Ampezzo

Igor and I got to live out our dream mountain farm life here at Borgo Eibn - tucked up high in the mountains we enjoyed a slow and easy going stay.

The adorable chalets made of Lurch lumber are surrounded by hilly pastures and mountain tops. (Lurch is a type of pine tree that actually changes colors in the fall and drops it's needles). Here they make all their own dairy products and meat offerings - everything from butter, to yogurt and milk, to pancetta. Everything was delicious.

Our first full day here, we went on a nice hike through the hills (so much up and down!). It was sunny and a warm 50 degrees, a perfect day for a fall hike. we followed up the hike by a long stay in the spa's sauna, indoor pool, and steam rooms. Then had a massive dinner of Florentine steak and the best lamb either of us has ever had. A perfect day!

On Tuesday the restaurant was sadly closed but we ventured off into the mountain towns to find food. Being clueless as to the seasons up here, we had a challenging time finding anywhere open - we were past the summer crowd but before winter and skiing started. We finally found a place ~30 minutes away (but only ~7km - got to love those mountain roads). It's like if someone came to Wisconsin and tried to find a place to eat in Arena - seriously the biggest towns around we're ~1000 people population.

Anyways the place we found was adorable and more importantly had food 🙏 We got to try some local favorites of polenta and frico (cheesey potatoes) and venison. As the only ones at the restaurant we also got to chat with the owners and had some tasty Italian schnapps of some kind!Read more