THE STYLEMATE 01/2016 GOING GREEN

REISEZIELE:
BALEAREN, ZYPERN, OSTTIROL, NORD- UND OSTSEE,
ITALIEN, PORTUGAL, SALZKAMMERGUT, LAGO MAGGIORE
NEWS ABOUT LIFE, STYLE & HOTELS
ISSUE NO
01/2016
GOING
GREEN

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THE
STYLE
MATE/ IN THIS ISSUE /
2 / IMPRINT /
3 / GOLF INFINITY /
SPORTRESIDENZ ZILLERTAL
4 / THE FASCINATION OF GOLF /
6 / FASHION /
GO GREEN
8 / EAST TYROL /
DAZZLING AWESOMENESS
10 / SALZKAMMERGUT /
SIMPLY MAGIC
11 / HALLSTATT HIDEAWAY /
THE NAME SAYS IT ALL
12 / HOTEL DES BALANCES, LUCERNE /
A BALANCE BETWEEN ADVENTURE AND RELAXATION
13 / HOTEL EDER /
MOUNTAIN BIKING RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE
14 / ACTIVE SPRING /
BERGLAND HOTEL SÖLDEN
SONNE LIFESTYLE RESORT
MONTAFON LODGE LUXURY LODGEHOTEL
17 / FOOD & HEALTH /
SRI LANKA’S SWEETNESS
18 / SENSUOUS SOUTH TYROL /
HOTEL IMPERIALART
ROMANTIK HOTEL WEISSES KREUZ
HOTEL LA CASIES
20 / NEW MEMBERS /
22 / STYLEMATE MUST HAVE /
24 / VILA JOYA, PORTUGAL /
A THOUSAND AND ONE TREATS
25 / UNIQUE MALLORCA /
26 / HOTEL DIRECTORY /
Stylemate with drive
Cycling is probably the most popular actively pursued sport in the world. If you
don’t take the term “sport” too literally and also include those who only occasio-
nally hop on their bike. Golf on the other hand is still reserved for a minority, even
though 60 million people worldwide belong to this elite club. Golf cannot be taken
for granted, for many people golf is still a mystery and some people have precon-
ceptions about it. Others are passionate about golf, which doesn’t prevent them
from looking pretty unhappy after a triple bogey. But the hope of a triple eagle or
even a hole in one is still alive no matter. And because almost wherever there is a
fine hotel, a great golf course is not far away. Which we can also prove with this
issue of Stylemate. Happy reading! We recommend that you find a nice spot for
this, for example in your hotel’s wellness area. Or your hotel room’s sun terrace.
www.lifestylehotels.net
Thomas Holzleithner & Hardy Egger
Editors
IMPRINT: Publication: 3 x yearly, Media Owner and Publisher: Prime Time Touristik & Marketing
GmbH, Registered office: Schmiedgasse 38/1, 8010 Graz, Responsible for content: Thomas
Holzleithner & Hardy Egger, Editor-in-Chief: Martin Novak, Managing Editor: Susanne Riegler, MA,
Editorial Staff: Mag. Ursula Jungmeier-Scholz, Dr. Walter Hoch, Layout: Tomislav Bobinec, Prin-
ted by: Medienfabrik Graz, Published in: Graz

GOLF INFINITY
SPORTRESIDENZ
Everything revolves
around golf here.
The Leading Golf Courses 18-hole
Championship course, driving range
with covered tees, short game area
with putting green, pitching green and
chipping green with sand bunker.
The PGA golf school:
Here you can learn and improve your
golf swings, obtain the licence to play
golf courses and tournaments, take part
in tournaments and meet passionate
golfers who you can enjoy wonderful
rounds with.
Great game!
FIRST-CLASS RELAXATION. A TREAT FOR THE EYES, AN EXPERIENCE FOR THE SOUL.
NATURE SETS THE TONE WITH WHICH YOU BLEND HERE.
THE 18-HOLE COURSE WAS CHOSEN AS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL IN AUSTRIA.
/ AUSTRIA / UDERNS IN ZILLERTAL /
GOLFCLUB
Zillertal · Uderns
Accommodation with a view of
the mountains and first-class
relaxation.
A small, exquisite boutique hotel with
just 23 exclusive and elegantly furni-
shed suite rooms with unrestricted
views over the fantastic golf course
and Zillertal mountains from every
single room. At the Sportresidenz
Zillertal ****s you get up close and
personal with golf. Enjoy the finest
award-winning cuisine in the Genuss-
werkstatt.
Private spa designed by Matteo
Thun with breathtaking views. Here
you experience the sauna with chill
out area, eVitarium, sun terrace and
personal access to the infinity pool
exclusively for you.
Sportresidenz Zillertal ****s
Golfstraße 1
6271 Uderns, Austria
T. + 43 (0) 5288 63000
info@sportresidenz.at
www.sportresidenz.at
info@golf-zillertal.at
www.golf-zillertal.at
www.lifestylehotels.net/en/
sport-residenz-zillertal
Photos: Sportresidenz Zillertal / Golf Zillertal

Heimo Valentintschitsch is a cameraman and
journalist. He caught the golfing bug when he was 13
during a stay in England. The fact that the incubation
period lasted 20 years and the golfing bug only broke
out in 1996 is another story. After 15 years of very
intensive, slightly sporty, “almost good golf” he has
been a passionate “recreational golfer” and friend of
the more indulgent sides of this sport for five years.
HEIMO
VALENTINTSCHITSCH
THE FASCINATNO THANKS I STILL HAVE A SEX LIFE! YOU CAN’T CALL IT A SPORT! I CAN WALK AROUND LIKE THAT TOO! THESE ARE
JUST THREE OF THE USUAL RESPONSES WHEN YOU ASK SOMEONE: DO YOU PLAY GOLF TOO? BUT SEEING AS GOLF
ISN’T JUST CONSTITUTE A GAME BUT FAR MORE A LIFESTYLE, THIS QUESTION WOULD ALSO BE JUSTIFIED: DO YOU
LIVE FOR GOLF MOMENTS?
/ GOLF AND WELLNESS /
Golfclub Fontana: Even on the
approach it becomes clear to
the visitor that you’re entering a
totally different world by Central
European standards.
As the inquirer you very often slip into the
role of the defender or are in fact uncertain
about whether you can even admit to your
opponent that you’ve also fallen victim to
this wonderful sport yourself! Although the
sporty side of golf is undisputed, it does
not play a leading role for the majority of
the 60 million golfers worldwide.
Then what?, those of you who haven’t fal-
len victim to this bug yet are asking.
Well there are already scientific papers,
doctoral theses and books upon books
that try to answer that question. Whether
you, dear Readers, would find the right
answer in all these publications remains
to be seen.
We’re going to approach things a bit dif-
ferently today. Using the example of two
Austrian golf courses. No, they’re not
just golf courses but more like worlds
of adventure which could not be any
more different with regards to their
courses. And yet they have a hell of a
lot in common as far as what makes
golf fascinating is concerned.
We start just outside the capital of
Vienna, more precisely in a village
called Oberwaltersdorf. Okay, you
might say, there was something about that
once, I’ve heard of that. Yes, this village be-
came famous because the Austrian-Cana-
dian industrial magnate Frank Stronach
chose precisely this place to set up the
European head office of “Magna”. How and
what this successful Austrian abroad set
up on these green fields is really second to
none. Magna’s European head office! A re-
sidential resort in a class of its own! Tennis
courts and halls! A swimming lake with a
white sandy beach! A racecourse with the
most amazing stables far and wide! And of
course:
More than a touch of the big wide
world: the “Fontana” golf club
Even on the approach it becomes clear to
the visitor that you’re entering a totally diffe-
rent world by Central European standards.
You cross a stone bridge with a waterfall,
flowers and shrubs, everything looks like it
comes straight out of a storybook. On the
right are the first tennis courts between
park-like green areas, on the left gardeners
are working on new flower arrangements:
Pictures that you are more familiar with out
of various Hollywood films. Things get really
impressive later on when you approach the
clubhouse. You can already see everything
that awaits you here on the sign at the first
roundabout. One drive leads to Magna’s Eu-
ropean head office, another one to the villas
built in Hollywood style and the golf course’s
parking spaces. From now on, golfers’ pul-
ses race noticeably faster as they approach
probably the most magnificent clubhouse at
a European golf course, situated at an azu-
re blue swimming lake with a white sandy
beach. You pass the incredible driving ran-
ge and are welcomed by a “Caddymaster” a
little bit later on and led to the secretary’s of-
fice to register. Light marble, the impeccably
stylish atmosphere and the first glimpse of
the course await you. After “check-in” you
should definitely head for the driving range
(even if you’re a “driving grouch”), as even
this impresses at a level that is totally unique.
After the initial surprised and impressed
deep breath the path leads you to the tee
for the first hole, past a putting green on one
side and the crystal clear lake on the other.
All of this at the standard of top American
courses, but rare and almost impossible to
find in our part of the world. What is now on
offer from the first tee onwards really gets
any golfer’s pulse racing.
Fairways trimmed to millimetre accuracy,
bunker landscapes that are more reminis-
cent of sandy beaches in the Caribbean
or the famous “old style pot bunker” at St.
Andrews (Scotland). All the 18 fairways have
R HEIMO VALENTINTSCHITSCH
All the 18 fairways have one
thing in common: probably
the hugest, most difficult and
best groomed greens far and
wide.
Photo: Gerald Liebminger

