkest in December and January, can you guess where Scandinavian sunseekers go to cross-country ski? Find out inside!
Read MoreThe Tour de Ski starts tomorrow in Toblach, Italy and will continue in Cavalese, Italy later in the week! If you’ll be rising early to watch the Tour de Ski live from the US, how about traveling to watch it live on Lumi’s Tour de Ski Trip next winter? Check out the trip highlights inside.
Read MoreLeading up to Mother’s Day, we’re taking an opportunity to reflect on the special time that adult children and parents can spend together on a ski vacation and wanted to share some reflections from Katie who traveled with her mom Francie to Austria & Italy on the Seefeld & Seiser Alm Sight-Skiing trip last winter. Do you want to take a special ski trip with your or parent(s) or adult child(ren) this winter? Sign up for a 2025 Lumi trip that still has availability before Father’s Day on Sunday, June 16 and save $300 per person!
Read MoreLumi guest Jeff Wilhelm reflects on his and his wife Peggy’s 2024 Marcialonga & König Ludwig Lauf trip experience in this post… check it out! There’s one more week to receive guaranteed entry in the Marcialonga when you save your spot on Lumi’s 2025 Marcialonga & König Ludwig Lauf trip by next Sunday, May 12.
Read MoreLumi Experiences guests JoAnn and Jim from Greensboro, Vermont recall their self-guided skiing adventures in Seefeld, Austria and Seiser Alm, Italy last winter: “All we had to do was show up.” Read more about their adventures here!
Read MoreWhen you visit the Tyrol region in the Austrian and Italian Alps, you can’t miss the towering peaks all around you. You’re also sure to sample plenty of apple strudel and be served knödels during at least one meal. A highlight on the Dolomitenlauf & Marcialonga trip is a visit to a secret schnaps cellar tucked away beneath the cobbled streets of Lienz…
Read MoreThe Tour de Ski starts tomorrow! Next winter you could cheer on athletes in Val di Fiemme and up the famous Hill Climb on Lumi’s 2025 Tour de Ski trip. Learn more about the Tour de Ski and why our trip leaders are so excited to share the experience with Lumi guests inside.
Read MoreIt’s Törggelen season in Tyrol! Learn about this centuries-old tradition for celebrating the season’s new wine over a meal with family and friends every autumn. At Lumi we extend the cozy, trailside meals with friends, family and good wine into the winter season. Ski to your heart’s content in Italy, Austria or Switzerland and then cozy up for a warm meal at a restaurant with stunning mountain views to taste some regional specialties on our Marcialonga & König Ludwig Lauf or Seefeld & Seiser Alm trips.
Read MoreSwap the Oktoberfest crowds for cross-country ski festivals in Germany and Italy this winter! Both ski marathons — the König Ludwig Lauf in Germany and Marcialonga in Italy — are hugely popular and festive cultural events in the world of cross-country skiing. Read on to learn more and reach out to info@lumiexperiences.com to see the trip itinerary and save your spot before the last Oktoberfest keg is tapped on Tuesday, October 3 (Remember: Guaranteed entry in the Marcialonga ends on Friday, October 6!)
Read MoreYour opportunity to see a special season for US skiing in a special way is here, with Lumi Experiences!
Read MoreWhat’s the secret ingredient in Italian apple strudel is that makes it unique from Austrian? Want to try your hand at making this regional treat and taste the flavors of alpine cuisine in the cross-country skiers paradise of Cavalese, Italy? Take $200 off our winter ski trips to Italy to celebrate end-of-summer vacation season in Italia before Friday, September 1st!
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