Aman Rosa Alpina: The Italian village hotel that is the Dolomites most glamorous alpine stay

With its sleek exterior of oak and layered stone sprouting from the green hillside (snow white in winter), it's the most audacious building ever erected in the Alta Badia Valley, yet somehow doesn't look out of place among the farmhouses, church spires, timber chalets and grazing cows in the tiny, Ladin-speaking village.

Skiers can stroll (or take a complimentary shuttle) to the Piz Sorega gondola and lock into the 12 interconnected resorts of the Dolomiti Superski, the largest ski area in the world. Local operators Dolomites Mountains will package you a fully guided, multi-day ski safari. Summer hiking trails radiate in all directions, leading to refuges (mountain guesthouses).

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