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TION OF GOLF
one thing in common though: probably the
hugest, most difficult and best groomed
greens far and wide. Highlighting one sing-
le hole explicitly as the “best, most difficult,
most sensational” would not do justice to all
the other 17 fairways. That’s why this choice
is left to each player themselves.
Don’t worry though, golf doesn’t need to
be practised in the perfect “American” form
shown to us in Oberwaltersdorf. It can be
played quite differently too!
Close to nature golf in “Adamstal”
Just a 45-minute drive away from the Fon-
tana golf club having just driven through the
Triestingtal valley we turn left into Hainfeld.
The mountain faces and forests next to
the road get bigger and steeper, there are
a few cows to be seen here and there and
we ask ourselves for the first time: is there
really supposed to be a golf course in this
stunning but pretty rustic region? The place
that not only makes golfers happy but is also
one of Austria’s most fascinating regions for
nature lovers, wild mushroom collectors and
hikers. Yes! Right here in the municipality of
Ramsau in Adamstal valley!
Once we’ve arrived at the car park, we natu-
rally ask ourselves first whether we’re actu-
ally in the right place. As with the best will in
the world, there is not one let alone two golf
courses to be detected anywhere. Yes, not
even a glimpse of a clubhouse or secretary’s
office, so we have to put our faith in the sign
posts. And then all of a sudden there it is! A
bridge leads to the magically beautiful club-
house, which is a picture postcard timbered
house. Surrounded by old trees, on white
gravel paths, that’s how the golf adventure
starts at Adamstal GC.
Opposite the clubhouse is the secretary’s
office with the very well stocked Pro Shop.
What you immediately notice as soon as you
enter is the hospitality that you’re welcomed
with. It doesn’t matter whether you’re ente-
ring this golf sporting gem for the first time
or for the umpteenth time.
Welcome, “Grias di”, “Buongiorno” or what
ever, that’s how you’re welcomed by the
Wittmann family. Franz Wittmann, the mas-
termind, and his wife Rolanda have created
something in their home that you will have to
look long and hard to find again.
With the same perfection that Franz Witt-
mann dominated the national and interna-
tional rally scene from 1972-2003 (79 wins,
32 of them in the European Rally Champi-
onships and one in the World Rally Champi-
onships) he set himself the goal of building
his own golf course. The fact that he had
actually chosen a totally unsuitable place for
a golf course is, considered today, like win-
ning the jackpot in the lottery for any golfer.
What golfers instantly notice here are the
countless, shiny top-maintained e-cars
standing on the forecourt. Please make
use of this offer, especially if you’re
heading onto this course for the
first time. It’s worth it! Remember
what the surrounding area looked
like on the journey here. The course
is built in the mountains. Don’t wor-
ry though, the fairways are therefore
not only suitable for mountaineers,
in fact quite the opposite. Franz Witt-
mann had the vision of integrating a
golf course so close to nature that you
don’t even notice that you’re actually
on an artificially made sports ground.
He has managed to do this with a per-
fection that impresses any guest.
As far as the most beautiful and spec-
tacular fairway is concerned, it’s just like
at the Fontana golf club. It’s not actually
possible to pick out one single fairway
out and award it the title “the Signature
Hole”. As from the very first tee the visual
overstimulation is so huge that you “al-
most” forget the golfing and that’s okay.
Golfing and indulgence
Precisely these kinds of impressions con-
tribute to the fascination of golf and make
this sport so unique.
Moreover there is the uniqueness of the
game of golf. You can and should play it
in company but you should never forget
one thing: golf is probably the loneliest
sport that you can devote yourself to. Just
you, one ball, several clubs and the fairway.
Everything that happens now, is only and exclu-
sively down to your own fault or skill. No wrong
pass to a team mate, no unjust decision by the
referee or poorly waxed ski have anything to
do with the outcome. Although it is of course in
man’s nature to always look for and find some
kind of apology or excuse for a poor swing.
It is this solitude in particular that often makes it
a meditative experience and what it is - “GOLF”!
One of the “wisest” quotes from the golfing
world is: “Golf and sex are the only things that
you can really enjoy without being really good
at them.”
I don’t care, you might now be saying, what’s
important to me is just that I can eat and drink
well when I’m out and about. And here in
particular we come full circle as to why golf
and golf courses can also offer “non-golfers”
a great deal. As it is especially catering and
hotel establishments that belong to good golf
courses, which can and should be used by all
visitors and guests in the region around the
golf courses. The best thing is to simply give
it a go. Make sure you’re up for a golfing ex-
perience next time and give it a try with a trial
session! It is definitely worth it! STOP
EUROPE’S 50 MOST
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chenried, Sporting Club Berlin Scharmützelsee, Golf Resort
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Golf Club, Italy: Gardagolf Country Club, St. Vigil Seis
Golf Club, Golf della Montecchia, Circolo Golf Bogogno,
Chervò Golf San Vigilio, Austria: Golfclub Adamstal Franz
Wittmann, Golf Sportclub Fontana, Golfclub Eichenheim-
Kitzbühel, Golf Landclub Achensee, Dolomitengolf
Osttirol, Golfclub Schloß Schönborn, Golfclub Seefeld-
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Petri, Montenmedio Golf Country Club, Turkey:
The Montgomerie Maxx Royal, Cyprus: Aphrodite
Hills Golf
TOTALLY
SUBJECTIVE:
Franz Wittmann´s vision: integrating a golf course so close
to nature that you don’t notice that you’re actually on an
artificially made sports ground. He has managed to do this
with impressing perfection.
Photo: Adamstal

