Holiday Greetings from the Alps

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Fun In the Alps

"Peaceful Pragelato" Mecca for Nordic skiers

Our guests have come and gone and now we await our guests for Capo D'Anno(that's new years to you). We had a great Christmas at Bella Baita, with new friends. There was lots of eating and drinking with story telling too. Hot spiced wine, many Christmas cookies, Italian goodies and a foray up the upper valley for a bit of skiing atmosphere, made for more than a few memorable moments. Not all of our guests were skiers, but everyone enjoyed the atmosphere and snow. It was a great day out and a good time was had by all. It's a pretty mild winter for us and the snow that we did have around the house has crept away. Winter is the quiet time of the year for us at Bella Baita, except for the Christmas /New Years holidays and last year's Winter Olympics, of course. 19 days until this years Universiade. We're not far from several ski areas, so we like to get a bit of skiing in ourselves, while we regroup for the coming spring, summer and autumn seasons. We have a few ideas for next winter to keep us busy and off the slopes more than we would like, but we'll just keep that under wraps for now.

Winter or summer Val Chisone offers something for everyone all year round.

"Sestriere" of World Cup and Olympic Downhill fame

Have A Merry Merry

We're having a great time here in the alps for Christmas. We are anticipating our far flung guests with lots of preparation for food, drink, decorations and general merriment. I hope all of you will have a wonderful holiday and that the real Santa and his helpers find their way to your home.
If you find you're looking for an Italian Christmas in the Alps, we hope you'll consider visiting with us here at Bella Baita Mountain Retreat, your home sweet home away from home, and base for discovering Piedmont's mountain charm!