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It is the undisputed homeland of skiing with 250 km of slopes. But it is also the place to relax between walks, luxurious spas and gourmand snacks

An international destination since the early 1900s, Cervinia stretches to the bottom of the Valtournenche, the last inhabited center before the paths that go up towards the Matterhorn and close the Valley. Always chosen among the other localities of Valle d'Aosta for the length of the ski season (which lasts over six months in winter), Cervinia is connected with Valtournenche and Switzerland thanks to fast and modern systems, which allow for skiing for over 250 km without ever taking your skis off your feet. For those who do not like snow, the wellness area and the Spa of exclusive hotels offer guests beauty treatments and moments of absolute Relax, as well as greedy pampering, prepared to satisfy the appetite of those who want an authentic cuisine but in step with the times.

Where to sleep in Cervinia

Among the best resorts, theHotel Hermitage Relais, a place to regenerate with its elegant and well-kept rooms, a garden at the foot of the Matterhorn, the relaxation area with heated swimming pool and breakfast with homemade jams and cakes. In the evening then the restaurant kitchen proposes a menu based on game and polenta concia, the specialties of the valley.

Another place of enchantment, theExcelsior Planet Hotel, with well-kept and cozy rooms with Matterhorn view to leave you breathless, suite from theromantic atmosphere with fireplace and lots of warm wood to frame. To satisfy the most demanding palates, chef Fabrizio Reffo offers a refined and creative dinner at the restaurant, for a sensorial journey through authentic flavors at over 2000 meters high.

If you are sensitive to eco-sustainable projects, you cannot miss a stay at theHotel Au Pied du Roi, a Eco Hotel, which comes from a project of bio architecture and sustainable development. Inserted in an environment that preserves its natural features intact, it is based on the highest principles of eco-sustainability. The Suites are designed to engage the senses and awaken emotions. They are real dream rooms: elegant and eco-friendly environments, where furnishings and accessories are positioned with aspecial attention to the rules of Feng Shui, the ancient Chinese art that studies how the energy of Heaven and Earth flows and interacts with man to live the spaces finding again well-being, balance and harmony. For those looking for a moment of relaxation, SPA Who will think about the well-being of mind: the health path will make you perceive a new sensory balance and will allow you to rediscover the most authentic emotions that derive from the perfect harmony of psyche and body.

Where to eat and what to do in Cervinia

Wood Restaurant
For those who want an all-round experience, outside the box, Amanda and Cristian are the right answer. Italian he, Swedish she, they have created a warm restaurant in the atmosphere and the dishes, which mix in a surprising and amazing way the local, Asian and Swedish cuisine. The result? A high-altitude fusion journey. In addition to the card, two tasting menus at 65 or 95 euros, wines not included.

La Luge restaurant
Two kilometers from the center of Cervinia, this welcoming restaurant managed by Paolo and Manuela awaits you to delight you with its dishes and hospitality (there are 5 rooms available to customers). In a rustic and intimate mountain chalet atmosphere, Paolo, a true master of cordiality and sympathy, will welcome you to make you live an experience of taste and relaxation. The menu varies from the typical Aosta Valley specialties to the freshest fish, all wisely proposed and elaborated with elegance and attention to detail, passing from a very varied choice of appetizers to the first ones of excellent workmanship and the second courses of meat or fish of the highest quality. Wide selection of local and national wines.

Le Bistrot de L’Abbé
Beside the church, right in the center of Cervinia, Le Bistrot de L’Abbé is housed in a welcoming environment, with an evocative stone and wood fireplace that is absolutely unique. There Winery boasts over 200 wine labels from all over the world. Each wine accompanies the cutting boards with selected cheeses, patés, salmon, typical cold cuts, homemade pasta and home-inspired second courses. Among the dishes that deserve a taste, the carpaccio of salted meat, the pappardelle with venison, the ravioli with duck in the port and black truffle, the cut of bison with a flower of salt and extra virgin olive oil, the shin with Pinot Noir stand out. Open all the year.

Sweet Side of Matterhorn
For sweet lovers, a few steps from the pedestrian area of Breuil-Cervinia, the Sweet Side was born, a completely renovated restaurant that offers artisan pastry and ice cream parlor, a tea room with refined mixtures, pralines, chocolate shops and bars. Inside, wrapped in wood, you can taste delicacies for all tastes and at all hours.

Sleddog Tours
One of the most particular attractions to try in Cervinia is the sleddog, that is the ride on sleighs pulled by beautiful huskies, dogs with a proud look and unmistakable blue eyes. A journey that recalls Alaska, Canada, but that also lives in Cervinia, an experience in close contact with nature, immersed in the silence of snowy paths where the only sounds are those produced by the race of these beautiful animals and by sled shoes. The location is Avouil, just below the Grandes Murailles and easily reached on foot from the town in ten minutes.

Night descent
What comes to mind more exciting than a ski descent in the middle of the night, in the light of the moon alone? All that remains is to plan your vacation taking into account the lunar calendar, then the shelters on the slopes will welcome you. Climb to Plateau Rosà with the last cable car, have dinner in a shelter and then down the Ventina slope, in the moonlight. An experience that will leave you breathless!