01 / 2016 /
GOLF
Tee up – is the summer’s motto. And tee
shirts are plain, striped or in classic dark
shades. Regardless of whether it’s at Bog-
ner Sport, Colmar, Hermès or Peak Perfor-
mance, the function piqué polo shirts that
are worn under the Primaloft second layers,
are essential for performance in any weather
together with windbreakers and second layer
jackets. Colmar has also developed the 37.5
Technology, which allows clothing to dry up
to five times faster and therefore keeps the
body temperature constant during the game.
WHETHER IT’S FOR GOLF OR OUTDOOR SPORTS – FASHIONABLE HIGH-TECH PRODUCTS FUSE SEAMLESS
ELEGANCE WITH FUNCTION NOWADAYS. A PRO LIKE JORDAN SPIETH MIGHT HAVE A “GREEN JACKET” IN THE
BAG BUT HE PREFERS TO PLAY IN A POLO SHIRT AND LONG TROUSERS. THESE ITEMS NOW COME IN FASHION
ABLE SHADES OF BLUE AND GREEN OR IN CLASSIC MIDNIGHT BLUE. AND LUCKILY A DRESS CODE DOESN’T
APPLY TO SPEED GOLFERS AT ALL – THEY SOMETIMES EVEN RUN OVER THE GREEN IN TRAINERS. RUNNING
REMAINS THE THEME FOR ACTIVE WEAR THOUGH – WHETHER IT’S FUTURISTIC, LUXURIOUS, TECHNO OR
FLIRTY – THE TRUE SKILLS ARE CALLED WEATHERPROOF, BREATHABLE AND FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT.
/ GOLF FASHION /
GO GREEN
1.
R FLORENTINA WELLEY
Mag. Florentina Welley has been writing
about her favourite topics at freizeit
since 2006: fashion and travel mixed
with a pinch of lifestyle in the age of
web 2.0 and social responsibility.
FLORENTINA
WELLEY
ACTIVE WEAR
This year active wear from all manufacturers
reveals an ultra light stretch woven material
with laser cut and mesh inserts that ensure
adequate ventilation. Style has not been ne-
glected either: casual luxury at Hermès, a bit
of techno club at Peak Performance, sporty
glam from Bogner Sport, avant-garde from
Björn Borg or high-tech chic at Colmar.
1. TRI-COLOUR POLO SHIRT
€ 119, from Colmar, www.colmar.it
2. BLOCK COLOURS. POLO SHIRT
€ 119, trousers from € 149, from Colmar
3. SILVER GREY. MEN’S SHORTS
from Colmar, € 125
4. SHADES OF GREY. WRAP SKIRT
5. MIDNIGHT BLUE. JUMPER
6. UNISEX FLAP CAP
from Colmar, price on request
7. PEAKED CAP
à la Spieth from Colmar, price on request
8. SKY BLUE. BLOUSE
9. SIXTIES STYLE.
Golf dress with skirt from Colmar, € 175
10. NOT A “GREEN JACKET”.
Bi-colour jumper, € 109, trousers, € 155
from Colmar
11. SPIETH STYLE.
Dark blue trousers and striped polo shirt
from Colmar, price on request
12. GREEN GLASS.
Sports glasses from Smith Optics, € 139,
www.safilo.com
13. SHOCKING PINK.
Sports glasses from Smith Optics, € 139
14. FLAMINGO.
Pink glasses from Polaroid, € 55
www.safilo.com
15. BLACK BEAUTY.
Top, € 55, running pants with white strip
approx. € 135, pink black light windbreaker,
€ 210 (Active Sportswear), from Peak
Performance
www.peakperformance.com
16. HIGHTECH BOY.
Windbreaker, € 160, trousers, € 125, t-shirt
approx. € 80, (Urban Sportswear), from
Peak Performance
17. HIGHTECH LADY. Black Gold Glow
jacket, € 300, Union pant, € 160 (Urban
Sportswear), from Peak Performance
18. FLAMINGO.
Windbreaker, € 599, ¾ leggings, € 189,
shirt, € 179, shorts, € 149, from Bogner
Sport Woman, www.bogner.com
19. BLUES. Sweater and shirt, price on
request, trousers € 199, from Bogner Sport
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20. MAN GREEN SHORTS. DARK BLUE
SWEATER AND SHORTS. Price on re-
quest, Shoes, € 540, from Hermès Capsule
Sport Collection, www.hermes.com
21. AVANT-GARDE.
The London fashion designer Craig Green
presented the new autumn/winter X sports
fashion capsule collection for Björn Borg
recently at a Stockholm art gallery. The 20
pieces in the running collection are in off-
white and black and combine green fashion
with high-tech function. Available from
October, www.bjornborg.com
22. BASEL WORLD.
The Slim d’Hermès 39.5 mm has just been
displayed in new colours at Basel World.
The watch with the manufacture calibre
H1950 is now also available for women with
alligator leather straps in bright colours like
sapphire blue, elephant grey, geranium
red, cassis or simply in black. A silvered
opaline dial makes this version of the Slim
d’Hermès Manufacture really shine. It is
also available with 66 white diamonds
around the edge. Hermès watch, price on
request
23. FOR LADIES GENTLEMEN. The
FRESH FOAM 1080 from the award-win-
ning range performs with a fresh foam sole,
breathable foam insert and new colour
combinations, about € 160
www.chrissports.eu
24. SPORT GLAM.
Swarovski is launching a new jewellery
collection in cooperation with the fitness
tracker producer Misfit with Activity Tra-
cking Jewellery. The Activity Crystal with
innovative tracking technology measures
steps, distance, calories consumed, length
and quality of sleep. Available in different
colours, € 169, www.swarovski.com
25. FLAWLESS.
The new Cellular Radiance Perfecting
Fluide Pure Gold ensures an instant and
long-lasting perfect complexion.
40 ml/1.4 fl. oz, € 463, new on the market
www.laprairie.at
26. FINGERLESS.
Soft Nappa leather gloves, € 345, from the
Hermès Sport Capsule Collection
27. MONOGRAM.
Canvas golf bag from Louis Vuitton,
€ 9,650, www.louisvuitton.com
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Photo: Osttirol Werbung
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Photo: Osttirol Werbung
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Großglockner. The finest nature watch
is best enjoyed on snowshoe hikes with
national park rangers. It’s a well-known
fact that exercise makes you pretty
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/ SALZKAMMERGUT /
Looked at matter-of-factly, the Salzkam-
mergut is situated where Styria, Upper
Austria and Salzburg meet. This dry fact
scarcely captures its essence in real life
though as it actually means that you are in
a very special landscape that equally tou-
ches the mind, body and soul and in fact
very, very deeply. And: this is not just the
case nowadays but has applied since the
very beginning of mankind, but a bit more
about that later.
Natural and cultural wealth ...
Gentle meadows and expansive mountain
forests swing high up around the majestic
Dachstein, vast alpine pastures and crys-
tal clear mountain lakes nestle in between.
The flora in the alpine region is second to
none and the fauna is similarly diverse.
The result: lakes and mountain ridges
stretching over the extremely magical fog,
AS IS WELL KNOWN THE ALPS BOAST SEVERAL SUPERLATIVES. MAJESTIC AND MAGIC CAN ONLY PROBABLY BE
JUSTIFIABLY USED FOR JUST ONE ALPINE AREA THOUGH, THE SALZKAMMERGUT. ON THE ONE HAND IT IS QUITE
SIMPLE. ON THE OTHER HAND IT IS VERY SPECIAL. AND THEREFORE IT IS QUITE SIMPLY VERY SPECIAL: EQUALLY
AS MAJESTIC AND MAGIC.
glistening glaciers, lush meadows of flow-
ers under the bleak majesty of the high-
alpine Dachstein – this extreme diversity
in a small space displays its copious ama-
zing charms to the full. Spectacular view-
ing platforms on the Krippenstein, such as
the legendary “5fingers”, “Welterbespira-
le” or the “Dachstein Hai”, are easy to hike
to but guarantee an adrenaline rush at
the very highest level nevertheless. How-
ever, there’s not just quite a bit on offer
up the mountain but also in the mountain:
the Giant Ice Cave, Mammoth Cave and
underground water cascades in the Kop-
penbrüller Cave are as just spectacular as
they are breathtaking.
Tradition and customs are just as much a
part of the Dachstein Salzkammergut ho-
liday region as the mountains, lakes and
caves. As the inhabitants in this region
preserve a cultural world heritage: with
SIMPLY MAGIC
its actual living traditions, with historical
craftsmanship and with music that is not
“folksy” at all but totally authentic.
... in abundance
People had already grasped the special
magic of this region roughly 3,000 years
ago. They settled in the region around
Hallstatt and gave their name to an entire
period: following historical finds in a very
large cemetery above Hallstatt one period
during the Early Ice Age (800 to 450 BC)
was given the name the Hallstatt Culture.
Valuable archaeological finds from this pe-
riod can be viewed at the Hallstatt World
Heritage Museum throughout the year.
Since the Bronze Age people have been
using another treasure though, literally the
salt of the earth. Nowadays this allows for
exciting excursions, for example to the
“Man in Salt” (a 2,000-year old mummy) in
Hallstatt’s salt worlds. Salt, “white gold”,
has given this isolated area great econo-
mic importance as well as considerable
cultural power over the centuries. This can
be seen for example by the houses’ at-
tractive architecture and their typical woo-
den decorations. It is therefore also no
surprise that Hallstatt, together with the
Dachstein and the interior Salzkammergut
region around the idyllic towns of Bad Goi-
sern, Gosau, Hallstatt and Obertraun, was
declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site
in 1997. STOP
Gosausee: Nearly too beautiful to be true – in the Salzkammergut to be found at virtually every turn:
Nature. Majestic and magic.

/ SALZKAMMERGUT / HALLSTATT /
HALLSTATT HIDEAWAY:
THE NAME SAYS IT ALLHALLSTATT HIDEAWAY IS ACTUALLY ALMOST AN IMPOSSIBLE THING: THE HEART IS FORMED BY TWO HOUSES, ONE
FROM THE RENAISSANCE, THE OTHER BAROQUE AND CONNECTED TOGETHER AS A DOMICILE FOR MARIA THERESIA’S
FORESTER ADAM PRAUNSPERGLER IN 1740 – AND THEREFORE A LISTED BUILDING OF COURSE. THE BACK OF THE
PROPERTY IS ANCHORED DEEP IN THE ROCK OF HALLSTATT’S SALZBERG MOUNTAIN, THE FRONT IS OPEN TOWARDS
THE LAKE, ALMOST FLOATING ABOVE HALLSTATT THE PROPERTY HAS BEEN AS ARTISTICALLY AS LOVINGLY RESTO-
RED, EXTENDED AND BEAMED INTO CONTEMPORARY LIFE WITH GREAT EXPERTISE.
The result: 5 private suites, each of them
unique – some with an open fire, four-poster
bed with lake view, large patio, library with
rocking chairs or antique stucco ceiling ...
However, it’s not just the architecture that
takes a massive leap through the centuries
although the synthesis of old and new is bril-
liantly authentic and of the highest standard.
There is a leap on a conceptual level too. As:
With Hallstatt Hideaway a retreat has been
created where people who use their poten-
tial practically round the clock and therefore
exhaust it totally can relax as intensively, in-
dividually and instantly as they live their lifes.
High potentials bring and need high impact.
When chilling out and recharging their bat-
teries too.
“The Hallstatt Hideaway concept hotel is
aimed at ensuring instant deep relaxation”,
explains the economist Silke Seemann, who
discovered the property in 1982 and desi-
gned and developed its structure over the
years. “When I saw the stairs made out of
turned yew wood – a tree can only grow in
that way if it’s rooted in a very special loca-
tion – I knew: this is it! That’s why we also
used the 500-year old attic planks and had
four-poster beds built out of them.” These
gems were complemented with timeless
design and an interior that is geared towards
the individual needs of the residents. All the
furniture was designed and made especially
for the specific room. This harmony is trans-
ferred to the guests who become residents
in a home away from home within a few
breaths. “A third place, as futurology calls it”,
adds Silke Seemann, Senior Consultant at
the Zukunftsinstitut in Vienna. “This means
finding everything there that is part of con-
ducting your own individual life in full. For ex-
ample, the option of eating healthily and for
Seemann: “We are sharing
the beauty of this gem in
the Alps with our guests and
therefore ensuring that future
generations can also enjoy
the magic of this place’s
extraordinary architecture
and location.”
many people this also means being able to
cook for yourself to a high standard. Or rela-
xing in a private outdoor jacuzzi.” It’s about
the feeling of not having even unpacked
your suitcases yet but already having arri-
ved. Hallstatt Hideaway makes this possib-
le: three suites are fitted with kitchenettes.
The “Lovers Paradise” with lake view from
the Swiss stone pine sauna, deep heat and
relaxation zone can additionally be booked
for very private moments.
By the way, the Hideaway also has one
of the very old salt boats, called a Fuhr in
Hallstatt. This little gem can be booked for
breakfast on the lake, a picnic or simply
for sightseeing from the lake. Anyone who
doesn’t fancy the little walk to the hotel’s
own private beach can be rowed there. Or
meditate bright and early in the Lahn part
of town in total silence right next to the lake.
The sun can be enjoyed here until late into
the evening – there’s a campfire too on re-
quest. Anyone who would like to enjoy the
magical nature in the Salzkammergut regi-
on, can also get assistance with choosing
their tour and even a guide, on request. Or
maybe you prefer not to encounter anyone
and be totally on your own for once. The
highlight at the same time: anyone who fan-
cies some intercultural contact in between,
has just a two-minute walk into Hallstatt’s
centre to mingle with people from all over
the world. STOP
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Photos: Thomas Unterberger / Hallstatt Hideaway

