Ortisei

In winter

Ortisei does winter without raising its voice. The Seceda and Alpe di Siusi lifts leave from the edge of a pedestrian centre built for strolling in good boots, and the afternoon belongs to saunas, pastry and the slow procession past shop windows of carved angels.

In summer

Summer is Ortisei's secret season. Meadow paths, the Val d'Anna in the morning, Resciesa by funicular, then the passeggiata in shirtsleeves while the Sassolungo turns pink over the rooftops.

Stay & table

Family houses polished across generations, spas that take hydrotherapy as seriously as the wine list, and a village scale that lets you walk to dinner in velvet slippers if the mood insists.

Specific houses, tables and openings are covered in the Journal, with facts checked and dated.