South Tyrol in north Italy is a favourite for skiers in winter and is even more enthralling in summer

Forget pizzas and piazzas — South Tyrol in the north of Italy is dominated by the Dolomites, says Suzanne Harrington.

THINK Italy and this is probably what comes to mind — pizzas, piazzas, gondolas, gelati, spaghetti, and Sofia Loren. But that’s all down south.

Go north and you find yourself in a province called Alto Adige in Italian, Sudtirol in German, or South Tyrol to you and I.