Skip the crowded Italian cities and head to the mountains. Start at the South Tyrol Museum of Archaeology to see Ötzi the Iceman, then drink local Lagrein at the Skywine Pavillon. When the Dolomites call, hire a private car for The Great Dolomites Road instead of wrestling with bus schedules. Grab a knödel on the Bolzano Street Food Tour and call it a day. It is basically the Alps without the pretension.
