Italy was the ninth of 10 DXCC Entities that we visited during our Central Europe Trip. Total QSO Statistics for Italy can be seen here.
![Italy map](https://images.harvestamerica.tech/wj2o/dxpeditions/i/summary/italia-arrow.jpg)
We were located on the northern part of Italy, just across the border with Lichtenstein.
Day Trip to Italy
![Village in Italy](https://images.harvestamerica.tech/wj2o/dxpeditions/i/photos/I_Made_It.jpg)
We made it through the Alps into Italy…
![Mountains in Italy](https://images.harvestamerica.tech/wj2o/dxpeditions/i/photos/I_Village.jpg)
…the villages are lovely but we want to climb mountains…
![Beautiful mountains in Italy](https://images.harvestamerica.tech/wj2o/dxpeditions/i/photos/I_GPS.jpg)
…so our GPS sends us in this direction…
![Flains village in Italy](https://images.harvestamerica.tech/wj2o/dxpeditions/i/photos/I_Flaines.jpg)
. … and we start climbing. Half way up we come across this village called Flains. You might think this is a one syllable word but it’s pronounced Fla-ney-is. Anyway, keep driving…
![Smudres Italy](https://images.harvestamerica.tech/wj2o/dxpeditions/i/photos/I_Schmuders.jpg)
…now we make it to Schmuders …
![Schmuders](https://images.harvestamerica.tech/wj2o/dxpeditions/i/photos/I_High.jpg)
…this is pretty much as high as we’re going but people actually live here…
![Schmuders mountains Italy](https://images.harvestamerica.tech/wj2o/dxpeditions/i/photos/I_Radio-1.jpg)
… we find a place to park and we’re on the radio.
![sky-rail Schmuders, Italy](https://images.harvestamerica.tech/wj2o/dxpeditions/i/photos/I_Skyrail.jpg)
After getting back down to ground level we see a sky-rail…
![tickets for sky-rail in Schmuders, Italy](https://images.harvestamerica.tech/wj2o/dxpeditions/i/photos/I_Two_Tickets.jpg)
…OK, let’s get 2 tickets please…
![sky-rail station Schmuders, Italy](https://images.harvestamerica.tech/wj2o/dxpeditions/i/photos/I_Gondolas.jpg)
…climb aboard our little gondolas…
![Schmuders, Italy mountains](https://images.harvestamerica.tech/wj2o/dxpeditions/i/photos/I_Heading_Up.jpg)
…heading up the mountain…
![Karen in Schmuders sky-rail](https://images.harvestamerica.tech/wj2o/dxpeditions/i/photos/I_Karen_Cool.jpg)
…Karen is trying to be cool even though she is very frightened…
![Schmuders sky-rail](https://images.harvestamerica.tech/wj2o/dxpeditions/i/photos/I_Small_Village.jpg)
…the village looks small from here…
![Italian Alp peak](https://images.harvestamerica.tech/wj2o/dxpeditions/i/photos/I_Second_Top.jpg)
… we made it to the top of our 2nd Italian Alp peak of the day.
![Martins Getrankemarkt Schmuders, Italy](https://images.harvestamerica.tech/wj2o/dxpeditions/i/photos/I_Italian_German.jpg)
Martins Getrankemarkt.
Once again back on the ground and I see this sign translating Italian to German.
![Karen eating in Martins Getrankemarkt Italy](https://images.harvestamerica.tech/wj2o/dxpeditions/i/photos/I_Karen_shop.jpg)
Then we go inside the shop and Karen chooses this confection.
![Italian Pizza in Martins Getrankemarkt Italy](https://images.harvestamerica.tech/wj2o/dxpeditions/i/photos/I_Dave_Pizza.jpg)
I preferred some authentic Italian Pizza
![Italian Dauer at Schmuders, Italy](https://images.harvestamerica.tech/wj2o/dxpeditions/i/photos/I_Dave_Dauer.jpg)
Italian Dauer at Schmuders, Italy
![Italian Dauer at Schmuders, Italy](https://images.harvestamerica.tech/wj2o/dxpeditions/i/photos/I_Karen_Dauer.jpg)
Italian Dauer at Schmuders, Italy.
![Italian Gentry at Schmuders, Italy](https://images.harvestamerica.tech/wj2o/dxpeditions/i/photos/I_Dave_Gentry.jpg)
Italian Gentry at Schmuders, Italy
![Italian Dauer at Schmuders, Italy](https://images.harvestamerica.tech/wj2o/dxpeditions/i/photos/I_Karen_Gentry.jpg)
Italian Dauer at Schmuders, Italy.
![Beautiful Italy](https://images.harvestamerica.tech/wj2o/dxpeditions/i/photos/I_Goodbye.jpg)
Time to say good-bye to Italy. It was a fun day.
![License](https://images.harvestamerica.tech/wj2o/dxpeditions/i/Licensing/CEPT_Logo-1.jpg)
With the understanding of how the CEPT Licensing Agreement works, we assigned ourselves the callsigns I/WJ2O and I/K2KAR.
![Italy trip](https://images.harvestamerica.tech/wj2o/dxpeditions/i/Operating/I_Radio.jpg)
We had a rental and placed the whip on the lip of the trunk.
Italy was the 9th country of our Central Europe Trip.
![Italy travel route](https://images.harvestamerica.tech/wj2o/dxpeditions/i/Travel/f2.jpg)
![travel in the mountains of Northern Italy](https://images.harvestamerica.tech/wj2o/dxpeditions/i/Travel/I_travel.jpg)
By gondola is the way to travel in the mountains of Northern Italy.