International Herald Tribune offers a peek at key Italian city

International Herald Tribune offers a peek at key Italian city{mosimage}The International Herald Tribune ran a story on Friday, November 5 about Bardonecchia, the Italian mountain town that will be a base for much of the skiing events in the 2006 Winter Olympics. The story by Elisabetta Poveledo ((click here to read it) details the affect the Olympic build-up is having on property prices in the region.

Bardonecchia is also the scheduled site of some snowboard World Cups in early February and the alpine World Junior Championships at the end of that month. There, the American team will defend its title as the top nation.