Start your weeklong adventure high in the Italian Dolomites, where trails beckon you to hike in the shadows of the Rosengarten and Schlern massifs • Enjoy a scenic gondola ride up to the Catinaccio mountain range • Fuel up along the hike at rustic mountain huts and maybe even take a dip in a refreshing alpine tarn • Admire stunning panoramic vistas of Bolzano in the valley below • Our welcome dinner pairs with a flight of local wines to showcase the Dolomites' surprising and delightful fusion cuisine • Discover our home base of Völs am Schlern, a fairy-tale village whose Tyrolean roots are distinctively still part of the region's character • Works of art by the likes of Giorgio de Chirico, Otto Dix and Paul Klee line the walls of our beautiful hotel • Savor and share a memorable meal with one of our local friends.

Descend from the mountains to our magical lakeside hotel, arriving by boat across Lake Garda • The lake's dazzling waters welcome you to sample la dolce vita • Get to know the elegant resort town of Riva del Garda • Spend the afternoons at our luxurious retreat and take a dip in Lake Garda at the private swimming beach or indulge with a treatment at the spa • Stroll the limonaia (lemon groves) that give Limone sul Garda its name • Explore the turbulent history beneath all this beauty as we hike to WWI-era fortifications en route to Pregasina • Shop and wander through Riva del Garda, admiring the mix of Austrian and Italian influences in its architecture and cuisine • Pedestrians are welcome on the famed Lake Garda bike path, suspended along a cliffside • Raise a glass to new amici in Italy at a final dinner with panoramic lake views.