Concierge Blog
Born to be wild
The door tings, a guest enters and a memory hits the Concierge.
Pippo and yours truly, canoeing down the Etsch.
Of course, they tipped over, and almost drowned while trying to save the paddle. A river like the Etsch does have strong current.
And there he stands, right in front of the Nightporter: his childhood friend Pippo.
Many years ago he moved to Rome and now returned for a new adventure: a standup paddleboarding tour on the Etsch with his wife.
But for the concierge, these times are over. Pippo it was nice meeting you after all this time.
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picts © P. Pinelli
Celebrating 300 years of age.
The siblings Emilio, Raffaella and Nino are a combined 300 years of age old. This had to be celebrated: with an asparagus menu at the end of April. The jubilarian Emilio celebrated a round birthday, 100 years and had the luck to celebrate together with his siblings Raffaella (103) and Nino (97).
Under the revellers were not only friends and family but also mayor of Terlan, Klaus Runer.
You should visit these incredible places…
The “star-villages” Steinegg and Gummer
The planetarium opens his gates.
Hike on the The planetary trail at Steinegg in Obergummer
Visit the solar observatory Peter Anich.
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Innovation prototyped by nature.
NOI Techpark Sputh tyrol is hosting the HGV forum 2018.
The 12 square hectare Noi Techpark South Tyrol, at the old aluminium fabric “Aluminia”, south of Bolzano, was opened in October 2017.
The name NOI stands for Nature of Innovation. The name tells it all, nature is the biggest contributor for innovation. This means that the NOI Techpark is sustainable and flexible. The name can also be interpreted as something else: as something new, according to the South Tyrolean german dialect and the Italian word for “us”.
The NOI Techpark is the host of the HGV forum 2018, which will be held on the 16th of April. “Innovation is an important topic in tourism, we chose the Techpark for this reason, to get inspired by development in other areas.”, said HGV-President Manfred Pinzger.
The Technology Park will be a network of all the major players in South Tyrol, who stand for innovation and work toward even more attractive surroundings and high quality talents.
The NOI Techpark specialises, together with the Smart Specialisation Strategy of South Tyrol, on supporting research and development in the technological areas of energy efficiency, alpine technologies, food technologies as well as Smart Technologies and automation.
South Tyrol wants to establish itself as a sustainable economic powerhouse with Innovation and Know-how. “The NOI Techpark is the focal point of South Tyrols development strategy.” Says the Landeshauptmann Arno Kompatscher.
picts © nr 2 - 8 HGV
We have the great honour to accommodate the national Belgian biking team in our house. Thankfully they brought with them good weather for their race tomorrow.
Good luck to:
Clement HORNY
Lukas MALEZSEWSKI
for the men squad: Juniores
Emeline DETILLEUX
for the women squad Under 23
Wout ALLEMAN
for the men squad Under 23
Githa MICHIELS
for the women squad Elite
Our chef Philip, and Giuseppe prepare a special diet for the bikers. If the bikers are successful, we will certainly feel victorious with them!
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Philipp Conzada is 26 years old and an enthusiastic chef. His passion for cooking stems from his “Nonna”, or grandmother. With her he discovered his passion for a good and regional cuisine.
“Using regional ingredients is very important to me, South Tyrol offers everything. It brings me joy to use meat and asparagus from the region. My boss shares this attitude with me and gives me the freedom to use my creativity in the kitchen.”, so the handsome head-chef.
As of now, the south tyrolean gourmets can relish traditional cuisine, with a more modern interpretation in the Hotel and Restaurant Sparerhof in Vilpiano. Philipp presents himself responsible for the menu, the shopping for the fresh ingredients and the unique presentation of his dishes. With a focus on regional and seasonal products, he keeps the freshness and sensational taste through gentle cooking methods and exceptional raw products.
In the months of April and May, everything in the kitchen of the upcoming young chef focuses on the Terlano Margarete asparagus: a local product of finest quality, paired with Philipps love for cooking. Just like his “Nonna” taught him.
A new fable in Terlano: after the tasting for the new Terlaner 2017 straight from the cellars of the winery, we saw a wolf roaming through the asparagus fields of Terlano.
Could this be the south Tyrolean version of the famous fable “The fox and the grapes”?
Of course, it is uncertain how many glasses of wine were had before the wolf sighting…
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