Tag: Mountain

Val Gardena, not just skiing. A weekend at the Tyrol hotel

Val Gardena, not just skiing. A weekend at the Tyrol hotel Val Gardena, not just skiing.  A weekend at the Tyrol hotel

Family atmospheres, love for details and authentic emotions. Welcome to Hotel Tyrol, in Val Gardena, in the heart of the Dolomites and on the edge of the Puez-Odle Natural Park. The hosts, Bibiana Dirler and her husband Maurizio Micheli illuminate the guests’ living room with their smiles since 1966, when they decided to open their […]

Fashion and outdoor: who takes possession of whose imagination?

Fashion and outdoor: who takes possession of whose imagination? Fashion and outdoor: who takes possession of whose imagination?

Fashion & outdoor: a story that is booming. Fashion, by its nature, must feed on other worlds. He draws heavily from art, music, culture in general and, lately, a lot from nature. Contaminations are, so to speak, his daily bread and now it’s up to the outdoor sector to provide material for collections or collaborations. […]

Mindfulness in the snow: in Madonna di Campiglio with Audi Masterclass

Mindfulness in the snow: in Madonna di Campiglio with Audi Masterclass Mindfulness in the snow: in Madonna di Campiglio with Audi Masterclass

The Mindfulness in the snow it is not the classic mountain excursion. For Audi it represents the stage of a journey towards a more sustainable future. Within the Audi Masterclass, in fact, the house of the four rings organizes a Madonna di Campiglio – one of the most famous ski resorts in Trentino – a […]

Lindsey Vonn, from skis to the catwalk with her snow collection

Lindsey Vonn, from skis to the catwalk with her snow collection Lindsey Vonn, from skis to the catwalk with her snow collection

You have won three Olympic medals, including one gold at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Games, two gold at the Alpine Skiing World Championships, four World Cups and your last season as a professional became an HBO documentary. It should be enough? No, if you are Lindsey Vonn. In fact, now the Olympic champion, after having […]

Hervé Barmasse: “The Matterhorn is my Paradise”

Hervé Barmasse: “The Matterhorn is my Paradise” Hervé Barmasse: “The Matterhorn is my Paradise”

We all want to go to Heaven, already on this earth, and the new book of the Aosta Valley mountaineer Hervé Barmasse Matterhorn the legendary mountain (Rizzoli illustrati, pp. 336) leads through his words and breathtaking photos to a climb to Heaven that he found close to home, the Cervino. Because in the end what […]

14 Peaks: the (im) possible exploits of mountaineer Nirmal Purja

14 Peaks: the (im) possible exploits of mountaineer Nirmal Purja 14 Peaks: the (im) possible exploits of mountaineer Nirmal Purja

The film celebrates this somewhat uncomfortable character for mountaineering purists. Starting with his decision to use supplemental oxygen from 8,000 meters upwards. But the veteran’s blessing Reinhold Messner silences everyone. Nirmal did something that no one before him had ever attempted and that’s enough. At times it might seem like a machine with no margin […]

In Courmayeur in the highest suite in Europe: how to win the weekend of dreams

In Courmayeur in the highest suite in Europe: how to win the weekend of dreams In Courmayeur in the highest suite in Europe: how to win the weekend of dreams

Are you ready? Because you can experience an exceptional weekend, which starts with an early morning solo descent on the slopes of Courmayeur in front of Mont Blanc, and then continues with a night at 3500 meters high in a very romantic design refuge, with host the champion Federica Brignone. The idea is of Airbnb, […]

Inside the fairytale castle: the Aymavilles Castle reopens in the Aosta Valley

Inside the fairytale castle: the Aymavilles Castle reopens in the Aosta Valley Inside the fairytale castle: the Aymavilles Castle reopens in the Aosta Valley

It began to be built in the early 1200s and, with its strategic position on a hill at the entrance to the Cogne Valley, the Aymavilles Castle it has always been considered among the best defensive positions in the Aosta Valley. At the same time it is a symbol of golden life of the nobility […]

Sustainable holidays: the greenest alpine destinations

Sustainable holidays: the greenest alpine destinations Sustainable holidays: the greenest alpine destinations

The theme of water in Bressanone is a serious matter. In the town at the foot of the Plose alone, it has been calculated that 4300 plastic bottles are consumed per day, corresponding to 321.5 kg of CO2. At least that was the case until yesterday, because by 2030 the whole area will be totally […]

Sonnwies, the luxury family resort in the heart of the Dolomites

Sonnwies, the luxury family resort in the heart of the Dolomites Sonnwies, the luxury family resort in the heart of the Dolomites

Luxury retreat located in the heart of nature, among the boundless meadows and dense forests of the Dolomites, the Family Hotel Sonnwies born to welcome the most demanding families. Family-run, the property boasts luxurious suites, together with large chalets and villas of over 250 square meters with swimming pool and private spa, created, like all […]