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FIND THE PERFECT BALANCE BETWEEN A CITY TRIP AND RELAXING
HOLIDAY – BALANCE ISN’T JUST PART OF THE NAME AT LUCERNE’S
HÔTEL DES BALANCES.
/ HOTEL DES BALANCES / LUCERNE /
A BALANCE
BETWEEN
ADVENTURE AND
RELAXATION
Situated right next to the fish and wine mar-
ket, with a terrace facing the Reuss River,
the Hôtel des Balances in Lucerne offers
romantic views as well as a starting point for
revealing insights into the city’s history. The
56 non-smoking rooms show how historical
rooms can be combined harmoniously with
elegant design: individually furnished rooms
in pure white convey understated luxury
with cosy leather armchairs, large mirrors,
elegant wooden furniture and free-standing
baths. The romantic suite with a view over
the river and the alpine panorama provides
the perfect setting for special occasions.
The Hôtel des Balances looks back on a
long history spanning many years that has www.lifestylehotels.net/en/hotel-des-balances
always been all about indulgence: the hotel
was first mentioned in official documents in
the 12th century as a meeting place for the
“Herren zu Schützen” association. In 1807
the “Wirtshaus der Waage” was opened in
it, followed by its conversion into the Hôtel
des Balances in 1837. Once a rustic tavern,
the hotel’s restaurant today boasts sophis-
ticated 5 to 7-course meals and lives up to
its 14 Gault Millau points with creations by
the chef Andy Fluri. A real treat from the
aperitif to passion fruit sorbet or the Swiss
cheese selection. If the weather is good you
can dine on the terrace that hovers directly
above the Reuss River. It reveals a view over
the Jesuit Church but also over the world-
famous Kapellbrücke (Chapel Bridge),
Europe’s oldest and second longest co-
vered wooden bridge.
Glaciers, chocolate and Picasso
Speaking of wood: at the hotel’s wooden
bar, which looks like a ship’s bow, your spirit
of adventure and urge to explore come alive
over your after dinner drink. However Lucer-
ne is not just any old city: there are plenty
of hidden spots to be discovered here. For
example, a unique inner city glacial garden.
Right next to the Lion Monument in a leafy
park you can not only find Late and Post Ice
Age flowers or the time stone path up to the
viewing tower but also impressive glacial
potholes, fossilised shells and palm leaves.
And also the Glacier Museum and most the
wonderful labyrinth of mirrors on earth – ac-
cording to the people of Lucerne.
The Swiss Museum of Transport also at-
tracts people to the city on Lake Lucer-
ne. Not just with its history of mobility and
transport prepared with relish but also with
the interactive multimedia “Swiss Choco-
late Adventure” world and a film theatre at
the heart of which is Switzerland’s largest
cinema screen. The Bourbaki panorama,
a 112 metre long panoramic painting from
1881 whisks you back into the past again.
Anyone who doesn’t just want to meet Ge-
neral Bourbaki in the Franco-Prussian War
of 1870/71 but the musketeer with pipe and
flowers from 1968 too, can view the Picas-
so painting of this name in the Rosengart
collection together with 31 other originals by
Picasso, who was friends with the Rosen-
gart couple. Regardless of whether it’s the
hotel’s own feel-good ambience or tips for
activities away from the hotel: the team at
the Hôtel des Balances takes good care of
all its guests’ needs. STOP
Overlooking the historic Ka-
pellbrücke: living in the Hôtel
des Balances is stylish and
dining is excellent.
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Photo: Hôtel des Balances

/ HOTEL EDER / MARIA ALM AM HOCHKÖNIG /
MOUNTAIN
BIKING RIGHT
IN THE MIDDLE
MOUNTAIN BIKING, HIKING,
INDULGING ON THE HOCHKÖNIG.
AND YOU’RE RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE
AT THE EDER.
The Eder is in the Premier League when it
comes to active relaxation. The hotel is lo-
cated in the centre of Maria Alm, at the base
of the Hochkönig. The motto of the hotel
with 74 double rooms and suites, indoor
and outdoor pool and spacious wellness
and activity complex is consequently “eder
right in the middle”. For anyone who wants
to be slightly less “right in the middle” the-
re is the idyllic country house in the garden
and apartments next to the (bio) pool.
Energy for bikes bikers
One great focus at the Eder is mountain
biking. The nearest trails can be found be-
hind the hotel on the local mountain. The
Hochkönig region is also considered to be
a paradise for e-bikers. People can not only
recharge their batteries at the numerous
mountain inns but there are also charging
points for tired e-bikes everywhere.
You can see how much bikers are welco-
med here among other things by the fact
that the cable cars are also happy to let you
take your bikes with you. With the Hochkö-
nigcard transport is included on the cable
cars and the hiking buses too. This also ap-
plies by the way to the free admission to ten-
nis courts, outdoor pools and a world first,
the forest slide park.
The wonderful Saalfelden basin with a
circular tour around Lake Zell is absolu-
tely perfect for lovers of tours. Downhil-
lers who need that adrenaline kick will get
their money’s worth at the nearby Leogang
downhill park where even the best bikers in
the world throw themselves downhill.
Featuring the ROSE
The great expertise in mountain biking at
the Eder is also shown by the fact that the
hotel is one of six test centres in Europe for
the ROSE traditional bike brand. You can
therefore test out the best and latest luxury
bikes to your heart’s content here.
Besides the test bikes there is also a team
of experienced guides, who support bikers
of any level of ability. For this reason, as a
member of the international Mountain Bike
Holidays Group, the Eder is one of the best
bike hotels in the Salzburg region of Pinz-
gau.
Speaking of the Premier League: the top
German football club Fortuna Düsseldorf
(Second German league) is holding its trai-
ning camp at the Eder for the fifth time from
6 to 15 July. The traditional Hamburg club
FC St. Pauli from the same league will be a
guest at the Eder for the first time this year
from 11 to 22 July. Professional footballers
also love the stunning mountains and sporty
challenges around the Eder. STOP
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Mountain biking is one of the Eder’s domains –
with the best bikes on the best trails.
For peace and quiet at the
end of a day: the pool at the
Eder – indoors outdoors
Accommodation
at the Eder: panorama
inclusive.
Foto: Michael Huber / Hotel Eder
Photos: Michael Huber / Hotel Eder

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Spring at the Bergland Sölden design and
wellness hotel: the mountains entice you
with sunshine skiing on firn slopes or a ski
tour up to the Wildspitze, Austria’s second
highest mountain. A guide from the “Alpin-
schule Alpin-Guide” takes you on this route.
In spring hotel owner Sigi Grüner only under-
takes smaller tours with guests as his sheep
demand his attention at this time.
The first hikes are already possible in the af-
ternoon on Sölden’s quiet side, in the fragrant
air of damp earth and fresh grass. However,
anyone who prefers the green of a golf course
can reach the golf course on the Mieminger
plateau with 18 hole championship course
and 9 hole park course in an hour.
At the end of April you can relax with alpi-
ne yoga at the Bergland Sölden design and
wellness hotel – and at traditionally passed
on energy spots. If the weather is not that
fitting for a sun salutation, the alpine yoga
TWO SEASONS CAN BE ENJOYED AT THE SAME TIME IN SPRING AT THE BERGLAND SÖLDEN DESIGN AND WELLNESS
HOTEL: SKIING IN FIRN IN THE MORNING, HIKING IN THE SUNSHINE OR GOLF IN THE AFTERNOON.
takes place in the Sky Spa, the 1,700 square met-
re wellness oasis situated right under the sky in
the Bergland Sölden. Including an incredible pan-
oramic view over the Ötztal Alps.
When the day turns into evening, guests see that
it was also worth the hotel owner Sigi keeping
such a watchful eye on his sheep for them. As
then the tender lamb ends up on their plate ac-
companied by delicious polenta and the first
edible wild herbs of the year. Or a fine kid with
barberry and honey glaze made from genuine
Ötztal ingredients.
Massages with alpine stones, original Ötztal
granite stones, which are applied hot and cold
or with the sheep’s wool ball invented at the
hotel finally make that cosy, warm holiday fee-
ling perfect. STOP
ONE HOLIDAY –
TWO SEASONS
/ WELLNESSHOTEL BERGLAND SÖLDEN /
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Special massages in the
sky spa of Wellnesshotel
Bergland in Sölden.
“Mea ehrod das Old und grüoßod das Nü.”
We honour the old and welcome the new.
That’s how the legendary landlady of the
Sonne, Margreth Bischofberger, sums up the
hotel’s spirit. Her granddaughter Natalie Lä-
ßer has been continuing this tradition since
the summer of 2014. The “Sonne” combines
traditional hospitality and regional products
with modern design. Revealing four-star su-
perior luxury in elegant wooden floors and
stylish fabrics made from natural fibres.
In the spring and summer in particular, the
Sonne Lifestyle Resort is the ideal starting
point for a whole range of different activities.
Nature’s treasures can be explored from the
hotel’s doorstep: leisurely on the “Umgang
Mellau” architecture circular trail, or more
challengingly with a tour up to the Kanis-
fluh. Numerous trails can also be tackled
by mountain bikers. Cultural highlights are
the Women’s Museum in Hittisau, a trip on
the Wälderbähnle old steam train or a visit to
the Riefensberg costumes factory where the
Bregenz Forest traditional dress is made.
Cross-border golf
A special focus is placed on golf at the Sonne
GOLFING, CYCLING, HIKING OR SIMPLY JUST BEING: AT THE SONNE LIFESTYLE RESORT.
BREGENZ FOREST CAN BE EXPERIENCED WITH ALL YOUR SENSES HERE.
THE SUN” IN
BREGENZ FOREST
/ SONNE LIFESTYLE RESORT /
www.lifestylehotels.net/en/sonne-lifestyle-resortSoaking up the sun or simply just being.
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Lifestyle Resort, which is declared an adult
hotel. After all, the hotel manager Natalie is
one of the very few female golf referees in
Austria and a highly professional discussion
partner in this field. By the way, guests at the
“Sonne” can play at the Golfpark Bregenzer-
wald at a discounted price. Impressive natu-
ral scenery with natural watercourses and old
trees entices you as well as a variety-packed
course with wide fairways and narrow corri-
dors. You can play cross-border golf at the
Oberstaufen-Steibis Golf Club.
Anyone who just wants to be on holiday will
be in good hands in the hotel’s own spa. You
can find everything to do your body a favor
on over 1,500 m2, from the ice fountain to fire
room. There is already fresh hay for a bath
on the floating bed from mid-May. While the
fragrance of wild flowers wafts out of the spa,
the fresh smell of herbs for the gourmet din-
ner escapes the kitchen. Lovage and basil
have soaked up the sun in the hotel’s own
herb garden. STOP
Photo: Sonne Lifestyle Resort
ACTIVE SPRING

