A ROAD TRIP WEEKEND TO THE LESSER KNOWN ITALIAN DOLOMITES
SAURIS FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD I had wanted to visit the tranquil village of Sauris in the Italian region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia since a long time. This enchanted hamlet of 400 people is perched in the north eastern Dolomites where the Alps shares the border with Slovenia and Austria. This little town is far from the jammed touristy routes, worldly events, elite crews and paparazzi. When you come to Sauris you step into an unspoilt wonderland, as the clear star here is just the untouched landscape. Little churches are sprinkled across the untouched Sauris nature THE MAGIC OF SAURIS Do you know when you step into a world of winter wonder? You see rooftops and haylofts covered with unblemished fresh snow. It is easy to spot reindeers' and snow rabbits' footsteps on the snowy hills, and the pine trees are heavy with glittering crystals. Sauris unspoilt winter landscape shining in the sun An old local told me that before 2010 the average snow