Here we have arrived. The endless New Year holidays filled with the vain hysteria of all-consuming shopping, alcohol and boredom are left behind. A flight from Rostov-on-Don with a stopover in Volgograd and a transfer in Kaliningrad too. The shaggy customs officer slapped the stamp in his passport with a habitual movement, without looking at its owner, and after another three hours, after a series of dizzying serpentines, very reminiscent of the Sochi highway, we are there. Here is Cervinia. It's already night outside, Cervinia, what are you? Have we made the wrong choice? Our minibus with a dozen Russian tourists is parked at the hotel, at the very entrance to the village. We are the first to leave. Ski in the hands of the bag in the teeth, grace to the driver, (and how does his ear not hurt? Three hours of travel - three hours of chatter on the phone, our ladies are resting... ), twenty steps up the stairs - this is our hotel - Breithorn. In the life of relatively decent people, to whom one always wants to refer, there is always a lack of two things: money and time. You think - that's tomorrow, that's tomorrow, well, that's for sure tomorrow will be better and there will be time and money, then we'll go, we'll go. No, it will not. And if you don't go now, you'll never go. As it was - so it is, as it is - so it will be. Another summer/year will pass every day.... And you'll be looking forward to better days. Why am I? Oh yes, how we chose a vacation spot in conditions of limited resources. With the resort it was easier, they chose regardless of the price tag, focusing solely on technical characteristics. Well, 400 km. trails in the highest mountain resort in Italy with the possibility of skiing in Switzerland! ? The choice is obvious for every real skier. And we are real. Or do we really want it. . . ? Of course, you can find a cheaper resort, in anticipation of better days. The resort did not save. The hotel was more difficult. Even if there is time, there is always little money, but we still did not consider apartments for living, as it is unusual and completely student-like. Ah, where are my 17 years, or 27 in a pinch. Yes, and such housing becomes profitable for a company of 4 people. Stars regretted money for ***, there was simply no money for ****. So we decided to take a risk. We chose the cheapest hotel - ** stars, with a "+" oh, ha-ah. Called Breithorn. Read reviews online. . . Who in what much, as always and everywhere. To whom the soup is liquid, to whom the pearls are small, the hands of copywriters did not find frankly negative information either, they decided - it will do! So the hotel. Located at the entrance to the village, on the right side of the road. An unremarkable traditional 4-storey building of combined stone-log architecture on a mountain slope. It is separated from the road by a narrow strip of pavement. Some of the windows overlook the forest, some look at the valley and the resort itself. Twenty steps up - here is the entrance, dimly lit by a Christmas garland. A wooden door creaks, (in Italy there are no metal-plastic doors and windows, if these are not office and industrial buildings. Italians are sensitive to their culture, history and architecture and do not allow to spoil the appearance of their own, not even the oldest (especially old ones), such as Cervinia gorodki similar “innovations. ” In Italy, there are no “sidings” with “metal tiles” and even more shameful corrugated board - not comme il faut! ) We go inside. Warm. Pleasant smell of resinous wood, subdued light. Table. There is a cat on the table. Big gray, yard. The ear does not lead. No one else. At our call, a pleasant dark-haired middle-aged lady appears - the administrator, the wife of the owner of the hotel. Family hotel. Well, it's not bad anymore. Thanks to the efforts of my companion, the beautiful wife, who unfortunately raped herself with learning Italian before the trip, we manage to explain ourselves tolerably and not only get a corner room on the last floor (the fewer neighbors, the quieter and the higher the view is better) with a panoramic view of the entire resort, but and the location of the owner of the hotel. - Russian a speaks our (their)! Instant bonus! Learn criminal. . ugh, tongues gentlemen. We go up to the room, in the course of our movement the stairs and floors creak plaintively, on the walls there are creations of unknown artists of our days. Everything is small, narrow, clean. A maid, Russian, gets to the meeting. Number. A small room, carelessly sheathed with wood, if you try hard you can reach the ceiling with your hand, two windows, no balcony, the standard set of furniture is not of the highest quality. It turns out that not only in Russia, fences are made of wood, but sawdust furniture is also made here. bathroom. The bathroom is like a bathroom, it seems clean and the water is hot, what else do you need? We open the window - fresh, frosty air bursts in, it instantly becomes cool, the batteries are barely alive. Shower. Cognac - we have a snack with sausage brought from home. Dinner is not provided for by the program, go somewhere in the cold (-8-10C), after 20 hours there is no strength to travel. Everything. End! Morning pleases with good weather and a beautiful view from the windows. Someone in the reviews wrote about the parking lot under the windows of the hotel, they say it interferes and spoils the view, if they had not read the parking lot and would not have noticed at all behind the