Rabbit or tiger? The MONTAFON Lodge
luxury lodge hotel makes beginners as
well as passionate golfers a unique offer:
you can play unlimited golf free of charge
throughout your entire holiday. You can
reach the Silvretta Golf Club in Partenen,
just before the toll on the Silvretta High Al-
pine Road, from the hotel in only five minu-
tes. It is the highest situated course in Vor-
arlberg (at almost 1,100 metres altitude)
and proof of how sensitively fairways can
be integrated into the alpine landscape
and led around traditional farmhouses.
The 9-hole course’s landmark is called
the “Gufelstein”, an imposing rock split
right down the middle on the edge of the
fairway. Players who don’t just have eyes
for the ball are treated to an unforgetta-
ble view of the partially glacial Silvretta
range.
The “John Gregory” golf school at the
Silvretta club offers introductory less-
ons and courses, a one-week intensive
course to obtain the license to play golf
courses, private lessons for individu-
als and groups and families as well as
a special handicap course with video
FREE GREEN FEE AND DRIVING RANGE: GUESTS AT THE MONTAFON LODGE LUXURY LODGE HOTEL FIND THEMSELVES IN A
GOLFER’S PARADISE. AND THERE IS NOTHING LEFT TO BE DESIRED AT THE MONTAFON LODGE IN OTHER RESPECTS TOO.
GOLF UNLIMITED –
LEISURE INCLUDED
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hotel-lucas-mountain-spa
analysis. Anyone looking for variety gets
a discount off the green fee at the Monta-
fon Golf Club in Tschagguns, as a guest of
the MONTAFON Lodge luxury lodge hotel;
there is no range fee to pay there. The golf
courses in Braz and Brand can also be
reached in less than 45 minutes.
Alpine hip
Have you got a taste for the mountains
while golfing? From the MONTAFON Lodge
luxury lodge hotel, which is situated in the
holiday resort of Gaschurn, you can climb
to great heights by electric bike or mountain
bike too. The Piz Buin, Vorarlberg’s high-
est mountain (3,312 m) is nearby and the
Smugglers’ Path into Switzerland or Mon-
tafon Aqua Hiking Trail with water stations
are also easy to reach. You can borrow a
mountain bike free of charge from the ho-
tel and set off on the Silvretta bike safari or
along the Klostertal cycle path.
Leisure doesn’t go shortl either at the MON-
TAFON Lodge luxury lodge hotel: the hotel’s
own spa offers every imaginable amenity
from the hay saunarium to the waterfall and
Kneipp course to the private spa. An alpine
herbs and goat’s milk bath in the whirlpool
or an arnica sea salt bath bring the es-
sence of alpine healing powers directly onto
the skin.
The 26 individually designed rooms at the
MONTAFON Lodge luxury lodge hotel have
an alpine touch but are hip at the same time.
Designer pieces often made from local ma-
terials like oak or slate give the rooms their
unique flair. Despite this, it is worth leaving
your room: the gourmet cuisine in the Frieda
restaurant entices you with its creative (new)
compositions of Austrian cuisine combining
seasonal and regional products in a modern
way to produce award-winning dining. The
jurors awarded it 14 Gault Millau points and
regular guests agree with them. Anyone
who has ever tasted the rustic alpine piglet,
fine lamb, porcini sauce or unique blueberry
desserts will understand why. STOP
OFFERS:
MOGolf Week
Inclusive golf
1 handicap tournament
7 days of gourmet board
1 pampering bath for 2 people
1 bottle of Prosecco
7-day Silvretta Card
From €910 p.p. in a double room
MOGolf Weekend
Inclusive golf
1 handicap tournament
(Thursday 5.00 p.m.)
Thursday - Sunday
3 days of gourmet board
1 bottle of Prosecco
1 pampering bath for 2 people
1 partial massage 25 minutes per person
From €515 p.p. in a double room
Inclusive services:
• A delicious breakfast buffet with eve-
rything that tastes healthy, fresh and
crunchy
• 7-course regional dinner from the
gourmet kitchen
• MO SPA
NEW: Chill out room with Paola
Lenti loungers, Indoor swimming pool,
outdoor whirlpool, panoramic garden
sauna, SPA lounge, hay sauna, sauna
log cabin, aroma steam bath, thermal
steam bath, steam bath, wellness bar
with juices and tea, plunge pool with
waterfall, large sunbathing lawn
Private SPA with steam bath and luxury
bath (for a fee), massages (for a fee)
• Cosy bathrobes and slippers
• CDs and DVDs on loan
• Free WiFi
• Gym with Technogym equipment
• Hotel bikes
• Inclusive GOLF on the Silvretta Partenen
golf course (free green fee)
Designer pieces often made from
local materials like oak or slate
give the rooms their unique flair.
Fotos: MONTAFON Lodge
ACTIVE SPRING
Photos: MOLodge

A thousand reasons to
live in Fontana.
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FONTANA is more than just a golf course.
FONTANA is a lush green island in the turbulent waters of our everyday life, a haven of peace in stressful times,
the right portion of excitement and variety in a setting in a class of its own.
FONTANA is a lifestyle.
Over the next few years just 30 building plots are being offered for sale in the discreetly integrated luxurious FONTANA
residential park, which offer you a unique opportunity to adopt golf as your lifestyle.
FONTANA will get your pulse racing.
Besides the golf course and residential park, FONTANA also offers you a private wellness and fitness area,
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FONTANA is golf – is relaxation – is indulgence – is entertainment – is life

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SRI LANKA’S
SWEETNESS
Sri Lanka is known by many names: Tapro-
bane, Serendib or Ceylon. And it is famous
for its spices. Sri Lanka’s cuisine, just like all
South Asian cooking, stands for spiciness,
for curry, which can push the European
palate to its pain thresholds. And yet the
spice that stands for Sri Lanka more than
any other is primarily used to spice sweet
dishes in European cuisine: cinnamon.
The authentic, genuine and right cinnamon
is also the spice that is undisputedly at
home in Sri Lanka, as its botanical name
already reveals: Cinnamomum zealanicum,
Ceylonese cinnamon. The delicacy was
harvested from the bark of the first wild
cinnamon trees that grew here in Sri Lan-
ka. Today cinnamon trees are cultivated on
plantations. And even though the island
state has lost its monopoly on cinnamon,
it is still the number one exporter of cin-
namon in the world. 80 percent and more
of the world production comes from here,
roughly 16,000 tonnes per year. According
to the “Spice Council of Sri Lanka” it could
be even more if there were more cinnamon
bark peelers.
However, Sri Lanka has even more to offer
as far as spices are concerned. Besides
saffron and vanilla, (green) cardamom
is one of the most precious spices in the
world, Sri Lanka also exports just about
60 tonnes of this per year. Vanilla can also
be found on this tropical island. The orchid
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FANCY THE SOUTH ASIAN SPICE ISLAND? CINNAMON, SPICED CLOVES, CAR-
DAMOM ETC., THE ESSENTIAL COMPONENTS OF MANY EUROPEAN DESSERTS
SPICE UP HOT CURRIES HERE. GET YOUR BIKINI FIGURE EXCLUSIVELY FREE,
“UNDERNEATH THE MANGO TREE” AT LEAST.
pods which originally stem from Mexico
thrive wonderfully here.
Nutmeg and mace, spiced cloves, ginger
and of course pepper and lemongrass
have also become native Sri Lankans,
even if they don’t originate from here. As
Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch and British
sailors didn’t just snatch spices from Sri
Lanka but they also brought new varieties
to the country.
Which brings us back to curry. With meat,
fish or just vegetables, the Asian ragout
that comes from India is also a national
dish in Sri Lanka. And one or two of the
spices that tend to be found in bakeries,
cakes and other desserts in Europe, also
belong in a curry here. The burning spici-
ness is provided by the capsaicin of chilli
peppers, immigrants from Central and
South America.
Anyone who wants to savour a curry in-
terpreted for the European palate but ne-
vertheless authentic, is in the right place
at the UTMT Hotel (the abbreviation
stands for “Underneath the Mango Tree”)
in Dickwella on Sri Lanka’s south coast.
Although the chef is from Sri Lanka,
the hotel belongs to the empire of the
Austrian chef, confectioner, actor and
host Robert Hollmann, who also runs
a Lifestyle Hotel in Vienna, the Hollmann
Beletage.
The wonderful thing is: the hotel not only
offers Sri Lanka’s culinary specialities and
beauty but also the health speciality of this
country, which is probably the only one in
the world to have a “Ministry of Health and
Indigenous Medicine”. Indigenous medi-
cine means all facets of Ayurveda. This
means that you don’t have to have a bikini
figure or six pack to come here. Quite the
opposite: ayurvedic detoxification courses
are offered at the UTMT Hotel. A special
detox diet helps stimulate the metabolism,
eliminate toxins and weight loss. All of this
under professional medical supervision.
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Dreamlike nature, exotic cuisine and ayurvedic medicine – all united
Underneath the Mango Tree.

