Sesselschwaige, a cozy alpine inn on the slopes of Mount Sciliar

A perfect hiking destination at the Sciliar, one of South Tyrole‘s best known landmarks

Sesselschwaige is located about an hour's hike below the vast plateau of Mount Sciliar. Surrounded by green pastures, not far from a clear mountain creek, the inn is popular for taking a break on the way up or down from the Sciliar and its chalets. But the charming little alpine hut is a perfect destination itself and rewards the hiker with typical local culinary delights, fresh dairy products and splendid views of the surrounding woods, slopes and peaks. Since the cottage has no access road and can be reached only by foot, there is true peace and quiet to be found here. Here, you can still get in touch with nature without getting distracted by tacky decor and noisy crowds. The hike itself from Fiè allo Sciliar, Tires or Alpe di Siusi is reasonably easy and poses no major challenges.

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Marende – a typical South Tyrolean meal

Especially the locals appreciate to drop by Sesselschwaige for a bite to eat and glass of wine on their way down from Mount Sciliar. If there is one thing that absolutely needs to be sampled, it's the Marende (kursiv) – a traditional, hearty South Tyrolean interim meal, based on Speck (smoked ham), mountain cheese, traditional flat rye bread, wine, beer and butter milk. In the idyllic, picturesque setting of the alpine inn, the typically basic, but high-quality dishes and ingredients offered by the Prieth Family taste twice as good.
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