Analysis: Tourism helps South Tyrol defy Italian recession
SULDEN, Italy (Reuters) – Pure spring water, solitary Alpine paths, the discreet hospitality of mountain people: this is the sober recipe with which the remote South Tyrolean hamlet of Sulden has won over German Chancellor Angela Merkel for seven summers in a row.
Merkel, a keen hiker who shuns exotic holiday destinations, was introduced to this village, population 350, at the foot of the majestic Ortles glacier by Italy’s best-known living climber, Reinhold Messner, over dinner in Berlin in 2004.
Tourism helps South Tyrol defy Italian recession
SULDEN, Italy (Reuters) – Pure spring water, solitary Alpine paths, the discreet hospitality of mountain people: this is the sober recipe with which the remote South Tyrolean hamlet of Sulden has won over German Chancellor Angela Merkel for seven summers in a row.
Merkel, a keen hiker who shuns exotic holiday destinations, was introduced to this village, population 350, at the foot of the majestic Ortles glacier by Italy’s best-known living climber, Reinhold Messner, over dinner in Berlin in 2004.
RT @zerohedge: The Bailout Games, 2012 Edition, are now over #euro2012
RT @newsfromitaly: What the heck. Have cracked open a bottle of #prosecco to celebrate #Italy coming second in #Euro2012 :)
RT @Reuters: Spain wins Euro 2012 with 4-0 victory over Italy. Watch http://t.co/aeJlPEtG for more.
Even if #spain is a fellow Club Med country I do not feel any symphaty for it right now. (Sorry guys) #LoveItaly
#spain is superior but #italy does not deserve to lose like this…. #euro2012
#spain now 4-0. #italy totally lost #euro2012
#Spain winning 3-0 at this point. #italy has been humiliated. Pity, because #Italy played really well against #Germany #euro2012
#spain is phenomenal, unfortunately for #italy #euro2012
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