Traveling: Merano

Thursday, 4 May 2017

Merano Spring 2017 - Part 1

Going To Merano

Saturday - April 22nd 2017

Claudia and I had never been to South Tyrol before, but we always wanted to visit and recently we got the chance to do that. The weather was lousy back at home and since we needed some sun really badly, we decided to drive to Merano. So Saturday morning we hit the road and around noon we arrived in Merano. Our room wasn't ready before 3:00pm and so we had some time to kill. First we ate our lunch we brought from home in a lovely park and then we walked into the old town of Merano. There we stopped for a welcome drink at a nearby bar and afterwards we just walked around this beautiful little town until it was time to drive to Naturno, a small village approximately 15 minutes away from Merano, where our hotel was located.

Merano

Welcome Drinks

Merano

For our weekend trip we chose the La Vimea - Biothique Hotel in Naturno, because it's all vegetarian and only for adults. Once we checked in, we were greeted with a welcome drink, a wonderful glass of white wine, which we enjoyed in the sun on the lovely terrace. Then we headed to our beautiful and modern yet cosy room and unpacked our stuff. Afterwards we relaxed at the spa area, spent some time in the sauna and of course we jumped into the pool. Later we took a walk around Naturno until it was time for dinner. A delicious dinner later, we got some drinks at the hotel bar and spent the warm evening at the hotel terrace enjoying our drinks.

La Vimea - Biotique Hotel

Our Room

Balcony

Indoor Pool

Spa Area

Outdoor Area

Naturno

Enjoying the warm Weather

Salad from the Buffet

Another Round of Salad

Rice with Carrot - Almond Pesto

Lentil Cakes

Mousse

Wednesday, 3 May 2017

Merano Spring 2017 - Part 2

A Lovely Day In Merano

Sunday - April 23rd 2017

The sun was already shining and after we got up, we decided to go for a short jogging run around Naturno before breakfast. After a lovely breakfast with coffee, juices, rolls, spreads and pancakes, we were on our way to Merano. There we parked our car at the train station, because it was free, and then we walked to the chairlift that took us up a little hill from where we had a marvelous view over the town. From the top runs a beautiful hiking path through the vineyards down to the city.

Breakfast

Pancakes

Scrambled Tofu

Breakfast

Merano

We just started our tour down to the city when we came across a nice wine bar and of course we had to stop there for a refreshing drink. Needless to say that this wasn't our last stop. Once we resumed our walk, it didn't take long and we had to take another break at another wine bar. We didn't make a lot of progress on our way back to Merano, but the weather was so great and enjoying some drinks in the sun was just so relaxing that we didn't really care. At our third and last stop we even found a vegan burger on the menu and of course we had to order it for a late lunch.

First Stop

Vineyards

Merano

Third Stop

Vegan Burger

Merano

In the early afternoon we finally made it back into the city, bought some souvenirs and then we decided to drive back to our hotel and spend some time at the pool and just relaxed with a couple of drinks on the terrace. Later dinner was served, but unfortunately I wasn't so happy with today's main course. Nonetheless it was still a very delicious dinner. Before returning to our room, where we spent the rest of the evening, we got another round of drinks at the hotel bar.