The amazing story of the Paradiso Pure.Living Vegan Hotel The Paradiso Pure.Living Vegan Hotel on the Seiser Alm was once a typical, traditional mountain hotel: skiing in winter, hiking in summer, and hearty South Tyrolean cuisine with pork knuckles and Kaiserschmarrn. When Valeria Caldarelli and…

Nepal – the name conjures up images of snow-capped peaks, colorful prayer flags, mysticism and foreign cultures. For many, the small Himalayan country between India and Tibet is a place to yearn for: to seek adventure and to encounter a completely different world. However, even…

Imagine a place where the air smells of fresh mountain hay, where bees buzz and dance through the garden, and where you sit at the breakfast table and spread organic honey from your own apiary on a freshly baked bun. Are you there in spirit?…

We live in challenging times: climate change, population growth, resource scarcity, world hunger, animal welfare, environmental disasters and social inequality raise big questions – including (or especially) in relation to our food. What we consume and how we consume it has a direct impact on…

The European monastic movement has come to an end. This may be regretted, but it cannot be denied. The question is – what will happen to the properties? Leaving them empty and dilapidated should not be an option. Interestingly, monastic hotels are considered one of…