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In-depth lectures in the mornings followed by afternoons and evenings full of hiking, biking, via ferrata, cooking classes and cultural visits. |
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Steaming cappuccino and full mountain buffet breakfast in the Limonaia Room of our chalet hotel nestled high in the mountains of the Dolomites.
8:30 AM. U-Turn for Sustainability, Tipping Points in the Earth’s System. Dr John Schellnhuber CBE of the Potsdam Institute and Oxford University.
9:30 AM. Social Cost-Benefit Analysis. Dr Ottmar Edenhofer of the Potsdam Institute.
10:30 AM. Lectures end and group splits into smaller units for:
- Easy Hiking
- Medium Hiking
- Difficult Hiking
- Technical Climbing
- Mountain Biking
- Cooking Lesson with Chef Niederkofler
- Excursion to Cortina
- Spa Treatments
- Golf
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Most stop at one of the mountain huts or rifugi and take a break from their activity. Hot goulash soup, pasta with fresh tomato sauce, sausages and polenta, cold beer, local wines – the fare is simple but delicious, especially after the exercise.
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Activities continue but most try to time their return to allow a massage, facial, wrap or at the very least a steam bath.
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An elegant dinner in the St Hubertus dining room. Chef Norbert Niederkofler prepares a 8 course tasting menu while Christian, the sommelier matches a different wine with each plate.
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At the finest hotel in northern Italy, the Relais & Châteaux Hotel Rosa Alpina in the tiny mountain village of San Cassiano. Michelin-starred restaurant, award-winning spa, spacious rooms done in light wood with huge feather comforters and fireplaces.
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