The Alps are Europe's biggest and greatest mountain range. Formed
millions of years ago, they became a popular destination for
travelers in the late eighteenth century - first for adventurers
and explorers, then for artists and writers, and finally for
everyone who wanted to spend summer in the fresh air of this
wonderful scenery or take part in winter sports. Angelika Taschen
has followed in their footsteps and collected the finest hotels in
the Alpine nations of Germany, Austria, Switzerland, France, and
Italy. They include the Kranzbach near Garmisch-Partenkirchen,
built for a British aristocrat, Gasthof Hirschen in the
Bregenzerwald, where art-loving visitors have been welcomed since
1755, and the Seehof near Salzburg with its emphasis on
contemporary art and fine cuisine. The journey goes to Waldhaus
Sils in Sils Maria, where many creative guests have found
inspiration, to the Schatzalp in Davos, which Thomas Mann
immortalized in literature in "The Magic Mountain", and to
picturesque bed & breakfasts with a personal touch such as
Brucke49 in Vals and Maison Bergdorf in Interlaken. High above
Chamonix, mountaineers have stayed overnight for more than 140
years at Refuge du Montenvers with its view of the Mer de Glace,
the largest glacier in France. In the exclusive Megeve, too, which
Baroness Noemie de Rothschild put on the tourist map, travelers
experience the Alps a la francaise in the chalet hotel L'Alpaga;
and a bit of Italian dolce vita is provided by stunning addresses
in the South Tyrol such as the Ottmangut in Merano, Villa Arnica in
Lana with its nostalgic atmosphere, and Pension Briol near
Barbiano, constructed in 1928 in the Bauhaus style and extended in
2021 with the addition of two extremely modern buildings. This
opulent book of photographs presents the Alpine range and
accommodation in large-format images, short texts, and useful
details on prices and how to get there. Walkers, skiers, gourmets,
and lovers of good living will find valuable tips and very special
accommodation: former monasteries where guests still find peace and
seclusion, a mountain hut at the heart of the Dolomites, and a
youth hostel occupying what was once a sanatorium, a rare example
of modern architecture in Switzerland that was declared a heritage
monument in 2002.
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