{"id":37882,"date":"2024-07-28T17:55:50","date_gmt":"2024-07-28T14:55:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/demo.kupitiblog.ru\/532\/we-were-tired-of-living-within-four-walls-why-i-left-the-city-to-run-a-mountain-hotel-in-italy\/"},"modified":"2024-07-28T17:55:50","modified_gmt":"2024-07-28T14:55:51","slug":"we-were-tired-of-living-within-four-walls-why-i-left-the-city-to-run-a-mountain-hotel-in-italy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/demo.kupitiblog.ru\/532\/we-were-tired-of-living-within-four-walls-why-i-left-the-city-to-run-a-mountain-hotel-in-italy\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018We were tired of living within four walls\u2019: Why I left the city to run a mountain hotel in Italy"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Three months ago, 50-year-old Manuela Ferri was a physiotherapist living in the Italian city of Vicenza. Now, she is the manager of a remote mountain lodge in the country\u2019s Trento region.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Manuela and her husband have taken over the running of Rifugio Peller, swapping lives full of cars and chaos for clean air and staggering scenery.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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For Manuela, it is the dream of a lifetime, but it also comes with a lot of work and adjusting to a new way of life.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s what it\u2019s like to spend a summer at a rifugio – a rustic mountain hotel with simple accommodation and a restaurant – 2,000 metres above sea level.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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\u201cMy husband and I have always been lovers of the mountains<\/strong>, even as children,\u201d Manuela explains.\u00a0<\/p>\n

But recently, there came a moment when the universe seemed to be orchestrating a more permanent relocation to the mountains for the couple.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cMy husband had a carpentry business but had to close in December because he was working alone and I have a physiotherapy studio that I can put on hold for the summer<\/strong> season,\u201d Manuela says.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe were both tired of doing the same things and living within four walls, and everything just came together in the right way.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Manuela and her husband have taken over the running of Rifugio Peller, swapping lives full of cars and chaos for clean air and staggering scenery. <\/span>Manuela Ferri\/Gabriele Ferri<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

That said, their first attempts to apply for the management of a rifugio near their home in Vicenza were not successful, so they had to look further afield.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Rifugio Peller<\/strong> some 200 kilometres north became available and they sent in their application along with 15 other hopefuls.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The couple were successful thanks to their experience working with people and their proposal for how they would run the rifugio.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn a way, it\u2019s the same kind of job as I was doing before, just higher up and with a better view,\u201d jokes Manuela.\u00a0<\/p>\n

What it\u2019s like to run a remote mountain rifugio<\/h2>\n

There are hundreds of rifugi dotted throughout Italy\u2019s mountain<\/strong> ranges, from tiny unmanned huts to structures with accommodation and restaurants.\u00a0<\/p>\n

What they tend to have in common is being remote<\/strong> and unconnected to the grid or water supplies.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Rifugio Peller has 31 beds and a restaurant serving local specialities. Food and other supplies arrive at a nearby car park where the rifugio staff collect them in their pickup.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Rifugio Peller has 31 beds and a restaurant serving local specialities.<\/span>Manuela Ferri\/Gabriele Ferri<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Electricity comes from a generator and solar panels<\/strong>, while water comes from tanks that collect rain.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The water supply is one concern of Manuela\u2019s as Italy swelters amid another scorching summer.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are careful with water use and expect our guests to be too, such as taking short showers,\u201d says Manuela.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut other years the rifugio has run out of water by the end of the season and the local authorities have to bring a supply by helicopter.\u201d<\/p>\n

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