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Strassoldo The village of Strassoldo , located in the province of Udine, in Friuli Venezia Giulia , is today one of the most fascinating examples of a perfectly preserved medieval village. We do not know exactly when its foundation dates back, but its name appears for the first time in some documents from the end of 1100. Mill, Strassoldo Over a thousand years ago, the prestigious family of the Strassoldo counts decided to build an imposing castle along the ancient Via Iulia Augusta, in a strategic position. Originally, the fortress had two watchtowers which were located at two different levels. Later on, when the castle was heavily damaged by enemy attacks, the Strassoldo family dispersed for a certain period of time. After returning to their land, the counts decided to start an impressive renovation work and divided the original fortress into two separate castles, each built around one of the towers that had once characterized the manor. This is how the Castello di Sopra (Upper Castl...

Among the numerous circular walks that can be found in the Perigord Noir , there is one that stands above the others and that we loved in a particular way. It is the Combe des Loups in Saint Andre d'Allas and we just discovered it a few days ago: 12 Km, 4 hours walk among the amazing blooming lush nature of this fantastic region of France. Fields, Dordogne But, as we are passionate walkers nature is not unusual for us. Indeed what really struck us is that this is a real complete walk: it offers the "usual" beautiful scenarios of the Perigord, colorful flowers, wild strawberries, blackberry bushes but also open views over one of the most beautiful castle of the region (the Chateau de Puymartin ), some typical Perigourdine landmarks such as stone huts and rocky outcrops, ancient wash houses and hamlets dating back to the XIV century. But I think that, in this case, pictures are worth a thousands of my words.... Bloomings, Dordogne Strawberry plant, Dordogne ...