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Live seven-day Alpine flying weather with launch direction, altitude and local site information for la Guardia (Recoaro- Vicenza).
Site briefing
la Guardia (Recoaro- Vicenza) is a paragliding launch in the Italian Alps. Its recorded elevation is 1,130 m and its mapped launch aspects are E, SE, S, SW, W. Compare the live forecast at launch with winds aloft, gusts, cloud base, rain and daylight before checking current local access and airspace information.
Beautyfull place to fly not crowded at all, mountain thermal flying but not as tough as in the big dolomites, great possibilies of xc in almost all directions, classical the flight to bassano is 50km
most often used TO in the valley. La Guardia: 45:43.000N 011:10.629 E alt.1130 m facing south. From Recoaro city center town road to Campogrosso then stop at restaurant La Guardia
The town is Recoaro Terme: 1hour and a half by car from Venice, little more than 1h from Bassano, the same from Verona and more or less from Trento or the Garda Lake. By train to Vicenza and then another hour by bus to Recoaro.
Norh wind can be dangerous and prevent flying when strong; when light possibly good flying conditions.
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