Northern Italy 1

We left the beautiful Cinque Terre this morning after our final breakfast and freshly squeezed juice on the veranda. We drove north through the Italian countryside for about 3.5 hours to reach or destination of the town Trento. This area is most popular in the winter for skiing, as the land is extremely mountainous. We are close to the Alps, and it is absolutely breathtaking here! Our hotel, Villa Madruzzo, is a beautiful old red and yellow estate perched atop a hill overlooking Trento. The room is incredible as well...it is beautifully decorated with high ceilings and a view from every window! They even had champagne and fresh fruit waiting for us.

After settling in, we drove into the town square and walked around the piazza. We finished off the evening with a delicious pizza and gelato, of which we still can't seem to get enough of.

Tomorrow morning we will drive up to Cloz, a town an hour away with a population of about 700. Cloz is where the Floretta's are originally from, and our hope is to see if we can connect with any distant relatives. We have not contacted anyone at this point, so our plan is to go to City Hall and talk to the mayor....Mary Floretta. Perhaps she can steer us in the right direction....