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Hotel Da Villa
Lavarone - Alpe Cimbra
The Setting
You will get many WOW experiences. Words like “spectacular & breathtaking view”, “amazing & unforgettable landscape” will be used a lot during your holiday. The Dolomites are the perfect setting for a ski holiday. Here, UNESCO-protected landscapes combine with a sunny climate and immaculate pistes to create one of the world’s most beautiful and enjoyable ski regions. Meanwhile, state-of-the-art snowmaking systems ensure the slopes are fast and fun, whatever the weather.
The Skiing
Only 95km from Verona Airport, the ski area Alpe Cimbra is in the Trentino region of northern Italy. Renowned for being a family-friendly and tranquil area, it has collected many awards and credits over the year: from ranking at the top of the national portal for ski resorts, to the official Bandiera Italiana awarded by the order of paediatricians for the safety and quality of facilities for children. Alpe Cimbra is made up of two main ski areas - Folgaria and Lavarone - with an efficient skibus service connecting the two.
Lavarone is a gem, with an excellent variety of slopes it is ideal for a mixed-ability groups and perfect for beginners with flattering easy-to-intermediate red and blue runs carving down through the trees plus a handful of testing blacks. Artificial snow can be produced throughout the entire winter sports resort and with fir forests and glades and cosy mountain huts for refreshment stops, a typical rustic atmosphere for skiing and snowboard is created.
Mountains of the Champions
It is official, Alpe Cimbra ski area is the new training centre of the US SKI TEAM for the next 4 years.
The decision of the US Ski team is no coincidence.
In the last couple of years, many World Cup teams trained here.
The technical features of these slopes coupled with the optimal conditions of the terrain resulting from the professional grooming techniques of the ski lift company led to spread the popularity of the ski area as one the best destination for training purposes.
Men’s Alpine Team Finds New European Home Base in Italy
Every year national teams from all over Europe come to Alpe Cimbra to train: the Italian, Austrian and Swedish national teams to name but a few.
The Accommodation
Hotel Da Villa is a traditional 3-star hotel steeped in charming hospitality. The Da Villa family have been putting their love and care into the Hotel Da Villa and like to make guests feel at home during their stay.
The hotel is perfectly located in the small hamlet of Chiesa and a short distance from Lake Lavarone and the ski slopes. In a few minutes you can reach the ski lifts by bus and start exploring the impressive terrain that Alpe Cimbra has to offer.
The hotel has cosy communal areas, that offer a lovely place to relax after a busy day skiing up a storm. These are tastefully decorated in keeping with beautiful surroundings of the mountains. The guest rooms are all furnished with a parquet floor and are comfortable, impeccably maintained and have a variety of bed configurations.
The hotel restaurant caters for a variety of tastebuds with the plentiful breakfast buffet full of locally sourced meats, cheeses, and breads, this continues at dinner with a buffet of salad, vegetables, and delicious main courses. The kitchen specialises in combining Trentino delicacies and unique regional flavours to create exquisite homemade dishes and outstanding desserts.
Sounds good to you?
If you are interested in looking further at this destination please send an email to hello@skicompany.net or please give me a call on 0208 858 9535, personally I think it is good to talk !