Malaysian couple stays at 400-year-old former courthouse in Italy's South Tyrol


One of the many church ruins you can find at South Tyriol in Italy. — Photos: KOO WEE HONE

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Margret, my wife’s dear friend, recently invited us to visit her in South Tyrol in northern Italy. South Tyrol was part of Austria until after World War I, when it became part of Italy. Because of its Austrian and Tyrolean roots, German is widely spoken there, and the community’s culture mirrors that of its origins.

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