To know more:
Guide del Cervino mountain hut Tel. 0166-948369
Teodulo Refuge Tel. 0166-949400
Bontadini Restaurant Tel. 335 250 312
Ristorante Grand Sometta Tel. 339 545 7257

Ice skating
Do you love skating? In Cervinia the track is right next to the ski slopes, at the foot of the Matterhorn. The “Lino’s” natural ice rink is open every day until midnight and, upon reservation, it is possible to request to play curling or organize hockey matches. Opening period: November-March, according to weather conditions. Skate rental is provided directly on site.

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A weekend at the mythical Hotel Hermitage, among panoramic tables, regal guests and very high altitude pin-nic

He welcomed royal families (the last one, the whole Swedish one) and heads of state, yet the historian the Hotel Hermitage Restaurant & Spa, nestled in the meadows of Breuil-Cervinia, was in the beginning a humble stone shelter, in a grove among the larch. Legend has it that in the late Middle Ages, Saint Theodulus crossed the Alps to convert populations in present-day Switzerland. On his climb to the hill that now bears his name, at 3,500 meters, he stopped in a humble hut. Today in its place, at 2000 meters, among centuries-old larch trees, this five-star luxury rises, part of the international Relais & Châteaux chain since 1993 , but managed by the Neyroz family since the 1970s, a long tradition of hospitality in these mountains.

A hospitable history

«Each room has its own story«, explains Corrado Neyros, Director of the hotel and fifth generation in the family business «we have just restored some suites but without exaggerating: those who come here want to find the same magic that has always fascinated them together to the warmth of home. Already my maternal great-grandparents ran a hotel in Villeneuve. What then, more than a hotel, was a change of horses with a restaurant where, however, the king also stayed . Today the hotel, a stone and wood dwelling with spectacular views of meadows and woods, but above all on the Alps and its own perennial glaciers, has 38 rooms, all personalized and furnished with local antiques, a spa and two restaurants. The Hotel is famous for the very long winter ski season that starts at the end of October and ends in May, the Heritage is a paradise for skiers even in summer (from 15 July to the end of September). Even during this period, in fact, you can take advantage of the "ski package": 23 km of slopes always covered with snow on the Plateau Rosa glacier. For the guests can also be organized a basket for the pin-nic or theglam camp, A night at high altitude in a shelter but with all the comforts provided by the Heritage. Available on request, if you do not want to start climbing and climbing, there is also a helicopter.

Pizza or foie gras?

Furthermore, the gourmand offer of two doubles. thanks to a natural outdoor area with a delightful lawn-solarium complete with an organic vegetable garden and gushing fountain, where you can have breakfast, lunch or a quick snack with a seasonal menu. On paper also historical dishes of the hotel like the Gnocchi stuffed with venison ragout with black truffle, simple salads or elaborate dishes like the Leg of guinea-fowl stuffed with pistachios. At any time, however, have a languid, there are salmon sandwich clubs or Fassona miniburgers. Finally, a selection of pizzas (excellent with porcini).
In the evening it opens its doors La Chandelle, the hotel restaurant also open to the public.
First, however, a stop at the bar is a must, in the lobby decorated with Alpine views of the 18th and 15th centuries. If you want to taste something very "local" opt for a white mulled wine in addition to the classic blending or the classic digestive liqueur genepì (based on alpine artemisie macerated in alcohol) or the pine cone liqueur, the latter prepared specifically for the hotel. Moving to La Chandelle, you will find to welcome you Gabriele Avanzi and his young brigade of cooks. The chef works with Francesco Sposito, two Michelin stars, of the Taverna Estia of Brusciano (Naples) so, on the menu you will find many Mediterranean quotes. Very typical are instead a large grill (also available for lunch) with game specialties, freshly prepared meat and fish, and an incomparable cheese cart, Italian and French, with about thirty qualities, including the famous Piedmontese tome in various ages. At the table it ranges from typical dishes of the Aosta Valley cuisine such as Risotto alla Valpellinentze, a revisitation of the homonymous soup with melted butter and toma ai. Spaghetti whipped with tomato water served with Fassona tartare. The appetizers, including one, are surreal and delicate Foie gras cherry on a bed of cocoa with brioche bread. bread and breadsticks they are prepared every day by the chef and his team like the rest of the desserts, such as the famous white chocolate mousse or coconut and pineapple sorbet, served in a chocolate shell, or basil ice cream with strawberry salad. Finally, with the cheeses, try the selection of organic honeys from all over Italy. The picture is completed by a cellar, which looks over 900 labels curated by the sommelier and martyr of the Simene Grange room. Around you, in addition to the diners, there will be the large windows that frame the Alps and the Matterhorn. For a more intimate atmosphere instead, there is the "Cantinetta", an intimate restaurant, where you can dine surrounded by fine labels. Even fruits and vegetables are organic and come fromhotel garden in nearby Antey. Herbs and salads are instead cultivated in the garden of the structure, beautiful as a garden.

Golf at high altitude, alpine spa or pedaling through the glaciers?

Apart from spectacular tables, the hotel is also a mecca for sports lovers. In addition to the ski package, you can go cycling on the glacier or, with an electric bike provided by the hotel, go and explore the area. Among the closest destinations and
evocative, the Blue Lake, a mirror of water with an iridescent sapphire color. To relax there is The Art of Beauty by La Prairie spa with five cabins dedicated to various treatments. There is also a large pool of pure mountain water, taken from a private spring, with whirlpools and plays of light, a Turkish bath and a sauna. Finally golfers from all over the world come here for another of the other jewels of the Heritage: the highest golf course in Italy: 18 holes among the flowering meadows at the foot of Mount Cervino.

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