{"id":1235,"date":"2015-06-23T06:55:25","date_gmt":"2015-06-23T13:55:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aletaslab.com\/?p=1235"},"modified":"2015-07-11T17:13:11","modified_gmt":"2015-07-12T00:13:11","slug":"locarno-switzerland-to-pistoia-italy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aletaslab.com\/?p=1235","title":{"rendered":"Locarno, Switzerland to Pistoia, Italy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Leaving Locarno, we crossed the Italian side of the alps and descended toward Milan.\u00a0Heading east toward Bologna we found a flat, hot environment. Spent the night in Bazzano, at the Alla Roca Hotel, which Bill said reminded him of a place you might find in Jerome, AZ. The next morning we drove over the mountains into Tuscany, on the smaller back roads. Slow going and some tight traffic but very scenic.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-1235 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/aletaslab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/P6224532.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"386\" src=\"https:\/\/aletaslab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/P6224532.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-962\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aletaslab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/P6224532.jpg 640w, https:\/\/aletaslab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/P6224532-300x181.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, 100vw\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-962'>\n\t\t\t\tOutside Milan\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/aletaslab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/P6224535.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"390\" src=\"https:\/\/aletaslab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/P6224535.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aletaslab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/P6224535.jpg 640w, https:\/\/aletaslab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/P6224535-300x183.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, 100vw\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/aletaslab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/P6224540.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/aletaslab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/P6224540.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-968\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aletaslab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/P6224540.jpg 480w, https:\/\/aletaslab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/P6224540-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, 100vw\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-968'>\n\t\t\t\tBazzano, Italy\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/aletaslab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/P6224539.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"466\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/aletaslab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/P6224539.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aletaslab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/P6224539.jpg 466w, https:\/\/aletaslab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/P6224539-218x300.jpg 218w\" sizes=\"auto, 100vw\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/aletaslab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/P6224538.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"442\" src=\"https:\/\/aletaslab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/P6224538.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-966\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aletaslab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/P6224538.jpg 640w, https:\/\/aletaslab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/P6224538-300x207.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, 100vw\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-966'>\n\t\t\t\t1st Pizza in Italy\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/aletaslab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/P6224542.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/aletaslab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/P6224542.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-970\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aletaslab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/P6224542.jpg 480w, https:\/\/aletaslab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/P6224542-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, 100vw\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-970'>\n\t\t\t\tOn every corner it seems\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/aletaslab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/P6224544.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/aletaslab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/P6224544.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-972\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aletaslab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/P6224544.jpg 640w, https:\/\/aletaslab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/P6224544-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, 100vw\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-972'>\n\t\t\t\tAlla Roca Hotel, Bazzano\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/aletaslab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/P6234546.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"368\" src=\"https:\/\/aletaslab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/P6234546.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aletaslab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/P6234546.jpg 640w, https:\/\/aletaslab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/P6234546-300x173.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, 100vw\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/aletaslab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/P6234550.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"397\" 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src=\"https:\/\/aletaslab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/P6234557.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aletaslab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/P6234557.jpg 640w, https:\/\/aletaslab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/P6234557-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, 100vw\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/aletaslab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/P6234558.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"428\" src=\"https:\/\/aletaslab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/P6234558.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aletaslab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/P6234558.jpg 640w, https:\/\/aletaslab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/P6234558-300x201.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, 100vw\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon 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src=\"https:\/\/aletaslab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/P6234568.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aletaslab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/P6234568.jpg 640w, https:\/\/aletaslab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/P6234568-300x227.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, 100vw\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/aletaslab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/P6234569.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"477\" src=\"https:\/\/aletaslab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/P6234569.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aletaslab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/P6234569.jpg 640w, https:\/\/aletaslab.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/P6234569-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, 100vw\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon 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Pistoia\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Leaving Locarno, we crossed the Italian side of the alps and descended toward Milan.&nbsp;Heading east toward Bologna we found a flat, hot environment. Spent the night in Bazzano, at the Alla Roca Hotel, which Bill said reminded him of a place you might find in Jerome, AZ. 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