Take the seven-minute historical cable-car ride up the Vigiljoch, and you’ll completely escape the everyday. No television, no car, and 1,525 m. of South Tirol altitude – it’s the perfect place to rest your body and soul. Architect Matteo Thun’s approach – “eco, not ego” – combines nature and modern design: larch wood, stone and clay with clean lines. Chef Mauro Buffo’s cooking has earned him a Gault-Millau toque. A little Alpine rusticity is also on offer in this “modern timber cottage”: the comfy Stube Ida.