Leitlhof

But the Leitlhof’s idea of nature goes further than views. Stefan Mühlmann’s vision is steering the hotel into a genuinely sustainable future: heat and electricity are produced on site, making the Leitlhof an energy-autonomous, climate-neutral hotel.

What makes this place special is that guests are part of the cycle. The Mühlhof is the family farm – where vegetables grow, where Angus cattle graze on the Alpine pasture, where the ingredients for dinner have a story you can actually visit. The cattle, incidentally, live in a stable designed by Pedevilla Architects too. We like to think good architecture does something for the quality of the meat.

Speaking of architecture: Atto, the hotel’s younger sibling in the centre of Innichen, continues the Leitlhof philosophy with design, cuisine and a level of comfort that feels naturally aligned with the mountains.

And when you’re ready to stretch your legs, the mountains call. From the hotel, forest paths and alpine trails lead you upward – through larch woods, over meadows, until the peaks return to view. San Candido sits between the Sexten Dolomites, the Fanes–Sennes–Prags Nature Park with Lago di Braies, and the Three Peaks Nature Park. The Three Peaks themselves, about 20 kilometres away, are the Dolomites’ unmistakable silhouette – a magnet for hikers, climbers and anyone who likes a good line in the landscape. After a day out, the sauna and pool feel exactly right.