fabulous beauty of the mountain peaks hanging over the parking lot and over the valley itself. Everything is subjective and everyone sees what they want. Who is the parking lot and garbage cans, who is the peak of Monte Cervino in the rays of the rising sun... Let's go for breakfast. Dining room on the first floor. Clean, fast, cultured. Food - like Swedish (correctly - Russian, then the Swedes, having seen enough and envied the Russian princes, adopted this type of meal for themselves) a table in the Italian manner. Salt and abundance of dishes are not observed. You won’t eat much, okay, breakfast is still. So far, the overall impression of the hotel is quite decent. About the city. The town of Cervinia is extremely small in size. It will take no more than 20 minutes to walk slowly from end to end along the main and almost the only street. It will not be possible to entertain yourself after skiing. There are no discos (and thank God)! Spin is weak. There is no skating rink pool either. But it is quiet and calm. The audience is very decent and blush, shunning compatriots, never had to. Although there are a lot of Russians. There are several shops, a supermarket, souvenir shops, sports. Shop, rental, bank…. Not much, but everything you need is there. The town is located away from noisy highways, the center (500 meters) is completely pedestrian. Vegetation is practically non-existent, except for the occasional larch. There is a chapel on the central square and this is probably the only attraction that hourly and not at all quietly announces the neighborhood with bells. Bars and restaurants are plentiful. Most try to speak Russian. There was a problem with heating in the rooms - parasites save! We went, asked to turn it on harder - it didn’t help, I had to call the representative of the tour. firms at the resort and swear, along the way explaining to the owners with gestures understandable to everyone where we saw their savings. What helped more - I do not know, but immediately warmed up. And the owners were not offended by us. Apparently this is in the order of things and clearly not the first. Yes, we digress. Here we are at the lower / lower stations of the cable car. There are no queues. The smell of coffee from the eateries surrounding the station is in the air, where you can just have a bite to eat - 25-35 euros for two. (A hearty dinner with a bottle of local wine - so-so, will cost 45-60 euros, for two, of course. ) Russian speech is heard all around. Our brother is not just a lot! – up to 30%! The long-awaited clack, clack, pukk - passed the turnstile, here it is the first rise! If happiness exists, then it is here! I will not write about the lifts - everything is fine, there is enough of everything, especially on the Swiss side. The tracks are not very well maintained, steep, gentle - all sorts, for every taste and level of skiing. The ski area is simply amazing. She is gigantic. If you take the slopes of Mussu Achitar, which is in Dombay, and multiply by 10, it will be something like this. And this is only the Italian side - 200 km. marked trails. But not marked? On the way to the resort, we were convincingly and repeatedly asked to ski only on the slopes, warning about the "evil ski patrol" taking away ski passes without talking about off-piste skiing. But what kind of Russian does not like... During the week of skiing, the patrol was seen once, the guys peacefully lounging in deck chairs sipped something from cups, and it was unlikely that it was tea. There is a lot of snow, but it fell a long time ago and the skating was quite hard. During the day, the air temperature is higher - 5оt below, in the village it did not rise, on the slopes the higher - the colder, on some days at an altitude of more than 3000 meters t dropped to -19о. But we were ready. The clothes are warm, the stocks of Novokubansky are sufficient....A lot of cafes, fast food cafes right on the slopes, where you can not only quickly and by the way not expensively have a bite, leaving no chance for frost. Of course, having such a resource as money in sufficiency, it’s more pleasant to ride in shorts in March, it’s more expensive, by 20-30% and there are queues, but it’s worth it! There is a possibility - it is better to go in March, but this recommendation applies only to high-altitude resorts with a lot of snow falling during the winter. Otherwise, there is every chance to come across "kneading" from lunch and ice in the morning. Summary. We were very satisfied with the trip. For relatively little money, 115.000 rubles. , for two, in 8 days, in total, we got a lot of new impressions, had an amazing ride, ski slopes and mountain views are beyond praise! From the observation deck, at the top of the Small Materhor, a fantastic view of the mountains opens up - I definitely advise you to visit! We visited and rode on the Swiss side, breathed in the cleanest air, car traffic is prohibited in Zermatt. We climbed on the mountain railway going from the center of Zermat directly to the slopes - impressive, we went to Milan (without shopping). What else? We tried local wines - I do not advise, sour meat and grappa (Italian grape alcoholic drink with a strength of 40% to 50%. ) - very much! especially plum!... Hotel... Yes, a normal hotel, quite decent, if you do not take into account the heating and sufficient distance from the ski lift. There will be questions - write, I will answer. a-fasad@ya. ru Sergey.
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