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Between waking up in the morning in your
Swiss stone pine bed and relaxing in the
evening with alpine stone massages it’s all
about admiring, conquering and driving the
mountains in South Tyrol. While the valley is
already full of flowers in the spring, the snow
still glistens high up.
High up, that sounds like extreme sports. It
doesn’t have to be though. Gentle “Waalwe-
ge” irrigation channels that were once de-
signed to water the region’s fields, connect
the area up perfectly for leisurely hikers.
Anyone who prefers to travel on two wheels
can expect almost 5,000 kilometres of cycle
paths and trails in South Tyrol. The terrain on
the sunny side of the Alps provides the right
challenge for any kind of cycling: from a lei-
surely tour around Lake Reschen to the alpi-
ne tour up to the Stelvio Pass with its more
than 52 hairpin bends. By the way, they are
also an experience by car ...
Perfectly connected
There are magical routes surrounded by
virtually endless apple orchards in the val-
ley, particularly in Vinschgau and Merano
and Environs. Further south towards Lake
SPRING IN SOUTH TYROL PROVIDES A FEAST FOR ALL THE SENSES: A SEA OF
APPLE BLOSSOM IS A DELIGHT TO THE EYES, THE MILD CLIMATE CARESSES
THE SKIN, THE FRAGRANCE OF FRESH WILD HERBS AND THE CHIRPING OF
BIRDS LIFT THE MOOD. SOUTH TYROL’S CUISINE THAT IS FIRMLY ROOTED IN ITS
HOME REGION PROVIDES CULINARY DELIGHTS WITH “KNÖDEL SCHLUTZA” –
DUMPLINGS AND NOODLES.
SENSUOUS
SOUTH TYROL
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Kaltern, vineyards line the roads. You can
even follow in the footsteps of the Romans
in South Tyrol, by car and by bike: along the
Via Claudia Augusta, which stretches from
the Danube as far as the Adria.
And what would South Tyrol be without
castles, fortresses and ruins? Runkelstein
Castle near Bolzano, Churburg in Vinsch-
gau, the legendary Leuchtenstein castle ru-
ins above Lake Kaltern ... Many of them have
grown together with the mountain, provided
protection once and a view today.
Anyone interested in Medieval frescoes will
find plenty of them in little churches. For
example, in the Hocheppan Castle chapel:
the oldest illustration of a Tyrolean dumpling
can be seen there on a fresco from the 13th
century.
Pressknödel, Schlutza, Tirtlan, Niggilan –
South Tyrol’s cuisine has plenty of excep-
tional treats to offer. Stuffed dumplings,
crunchy crisp bread and wine of course.
Vernatsch and Lagrein or Gewürztrami-
ner and Goldmuskateller. You don’t know
where to start and how to stop. STOP
THREE CULTURAL
INTENSE EXPERIENCES
Museum Ladin C´iastel de Tor
in San Martin de Thor
A museum in a castle from the 13th century
that was made accessible to the public in
2001. Permanent exhibition about the Ladin
community’s crafts and lifestyle, temporary
exhibition “1914-1918. Beyond all frontiers.
The Ladin people tell their story.” Can be
viewed until 26 June 2016.
www.museumladin.it
MUSE -
Museum for Science in Trento
MUSE, created by Renzo Piano, has been
inviting young people, children and families
in particular on a journey into the world of
science and nature since 2013. Permanent
exhibition: “Beyond the limit. A journey along
the boundaries of science”.
www.muse.it
Messner Mountain Museum Corones
The sixth and final Messner mountain museum
project is about the great rock faces. There are
three exhibition levels in the mountain, from
which three tunnels lead to glazed viewing ter-
races. Designed by star architect Zaha Hadid,
situated at an altitude of 2,275 metres.
www.mmmcorones.com
You can stop your mind from racing and re
awaken the spirit of romance in the whirlpool
over Meran/Merano’s rooftops. The Boutique
Design Hotel ImperialArt includes just twel-
ve rooms and guests are accordingly looked
after personally here. The uniquely designed
rooms are a delight to the guest’s eyes; each
one is a one-off created by one of the three
South Tyrolean artists Elisabeth Hölzl, Ulrich
Egger or Marcello Jori.
The hotel’s two concierges, Barbara Meraner
and Samantha Angerami, have set themsel-
ves the goal of perfecting the art of spoi-
ling guests. “Anything is in fact doable...,” is
Meraner’s motto. She deals with any roman-
tic surprises with great imagination and care:
AT THE BOUTIQUE DESIGN HOTEL IMPERIALART EVERY ROOM IS AN ARTISTIC
ONE-OFF AND GUESTS ARE ALSO INDULGED JUST AS INDIVIDUALLY.
WHERE ART AND ROMANCE
SNUGGLE UP TOGETHER
/ MERANO / BOUTIQUE DESIGN HOTEL IMPERIALART /
www.lifestylehotels.net/en/art-design-hotel-imperialartRomance in the Paradise Loft with whirlpool.
tête-à-tête dining on the terrace, a horse-
drawn carriage ride, a heart of rosebuds as
a welcome... Anyone who wants to use their
stay in Meran/Merano for shopping, is given
first-class advice by them and can have their
fine purchases delivered directly to the hotel.
Secret tip for the spring: When the Meran/
Merano Yoga Festival takes place on 9 and
10 April, guests at the ImperialArt, can be
there up-close, if they want... STOP
Photo: Hotel Imperialart
Photo: MMMCorones

As soon as you enter this hotel you can sense
that it is something really special. According
to the village chronicle, the four-star romantic
hotel with a great deal of charm and modern
architecture was once a monastery tavern
for the Marienberg Abbey. It has been ow-
ned by the Theiner family since 1870, now
in the fifth generation. The tangible history
combined with contemporary comfort and
lots of wood convey a feeling of security and
warmth. The listed “Ansitz zum Löwen” right
next door on Burgeis’ idyllic village square
is a very special refuge. Built in the 13th
century. The former grand residence and
guesthouse offers people who are looking
for something special nine unique suites
and historical lounges, furnished with all the
comforts of modern four-star accommo-
dation. As it has grown over the centuries
you can find details that remind you of the
building’s long history staged very cleverly
all over the place.
The “Aura Mea”
wellness and spa complex
A place to feel great with bathing rituals,
SITUATED ON THE VILLAGE SQUARE – UNIQUE AND HERITAGE-PROTECTED,
IDYLLIC AND EXCLUSIVE – THE ROMANTIK HOTEL WEISSES KREUZ CONVIN-
CES WITH A GREAT DEAL OF CHARM AND COSINESS.
FOR A ROMANTIC
TOGETHERNESS
/BURGEIS/SOUTHTYROL/ROMANTIKHOTELWEISSESKREUZ/
www.lifestylehotels.net/en/hotel-weisses-kreuz
Noticeable history
contemporary comfort:
easy to feel good.
massages and plenty of peace and quiet to
let yourself be pampered with. South Tyro-
lean natural cosmetics from Glacisse, Piro-
che and Dr. Vitalis. Gliding gently through
the water, swimming from the indoor to the
outdoor pool where the magnificent moun-
tain panorama welcomes guests. The 1,300
m2 wellness and spa complex promises re-
laxing moments of leisure, for example in the
Finnish panoramic sauna, in the soft Swiss
stone pine sauna or in the Sarntal steam
stone grotto. One extremely bubbly experi-
ence is the large outdoor whirlpool with 36
degrees Celsius all year round on the spa’s
sun terrace. There are snug resting areas
in the panoramic chill out room, in the silent
lounge with cosy warm water beds or in the
relaxing room with loungers for cuddling up.
Couples can be pampered with great treat-
ments in the private spa. STOP
Photo: Hotel Weisses Kreuz
The Stegers, the host family at the La Casies
Mountain Living Hotel in St. Magdalena/San-
ta Maddalena in South Tyrol’s Gseis Valley,
are proud of their wood: all 32 rooms have
each been designed in one specific kind of
wood – from the timber of traditional farm-
house rooms to Swiss stone pine. And all
with an artistic flair of course. The totally new
hotel opened in May 2015 is both a mountain
and design hotel. The rooms are flooded with
light and are so generously laid out that they
offer plenty of room for both the fresh moun-
tain air and all your holiday equipment.
Its closeness to nature combined with mo-
dern comfort are what make La Casies the
perfect holiday home for anyone who wants
to switch off totally and dedicate their undivi-
ded attention to their loved one.
Sheer indulgence
Early risers can complete a Kneipp course in
the morning dew with the hotel owner Sepp
Steger or take a sunrise tour with mountain
inn breakfast at the Steger-Messnerhütte.
During the day, besides the hotel’s own
panoramic wellness complex with Grander
water pool and crushed ice fountain, sunny
hiking routes, challenging mountain bike trails
RELAXATION SURROUNDED BY NATURE – MADE POSSIBLE BY A HOLIDAY AT LA CASIES. FROM A
KNEIPP COURSE IN THE MORNING DEW TO A PEACEFUL NIGHT IN A SWISS STONE PINE ROOM.
ART AND WOOD AT LA CASIES
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but also gentle cycling tours like the one to
Welsberg tempt you. You can hire the right
bikes at the hotel free of charge.
Anyone who has never seen “Schlacka
g’schlogn” in their life or would really love to
have a go at it, can prove their talent in but-
ter making at the Messnerhütte. But anyone
who just wants to be indulged in culinary de-
lights, can dine on regional specialities such
as Tirtlan, Milchmuiss, Schlutza or Pressknö-
del once a week at La Casies. So what we re-
ally mean is: go there, try it out, enjoy yourself
... come again. STOP
www.lifestylehotels.net/en/la-casies
With Sepp Steger
“Schlacka schlogn” at
the Messnerhütte – or
better simply enjoy a
mountain breakfast?
Other LIFESTYLEHOTELS
in South Tyrol:
Der Küglerhof (Dorf Tirol/Tirolo)
Design Hotel Tyrol (Rabland/Rablà)
Gius La Residenza (Kaltern am See/Caldaro)
Hotel Gartner (Dorf Tirol/Tirolo)
Hotel Pupp (Brixen)
Photo: Patrick Steger

