Our cottage LENI on the Seiseralm 

• located in Italy, South Tyrol, Seiseralm, (35 km west of Bolzano/Bozen, province capital) in the mountains on 1750 m.

• Self catering cottage on two levels surrounded by flowering meadows, with most facilities, comfortable but not luxurious,

• situated in the heart of a natural park with a view on the Dolomites peaks, quiet, highly natural without roads.

• Walking, climbing, tourist facilities nearby, traditional and Italian food in the alpine lodges.

 Interested ? Tel +39. 0471. 286123, e-mail heidi@theil.it

This is the owner's family: Heidi, high school teacher, Winfried , engineer, daughters Verena  and Bettina both schoolgirls. We are all non smokers and therefore we prefer non smoking guests. We are native German speakers and our second language is Italian. As you might know South Tirol was Austrian until 1918.

The peaks Langkofel and Plattkofel

We live in the most northern province of Italy near the border to Austria in the Alps. Our second home is situated about 35 km from Bozen (Bolzano) the county capital where we live all year round. It is situated on the Seiseralm (alpe di Siusi), the largest high plateau of the Alps (56 km²) about 1800 m over the sea level, which has been a natural park since 1970. From the house  you have a wonderful view of the peaks of  Schlern (3000 m) and Langkofel (3100 m) (see picture in catalogue) and you can start your walking tours to these peaks from here. 

The only road is  about 300 m and the next bus stop  10 min. walk away. We normally walk to the house and drive there only to transport heavier goods. Within the natural park roads are closed to traffic but you can get a special permit.  Tourist facilities (shopping, post office, bank) are in the villages on the park border (5 km, accessible by bus) and inside the park you can find a lot of hotels and restaurants. Down in the valley (Seis-Siusi) accessible by skyway / bus (15 km)  or by skyway (St.Ulrich - Ortisei) you will find also swimming and sporting facilities and more shopping. 

The cottage on the backside

We live in the most northern province of Italy near the border to Austria in the Alps. Our second home is situated about 35 km from Bozen (Bolzano) the county capital where we live all year round. It is situated on the Seiseralm (alpe di Siusi), the largest high plateau of the Alps (56 km²) about 1800 m over the sea level, which has been a natural park since 1970. From the house  you have a wonderful view of the peaks of  Schlern (3000 m) and Langkofel (3100 m) (see picture in catalogue) and you can start your walking tours to these peaks from here. 

 
The Schlern

The only road is  about 300 m north and the next bus stop  10 min. walk away on the south of the cottage. We normally walk to the house and drive there only to transport heavier goods. Within the natural park roads are closed to traffic but as a guest you can get a special permit.  Tourist facilities (shopping, post office, bank) are in the villages on the park border (5 km, accessible by bus) and inside the park you can find a lot of hotels and restaurants. Down in the valley (Seis-Siusi) accessible by bus (15 km)  or by skyway (St.Ulrich - Ortisei) you will find also swimming and sporting facilities and more shopping. 

Highly nature around the cottage

In Bozen (Bolzano) you can visit the famous fruit market and the old town or the archaeological museum with the 5000 year old mummy named "Iceman". There is a little airport with daily connections to Rome.  Coming by train or bus you have to change in Bozen/Bolzano or Brixen/ Bressanone. Leave the highway at Bolzano Nord and drive by car in direction of Seis/Siusi where you can take the new skyway with a wonderful outlook.

There is a large kitchen on the ground floor, a living room and the bathroom with shower,.

On the first floor there are 2 double bedrooms (look at right) with balcony and washbasin and 1 bedroom with 3 beds. There is also a bathroom with a toilet upstairs. 

  Kitchen Living room

 We use our own water and we produce electricity with solar energy for the light and some electric appliances like the hair drier. But there is not enough energy for a washing machine or dish washer. We cook on a fire hearth and we heat the water for the shower with wood fire which gives a very natural atmosphere. For a quick cooking we use a camping gas cooker and if you want there is a gas operated fridge, but our storage room is very cool. 

The solarpaneels

In the summertime we often have lunch on our porch overlooking the garden. We enjoy the deep quietness reading books, listening to music or playing together one of the many games (monopoly, canasta, chess...). There is a wooden cottage nearby that belongs to my brother and a stable where we store the hay from our meadows.

Take place in the seat