HOME • ABOUT • BOOKS • POSTCARDS • REVIEWS • FORUM • EMAIL A FRIEND • CONTACT • VIEW SHOPPING CART   VIEW TABLE OF CONTENTS: • Snow Under the Olive Tree • The Pass of San Bernardino • Inner Arosa - Among the Mountain Peaks • The Berghaus Heimeli Adventure • A Journey on the Glacier Express • Engadina - ‘All the Silver Shades of Nature’ • The Quest for Long Life - Sanitariums and Spas • Cheese - The Food of the Mountains • Chocolate and Other Sweet Things • Zurich at Christmas - A Grande Dame in Diamonds • A Family Christmas   More than 700 years ago, six hardy families from around what is now Davos decided they would spend the winter at their summer pastures over the high range. The families were Walser, an extraordinary people who settled at high altitudes right along the Alps. OLIVE TREE PIEMONTE THE ALPS TOP 10 ALL BOOKS INTRODUCTION CONTENTS VIEW BOOK SLIDE SHOW SAMPLE RECIPES RECIPE INDEX BUY BOOK Today the settlement they founded is called Inner Arosa. Here the skiing is varied and excellent, but it is the village itself and its surrounds that make the visit so special. There are still farming families in the village. As you put your skis on in the morning and head to the lift, you can sometimes see Brunold Hitta, one of the two remaining sheep-herders, letting his 20 sheep from their winter barn. After an energetic morning on the slopes, our favorite lunch spot is the Stuva (stable), a converted old stable made comfortable and cosy inside with a long sunny verandah. A relaxed restaurant by day it serves hot soups, homemade pizzas, fresh pasta and grilled veal sausages...