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Photo: Das Kaltenbach Apart Hotel
With the “Kaltenbach” in the heart of the
Zillertal, Stephan Haas has created a char-
ming and compact hotel village with corre-
sponding alpine 4-star luxury on the edge
of the forest. Room, suites, apartments and
chalets for up to 13 people in Swiss stone
pine and oak provide the perfect base for a
holiday on your own, as a cosy twosome,
with the family or with friends. It’s very easy
to immerse yourself in the Zillertal lifestyle
in Kaltenbach: nature and tranquillity provi-
de energy, as does the very special Zillertal
“Koscht”. “Hoangart”, non-commercial tradi-
tional folk music gigs, guarantee entertain-
ment. Anyone who has overdone it a bit can
recharge their batteries in the exclusive spa
on the roof. A pool, sauna, fitness equipment
and a magical view over the mountains on
two floors flooded with daylight. The hotel
also really spoils you with the Kristallcha-
let Deluxe Large. Its south eastern aspect
brings plenty of morning sunshine into the
four bedrooms, living room and fully equip-
ped kitchen. Three bathrooms, a private spa
and balcony are spaciously distributed over
160 square metres.
From 0 to 100%: How successful the Kal-
tenbach Apart Hotel’s concept is, even in its
opening year (!), is made very clear by the
Holiday Check Award 2016: First place for
Tyrol in both the ski hotel and wellness hotel
categories went to the Kaltenbach. And: The
Kaltenbach is already ranked 4th out of all
the hotels rated in Austria.
It’s not far from the house to the Hochzillertal
ski resort’s bottom station: at 2,500 m alti-
tude fast lifts, superbly prepared slopes and
the rustic mountain inn dining make this ski
resort one of the hottest alpine winter sports
spots. In the summer: endless hiking, be it
leisurely up to the mountain pasture or up to
adventurous peaks, 800 km of developed
bike and cycling routes and trend sports
such as rafting, climbing and paragliding.
Golfers are at the new Zilllertal golf course in
five minutes by car, which all gets the moun-
tain summer really going around the “Kalten-
bach”. STOP
das-kaltenbach
FAR EAST NEAR VIENNA:
LINSBERG ASIA
Just a one hour car drive away from Vienna
and yet you (at least) feel like you’re in the
Far East: The Design hotel Spa Linsberg
Asia combines elements of Asia and Euro-
pe with a great deal of style. The outdoor
facilities: lovingly designed Asian gardens
alongside the untouched nature of the Alpi-
ne foothills. The architecture skilfully com-
bines the clear European form with the Asi-
an. The ambience in the rooms and suites,
seminar room and spa with pool, saunas,
steam bath and gym is distinguished by
harmony and sensuousness. The effect:
relaxation. Yoga and meditation seminars
allow the mind and body to recharge their
batteries under instruction.
The cooking also leaves nothing to be
desired and reflects the fusion principle of
Linsberg Asia: a successful combination of
Asian cuisine with European influences and
local produce is celebrated in all restaurant
/ BAD ERLACH / LOWER AUSTRIA / LINSBERG ASIA /
areas. In the thermal baths next door eleven
pools invite you to relax over 15,000 square
metres. For anyone who prefers things a bit
drier and greener: the golf club Föhrenwald
in Wiener Neustadt can be reached within
a few minutes. There passionate golfers
can even work on their swings in winter in
an indoor facility. And during the warmer
months you float in golfers’ heaven or the
USA at least at the Fontana golf club in
nearby Oberwaltersdorf. Hiking fans and
cycling freaks can roam through nature
on the numerous hiking and cycling trails
around the Linsberg Asia. Culture lovers
don’t only enjoy a fortress that is definitely
worth seeing at Linsberg Castle but also
concerts and exhibitions. STOP
linsberg-asia
RECHARGE YOUR BATTERIES AT THE
“KALTENBACH APART HOTEL”
/ ZILLERTAL / TYROL / DAS KALTENBACH APART HOTEL /
NEW MEMBERS NE
Photo: Linsberg Asia

Photo: Klaus Peterlin/allesfoto.com
The 5-star lodge surrounded by the magnifi-
cent Engadine mountains in the Swiss Sam-
naun valley invites you to enjoy first-class lu-
xury. The extravagant and stylish ambience
created by architect Hansjörg Kolednik and
his wife Claudia focuses on the power of
contrasts. Natural materials from the sur-
rounding area were turned into innovative
design for the spacious hotel’s elegant in-
terior: wood, felt, stone, water and fire. The
effect of this charming atmosphere: energy
and a closeness to nature. The alpinSpa
with its exclusive wellness complex is loca-
ted in a setting that could not be any more
magical: a unique panoramic view over the
Alpine peaks, rich mountain pastures in the
summer and snow-covered fields in the
winter create an ambience where even ex-
tremely stressed people find it really easy to
relax in the water and warmth: in the infini-
ty panorama natural stone swimming pool,
A SWISS SUPERLATIVE:
ALPINLODGE SPA
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APARTMENT AS A LIFESTYLE:
WILDKOGEL RESORT
At the Wildkogel Resort in the middle of
Bramberg in the idyllic Oberpinzgau region
apartments, chalets and holiday homes are
being assembled into a village within a villa-
ge. Guests stay in homely accommodation
as if they’re within their own four walls and
yet discover lots of new things. The concept
by Arch. Michael Kajnih focuses on aesthe-
tic architecture as a representative lifestyle
indicator. Every guest enjoys privacy over
80 to 380 square metres. Natural materials,
fine wood and regional stones meet modern
design and make the alpine living concept
up-to-date. Fully fitted brand kitchens are
ready to use in the stylish apartments. Or
guests can book a chef for live cooking. Or
the breakfast service brings fresh rolls to
your room or you can have meals from the
restaurant served in the chalet. Before or af-
terwards the gym and spa with pools and
saunas motivate you to the right amount of
/ BRAMBERG / SALZBURG / WILDKOGEL RESORT /
exercise while the children let off steam in the
Player’s Lounge.
From the garden or terrace the mountains
are close enough to touch and inspire you for
hikes, mountain or cycling tours, canoeing or
wildlife safaris. There are five attractive golf
courses with stunning greens nearby. Skiing
freaks are taken up to the Wildkogel Arena
by the Smaragdbahn cable car right next to
the Wildkogel Resort. Anyone who prefers
to race sitting down, can whizz 14 km down
into the valley on the longest lit toboggan run
in the world. Or can be conveniently taken to
the Kitzbühel and Zillertal ski resorts for a bit
of variety by the ski buses. STOP
EW MEMBERS NEW
the Swiss stone pine sauna or high emotion
steam bath.
Saumnaun/Ischgl, one of the largest ski re-
sorts in the Eastern Alps, impresses with its
snow guarantee from the start of November
until May: This means untouched powder
snow for ultimate carving, permanent racing
and speed runs for action and a fun park,
Boarder-X and huge freeriding terrain for
snowboarders. In summer it means won-
derful hikes over blossoming meadows,
mountain-, cycling- and mountain-bike-tours
as well as Nordic walking in lush nature. By
the way: the bottom station of the Silvretta-
Arena Samnaun/Ischgl cable cars is just a
few minutes’ walk away or you can be driven
there conveniently by bus ... STOP
Photo: Wildkogel Resort
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www.lifestylehotels.net/en/alpinlodge-spa

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PANDORETTA AND FONETTA SOUND SYSTEMS
Superb quality loudspeakers with Kevlar membranes and neodymium magnets
Wireless 360° mono-concept (Pandoretta), wireless 180°-mono-concept (Fonetta)
PlugPlay operation and Bluetooth or WiFi transmission
Brushed stainless steel or copper and fine woods
Whichever corner of the room you’re in or whether you’re sitting or walking: with the Pando-
retta sound system you can always listen to music or the news equally clearly and with a
constant information density – totally PlugPlay. Lovers of vinyl on the other hand can spin
records stylishly and sensuously and be inspired by the crackling at the start on the record
player integrated into the Fonetta sound system. Both systems offer a sound experience in
modern, elegant mono. You will be amazed about how charmingly the medium density
fibreboard body is integrated into the pretty cabinet. www.poetaudio.com STOP
LASER RANGEFINDER FOR GOLFERS
Practical, accurate, easy to use, a quick aid when you want to know how far it is still to
go! The showpiece in this category is the “Bushnell Tour X”, hardly any other laser
rangerfinder excels with this kind of precision at the same time as being so easy to use.
Many of the world’s best professional golfers swear by this product.
www.bushnellgolf.com STOP
GPS WATCH/RANGEFINDER
Small, understated, accurate but slightly “fiddly to use” and short battery life!
The “Garmin Approach S6” is probably the benchmark in this sector with its 40,000 installed
golf courses and fantastic graphics. www.garmin.com STOP
Fonetta

