Description: Great Escapes Alps. the Hotel Book, Hardcover by Taschen, Angelika (EDT), ISBN 3836589206, ISBN-13 9783836589208, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US
The Alps are Europe’s biggest and greatest mountain range. Formed millions of years ago, they became a popular destination for travelers in the late eighteenth century – first for adventurers and explorers, then for artists and writers, and finally for everyone who wanted to spend summer in the fresh air of this wonderful scenery or take part in winter sports. Angelika Taschen has followed in their footsteps and collected the finest hotels in the Alpine nations of Germany, Austria, Switzerland, France, and Italy.
They include the Kranzbach near Garmisch-Partenkirchen, built for a British aristocrat, Gasthof Hirschen in the Bregenzerwald, where art-loving visitors have been welcomed since 1755, and the Seehof near Salzburg with its emphasis on contemporary art and fine cuisine. The journey goes to Waldhaus Sils in Sils Maria, where many creative guests have found inspiration, to the Schatzalp in Davos, which Thomas Mann immortalized in literature in “The Magic Mountain”, and to picturesque bed & breakfasts with a personal touch such as Brcke49 in Vals and Maison Bergdorf in Interlaken.
High above Chamonix, mountaineers have stayed overnight for more than 140 years at Refuge du Montenvers with its view of the Mer de Glace, the largest glacier in France. In the exclusive Megve, too, which Baroness Nomie de Rothschild put on the tourist map, travelers experience the Alps la franaise in the chalet hotel L’Alpaga; and a bit of Italian dolce vita is provided by stunning addresses in the South Tyrol such as the Ottmangut in Merano, Villa Arnica in Lana with its nostalgic atmosphere, and Pension Briol near Barbiano, constructed in 1928 in the Bauhaus style and extended in 2021 with the addition of two extremely modern buildings.
This opulent book of photographs presents the Alpine range and accommodation in large-format images, short texts, and useful details on prices and how to get there. Walkers, skiers, gourmets, and lovers of good living will find valuable tips and very special accommodation: former monasteries where guests still find peace and seclusion, a mountain hut at the heart of the Dolomites, and a youth hostel occupying what was once a sanatorium, a rare example of modern architecture in Switzerland that was declared a heritage monument in 2002.
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Book Title: Great Escapes Alps. the Hotel Book
Number of Pages: 360 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Taschen
Publication Year: 2022
Item Height: 1.3 in
Topic: General, Europe / General, Pictorials (See Also Photography / Subjects & Themes / Regional), Food, Lodging & Transportation / Hotels, Inns & Hostels
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Travel, House & Home
Item Weight: 85.5 Oz
Item Length: 12.2 in
Author: Angelika Taschen
Item Width: 9.8 in
Format: Hardcover
