Snow and good food

There is something magical about a country where, a half-an-hour's drive out of the city, one can be high in the snowy mountains that look down every day at the bustling metropolis. The journey will take you away from the noise and traffic, to a winterland where people play in the snow as if they had never seen it before.

The magic does not stop there though, because on the other side of the mountain lie beautiful towns with exquisite gastronomical delights typical of the region. Indeed these places have become magnets for city dwellers looking to escape for a day and enjoy fresh air and food. Food so good, and air so pure one cannot but wonder whether the locals got it right by not moving to the city.