THE STYLEMATE
ILY FAMILY PHONE
Whenever your loved ones are travelling, simply tap the photo of your
kids, bro, sis or granny on the display of the all-in-one Ily family phone
communication box: And you´re savely and directly connected with
your loved-ones on the other side of the earth without annoying inter-
mediaries via telephone and video. The ily family phone is also ideal
for group chats. In terms of the graphics you can really easily send
photos or drawings that the children have done on the screen. The
device with 8 inch touchscreen, camera, microphone and loud
speaker runs with Android and iOS operating systems. It is being sent
from New York all around the world in spring 2016. There are no char-
ges for using it. www.ily.co STOP
GOLF GLOVE
Antiskid. Leather gloves by Louis Vuitton. www.louisvuitton.com STOP
LA BIOSTHETIQUE HOME SPA
For afterwards. The four products from the LA BIOSTHETIQUE Home Spa range, Le
Bain, Le Peeling, Le Lait and L´Huile pamper you with prebiotic active substances and
with a new fragrance by star perfumer Geza Schön. www.labiosthetique.at STOP

01 / 2016 /
VILA JOYA:
A THOUSAND
AND ONE TREATS
IN THE STYLE OF A LITTLE MOORISH PALACE, THE VILA JOYA LIES NESTLED IN A LUSH GARDEN OF PALM TREES,
CYPRESSES AND AGAVE TREES, THAT CONTRASTS STUNNINGLY WITH THE PROTRUDING BRIGHT CLIFFS.
Here on the natural coastline of Praia da
Galé, it goes without saying that the sun
welcomes you every day on holiday with its
unforgettable spectacle. As a result, the Vila
Joya, which was named after its hostess by
the way, also lives up to its name’s second
meaning: the house of joy!
Guests at the Vila Joya can even admire
the natural spectacles totally relaxed from
their beds. Each room, except for the small
driver’s room, has a wonderful view over
the sparkling Atlantic and of the sun. The
sounds of the sea and seagulls crying are
the first things to wake you up in the morning
as Vila Joya is situated quite far away from
the next town of Albufeira. The property has
direct access to the beach, a small private
sandy bay is revealed after just a few minu-
tes’ walk. All the rooms and suites on the
ground floor also have direct access to the
garden.
Anyone who would prefer to walk for kilo-
metres along the beach from Galé can hike
along the dunes on an idyllic path or play
with the waves lapping the shore. It doesn’t
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matter whether this is before or after break-
fast, which can be served on the terrace al-
most all year round as a result of the mild
climate.
While guests escape the hustle and bus
tle of their everyday life, all their wishes are
fulfilled quickly and discreetly at Vila Joya.
“Personalised service” is all part and parcel
of the hotel’s style.
A whole range of activities
Numerous regular guests value this informal
atmosphere at Vila Joya. They can totally
chill out here, freshen up in the hotel’s own
spa, go and play golf, surf or horse ride. In
the low season, when the beaches are not
as overcrowded yet, horse riding is even al-
lowed right next to the water.
Surfers show off their skills in the water
along with more and more paddle surfers
over the last few years. The picturesque
coastal landscape and hinterland with its
gentle hills and countless almond, fig and
orange trees are also worth taking a look at
from the air – a parachute jump provides a
whole new perspective! However, this area
is unimaginable without its golf courses. 36
courses can be reached in less than 45 mi-
nutes from the Vila Joya alone. You won’t
be able to resist the championship courses
within walking distance and of course the
personal support at the Vila Joya Golf Aca-
demy by golf pro José Ferreira.
However, sport can also be enjoyed without
even leaving the hotel: in Vila Joya’s gym
with views into the distance over the hori-
zon. Two outdoor pools, one of them hea-
ted, invite you to take a swim, and the hea-
ted Jacuzzi is a warming opposite pole to
the sometimes quite fresh Atlantic breeze.
Inside the spa, every single cell in your body
is stimulated, sometimes even by healing
sounds during a sound healing session.
After sport or the spa you can rest brilli-
antly in the garden and in the rooms de
signed with accents typical of the coun-
try. Subtle natural colours, Portuguese
cork flooring but also colourful hand
painted Portuguese “Azulejos” tiles give
the fourteen rooms and eight suites their
unique flair. Anyone staying in the Roy-
al Suite 1001 can almost relive the fairy
story of One Thousand and One Nights.
World-class dining!
In the evening guests at the Vila Joya gather
for a real highlight: they dine in regal style at
one of the “World’s 50 Best Restaurants by
S. Pellegrion” and are indulged with culinary
delights by the chef Dieter Koschina with his
two Michelin stars. Whether it’s guinea fowl
with black truffles and artichokes or Bacal-
hau (Portuguese salted cod) with beetroot
and yoghurt, you can find the perfect ac-
companying wine in the hotel’s own cellar
with its 12,000 bottles. Arnaud Vallet, Som-
melier of the Year 2012, will be happy to ad-
vise you. It’s a special honour to be invited to
dine at the Chef’s Table. Apparently, Dieter
Koschina reveals one or two of his culinary
secrets there every now and then ... STOP
www.lifestylehotels.net/en/vila-joya
Rather listening to the sounds
of the sea and seagulls crying
or better visit one of 36 golf
courses nearby?
Photos: Vila Joya

LIFESTYLE HOTELS can only be found
in beautiful spots – in fact in very beautiful
spots on Mallorca, as the General Manager
Luis Seminario proudly tells us. Quite rightly,
as “his hotels”, owned by a long-established
Majorcan family, are the “Convent de la
Missió” boutique hotel in Palma’s old town,
the “Can Simoneta” boutique hotel in Can
yamel and the “Font Santa Hotel Thermal
Spa Wellness” boutique hotel in Campos.
“Our hotels are very special, exclusive and
unique. And our customers always come
first. We want to offer service, service and
more service – 24 hours a day 7 days a
week”, explains Seminario.
Modern hotel in a cloister
The “Convent de la Missió” hotel originates
from the 17th century and was formerly a
cloister. Whether you're in the salon, bar,
restaurant, on the sun terrace or in the sau-
na, it is pleasantly peaceful everywhere.
The owner’s love of art can be sensed eve-
rywhere. “The Art Bar”, once the cloister’s
dining hall, is an exhibition room and bar
with works by contemporary artists. In the
“Simply Fosh” restaurant the chef Marc
Fosh conjures up light, Mediterranean and
creative dishes.
Font Santa Hotel –
Thermal Spa Wellness
This adults-only hotel in the south of Mal-
lorca near Campos has the only natural
thermal spring in the Balearics. This ther-
mal water that comes from the depths is
enriched with minerals and given properties
that are impossible to produce artificially as
it rises into the groundwater. The health spa
is a listed building near the Es Trenc beach
and Campos salt marshes. The historical
facades of the spa, hospital and previous
accommodation have all been preserved
and offer total luxury. Most of the 33 modern
and comfortably furnished rooms have their
own terrace with wonderful view over the Es
Trenc nature conservation area and the Es
Salobrar salt marshes in Campos. What is
particularly attractive of course is that this
underground spring supplies the swimming
pool, Jacuzzis and Vichy showers with wa-
ter rich in minerals.
Only the freshest products from the market
are used in the Font Santa Hotel’s outstan-
ding kitchen. Bikes can be loaned from the
hotel free of charge on request.
A Finca above the sea
The 5-star Can Simoneta hotel is situated in
the north east of the island on a high plateau
with breathtaking view over the sea. Vast
gardens surround the finca hotel's three
buildings, including the Beach House right
on Canyamel beach. You can get directly to
the sea using a spiral staircase carved into
the rock. The white rooms with natural sha-
des all have different designs and are very
comfortable. Some of them have a terrace
with a sea view or a view over the surroun-
ding “mountains”. Relax with walks, in the
swimming pools, in the sauna, gym or enjoy
massages and beauty treatments (for a fee).
Besides tranquillity and harmony, Can Si-
moneta also offers its guests lots of sporting
opportunities and golfers can find wonderful
golf courses in the near vicinity. Not only can
you enjoy superb dining in the restaurant but
you have a magical view of the sea from the-
re too.
4 wonderful golf courses near
“Can Simoneta”
These include the “Canyamel Golf Club”,
“Capdepera Golf Club”, “Son Severa Golf
Club” and “Pula Golf Resort”. Luis Semina-
rio also plays golf but “my handicap with golf
is my mobile phone,” he grins, “it rings far
too often”. STOP
YOU CAN PLAY WONDERFUL GOLF
ON MALLORCA. THAT’S NOT ALL
THOUGH.
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Luis Seminario:
“Our hotels are very
special, exclusive
and unique.”
Son Severa
Golf Club: the
only membership
club in Mallorca
offers golf under
pine trees.
Can Simoneta:
four golf courses
within reach.
Photo: Can Simoneta
Photos: Son Severa Golf Club

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