Saturday, October 8, 2011

late summer in South Tyrol


I prefer to call it SuedTirol to reflect the Germanic culture, hidden at the foot of the Alps in northern Italy. This was not my first visit but it was planned to meet special friends, explore the Dolomites and enjoy great food and wine... all in a few short days...
We had a lucky start - to find an historic guesthouse in the small village of Montan, on the edge of the mountains just south of Bozen - the Gold Lion
It was built in the 1400s and is managed by the 4th generation of the Pichler family - Harald is a super chef, and his wife Barabara and their two daughters organised a brilliant breakfast. It was a great place for afternoon drinks on the terrace in the last of the afternoon sun and we were happy we took the halfboard option as the 4 course evening meals were locally sourced and impressive.

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