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8 January 2020

Five places for winter sports

You can spend a wonderful winter holiday in these five places. With a view of snow-capped mountains and glaciers, steamy breath and crunching snow under your feet, you can quickly find the long-awaited peace here. In some places, activities such as skiing, cross-country skiing and snowshoeing out into the snow are tempting, while elsewhere you can try your hand at activities such as sledding and ice climbing. Five places for winter sports. We hope you enjoy exploring!

 

1. Veitenhof, Tyrol, Austria

You can have a snow-sure winter holiday on the Veitenhof“In the Tyrolean Ötztal. Due to their high altitude, the Niederthai, Sölden, Obergurgl and Hochoetz ski areas ensure reliable, lush white - from Advent to late spring. In addition to the ski slopes, there are also numerous kilometers of skating and cross-country trails that invite you to extensive cross-country skiing and the opportunity to go snowshoeing. If that wasn't enough, you can also try tobogganing or ice climbing.

The Veitenhof offers a wide range of winter sports

Another highlight is the farm's own Haflinger breed. The bright blond horses are sure-footed and robust even in winter, which is why they are wonderfully suitable for a horse-drawn sleigh ride. Then the relaxed four-legged friends trot through the snow-covered winter landscape, while you can enjoy the view of the beautiful surroundings yourself.

Back at the Veitenhof, you can end the day in a relaxed manner. For example in the wellness area of ​​the house, which is equipped with a sauna, infrared cabin, Kneipp basin and pine panorama relaxation room. Here you can relax in a cozy bathrobe and warm tea in your hand and look forward to another eventful day on the wintry Veitenhof.

Apartment from 68, - per night

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Veitenhof

 

2. Sindlhauser, Bavaria, Germany

The "Sindlhauser“Has two stylishly furnished holiday apartments that were built using sustainable wood construction. In addition, other natural building materials such as clay plaster, moon-felled wood or slate were used, which ensure a pleasant room climate in the apartments. You can spend a wonderful winter holiday here with the idyllic foothills of the Alps, which begins practically on your doorstep.

Natural building materials such as clay plaster ensure a pleasant room climate

Because numerous large ski areas such as Brauneck, Garmisch-Partenkirchen and Mittenwald can be easily reached from here. There you can look forward to well-groomed slopes that are suitable for both beginners and advanced skiers. For advanced individualists and purists, on the other hand, the Herzogstand may be a nice alternative away from the masses. Here you can enjoy a gigantic alpine panorama and a challenging terrain with deep snow slopes and natural slopes.

Back in the Sindlhauser apartments, you can prepare your meals in the fully equipped, modern kitchens according to your own taste and taste. If you don't feel like it, try the gastronomic offer on site. Then the hosts do not miss the opportunity to give their guests their personal recommendations for Ried, Kochel am See, Benediktbeuern or Bichl.

Apartment from 130, - per night

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Sindlhauser
Sindlhauser inside

 

3. Sagna Rotonda, Piedmont, Italy

The "Sagna Rotonda“In Italian Piedmont. The facility is located at an altitude of 1.650 meters in the midst of completely untouched nature. Only a small road leads here. Once there, as far as the eye can see only mountains and snow-covered forests and meadows to be discovered. An ideal place, especially for nature lovers and families.

 

Winter sports can be a multi-hour ski tour through the natural landscape

The complex around the Sagna Rotonda is a typical Italian Albergo Diffuso: a kind of mini-village consisting of several houses. Sagna Rotonda has a total of nine apartments that are nested in the various buildings and have been renovated true to the original. All apartments have their own bathrooms and kitchens, which are great for self-catering.

There are also shared rooms such as the group room with a stone barrel vault, where yoga and other courses are offered, and another common room with a fireplace. There are numerous board games with which you can end the evening comfortably with your loved ones.

Apartment from 105, - per night

You can find more information here

Sagna Rotonda
Sagna Rotonda Apartment
 
4. Hotel Fex, Fex/Sils, Graubünden, Switzerland

The motto of the hotel is "Arrive, switch off and enjoy to the full". It is particularly important to the hosts Luzia Penner and Roland Usai with their friendly and motivated team to offer guests a simple but comfortable stay. It's all about rest and a break from the hustle and bustle of everyday life.

MANY WINTER ACTIVITIES POSSIBLE IN THE AREA: CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING AND SNOWSHOE TOURS 

The complex around the Sagna Rotonda is a typical Italian Albergo Diffuso: a kind of mini-village consisting of several houses. Sagna Rotonda has a total of nine apartments that are nested in the various buildings and have been renovated true to the original. All apartments have their own bathrooms and kitchens, which are great for self-catering.

There are also shared rooms such as the group room with a stone barrel vault, where yoga and other courses are offered, and another common room with a fireplace. There are numerous board games with which you can end the evening comfortably with your loved ones.

Double room At 250 euros per night

You can find more information here

 
Hotel Fex
Hotel Fex room
 
5. Ucliva, Graubünden, Switzerland

The hotel “Ucliva". The winding approach is also worthwhile in winter when you have crunching snow under your feet and speak with steamy breath. Because in addition to the fascinating mountain world, the Ucliva is also a place steeped in history. The hotel was the first certified eco hotel in Switzerland and became a pioneer of gentle travel as early as 1983.

Spend a gentle winter holiday in the cooperative hotel

The hotel is also part of a cooperative with around 900 members that was founded in the 1970s. The ostensible aim of this was to create affordable space for living and vacationing while at the same time keeping the existing landscape intact. The hotel has always been run from a social and ecological point of view. You can still feel that as a guest today, for example at the breakfast buffet with homemade jams and freshly baked bread or at lunch or dinner when delicious dishes from the region are on offer. Especially Graubünden specialties such as Pizzoccheri Gran Alpin and Capuns taste particularly good after an active day in the mountains.

A day in the mountains like this can look very different. Because from here you can take numerous excursions into the most beautiful natural landscapes of the canton. In addition to classic winter sports such as skiing and cross-country skiing, you can also go snowshoeing or tobogganing. And back at the hotel, the wellness area or the in-house library invites you to end the day in a relaxed manner.

 

Double room from 120, - per night

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Ucliva
Ucliva view
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Lisa helped set up the Good Travel Blog and will write for us as a freelance author in the future. She is passionate about traveling and dancing around the world with a small ecological footprint.

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