The Bite Magazine - Summer 2019 - Issue 25

bite travel I f you’re looking for an authentic mountain getaway, a place of wellness or to indulge in a spa, Hotel Sas- songher in Corvara, Italy, a traditional alpine hotel owned by the Pescosta family since 1938, with a romantic Ladin and South Tyrolean cultural history, is the perfect place. This hotel is located in the stunning natural landscape of a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Dolomites, offering exceptional sweeping views of the imposing Sassongher Mountain. Guests will be delighted with Hotel Sassongher’s 65 spacious rooms and suites which are decorated in a typical South Tyrolean style, some of which have four poster beds and balconies with beautiful views. Their extensive spa featuring three different types of saunas, including infrared to relax your muscles and boost the immune system, will be the most welcomed way to unwind after an active day. There is also a sun terrace and sky spa with an open whirlpool and panorama sauna for a life of relaxation and luxury. For those who wish to keep their fitness levels up, a bout of skyrunning will provide a challenge worth conquering. The hotel’s expert mountain guide will take guests along mountain running trails at more than 6,600ft where high altitude combined with slopes at a gradient of more than 30% provides the ultimate fitness test; pioneered in the 1990s by Italian mountaineer Marino Giacometti and a handful of fellow climbers. Or you can spend your afternoons mountain biking and rock climbing. In the evenings, the hotel hosts live entertainment, and guests can enjoy local delicacies in the hotel’s three traditional Stube (an establishment serving chiefly alco- holic beverages), one of which dates back to the 16th century. www.sassongher.it/en H otel S assongher , C orvara , I taly