easy hiker https://easyhiker.co.uk/ adventures for beginners Sun, 27 Sep 2026 07:49:12 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.6 https://easyhiker.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/cropped-easy-hiker-5-32x32.jpg easy hiker https://easyhiker.co.uk/ 32 32 Lake Iseo: The Odd One Out in Italy’s Lake District https://easyhiker.co.uk/lake-iseo-the-odd-one-out-in-italys-lake-district/ https://easyhiker.co.uk/lake-iseo-the-odd-one-out-in-italys-lake-district/#respond Sun, 27 Sep 2026 07:49:10 +0000 https://easyhiker.co.uk/?p=43848 About 15,000 years ago, at the peak of the last Ice Age, hardened snow was accumulating on the Alpine mountains at such a rate that gravity eventually forced some of it down. Large ice sheets crushed into existing river valleys and cut deep trenches into the rock. Imagine an event similar to what happened in...

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]]> https://easyhiker.co.uk/lake-iseo-the-odd-one-out-in-italys-lake-district/feed/ 0 How to Live La Dolce CityLife in Milan https://easyhiker.co.uk/la-dolce-vita-in-citylife-in-milan/ https://easyhiker.co.uk/la-dolce-vita-in-citylife-in-milan/#respond Sun, 20 Sep 2026 07:09:24 +0000 https://easyhiker.co.uk/?p=43828 Cities have a choice: they can look either forward or back. Those with a clear sense of their own identity often opt for the latter, preserving the past and giving way to the new only if this helps them to strengthen what appears to grow naturally from their deep-rooted traditions. While other cities, those that...

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]]> https://easyhiker.co.uk/la-dolce-vita-in-citylife-in-milan/feed/ 0 The Sound of Milan’s Quarter of Silence https://easyhiker.co.uk/the-sound-of-milans-quarter-of-silence/ https://easyhiker.co.uk/the-sound-of-milans-quarter-of-silence/#respond Sun, 13 Sep 2026 07:14:12 +0000 https://easyhiker.co.uk/?p=43807 Having addressed the issue of Milan’s alleged lack of “Italianness” in last week’s post, we will today deal with another stick that is often used to beat the city with: Milan “does not do quirky”, it is said.  This is an accusation that can be refuted rather easily. All it takes is a visit of...

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]]> https://easyhiker.co.uk/the-sound-of-milans-quarter-of-silence/feed/ 0 Milan: Viva La Differenza! https://easyhiker.co.uk/milan-viva-la-differenza/ https://easyhiker.co.uk/milan-viva-la-differenza/#respond Sun, 06 Sep 2026 08:49:57 +0000 https://easyhiker.co.uk/?p=43789 You will often hear people say that Milan is the “least Italian of Italian cities”, by which they mean: a well-ordered place that lacks the “typically Italian” sense for the joys of anarchy.  On today’s walk, we will do two things: first, confirm that, yes, Milan is rather straight-laced and square (in more than on...

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]]> https://easyhiker.co.uk/milan-viva-la-differenza/feed/ 0 Rocchetta Nervina: Rivers, Lakes and Horrors of the Past https://easyhiker.co.uk/rocchetta-nervina-rivers-lakes-and-horrors-of-the-past/ https://easyhiker.co.uk/rocchetta-nervina-rivers-lakes-and-horrors-of-the-past/#respond Sun, 30 Aug 2026 09:56:00 +0000 https://easyhiker.co.uk/?p=43765 Riverwalks are popular for a large number of reasons. They are easy-to-navigate (there are only so many possibilities of heading the wrong way) so you can concentrate on what’s on view, they are lined with towns and public transport connections so you can stop and start your hike almost anywhere you like, and changes in...

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