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Alpine escape: the addresses where you can celebrate autumn pampe-
red by nature and fairytale atmospheres Autumn is already here and
while we wait to wear skis and boots, there are many weekends to take
advantage of to treat yourself to mini beauty-stops to spend outdoors
enjoying the crisp air and the wonderful colors of a mountain forest.
Many addresses: on the plateau above Merano you can enjoy a regene-
rating autumn detox by combining excursions and outdoor activities
with moments of absolute “relax” in the spa of the Josef Mountain Re-
sort. Especially if you choose the exclusive Forest Sauna, a charming
outbuilding in the woods perfectly integrated into nature where you can
relax in total privacy, let your thoughts go and experience a truly uni-
que detox, in this three-storey wooden building that literally “borders”
on the woods. Between fairytale and history, let yourself be pampered
by dreamy atmospheres within the walls of Schloss Freudenstein just a
few minutes from Bolzano. Here the aristocratic environments combine
the medieval soul with the most modern contemporaneity. Sixteen suites
with sumptuous details overlooking vineyards and mountain landsca-
pes; the gastronomic specialties with a cosmopolitan taste are signed by
the young Chef Danilo D’Ambra. On the eastern side of the Sarentine
Alps, in Villandro, Castel Steinbock, an exclusive luxury estate dating
back to 1750: only twelve suites inside the castle together with two Stu-
ben for a gastronomic journey directed by Tomek Kinder, Chef awarded
with two Gault-Millau toques.

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