Terra - The Magic Place

It makes an extravagant promise, but Terra - The Magic Place lives up to its name. It starts with the location, high in the Italian Dolomites, where the word “magic” is scarcely an exaggeration. The hotel, too, is memorable, a modernist interpretation of Tyrolean chalet architecture. And of course there’s the restaurant that inspired it all: the two-Michelin-star Terra, where chef Heinrich Schneider and his team prepare a one-of-a-kind experience for dinner guests surrounded by breathtaking mountain views — and accompanied by a bottle of wine you’ll personally choose from the cellar.

It’s the kind of thing you’d sleep in your car to experience, but thankfully you don’t have to. Terra’s ten rooms and suites are not just exceptionally comfortable but stylish as well, weaving together Tyrolean tradition and contemporary design. And while dinner at Terra is undeniably the star of the show, an added benefit of spending the night at an award-winning restaurant is the quality of the breakfast — always a highlight in this part of the world, here it’s practically transcendent, and enough to fortify you for whatever the day holds, whether it’s a treatment at the hotel’s small spa, a day trip to Bolzano, or a hike through the Dolomites to see the Stone Men.