If you are a mountain lover, on the evening of February 14th the Fai della Paganella chairlift will be extraordinarily open to reach the Alpine Lounge Meriz of Fai della Paganella and take part in a candlelit dinner with musical accompaniment. Those who prefer pure fun to romance will still be satisfied: every day from the same refuge you can take the track dedicated to sledding , which runs for almost a kilometer with a maximum gradient of 20%. Lunch and sledging also at the La Montanara refuge on the Pradel plateau in Molveno: after a tasty stop with an alpine flavour, a 4.5 kilometer track with a difference in altitude of 400 meters awaits you.
For those who need to rest and refresh their spirit and body, there is a wide choice of facilities with wellness centres , also excellent as a gift idea: to stay "in the mountains", Malga Millegrobbe in Lavarone offers the Valentine's Aufguss with dedicated buffet. If, however, you want to descend to lower altitudes, there are various opportunities: from the Agriturismo Maso Botes in Arco, with its special personal Spa and personalized wellness programs, to the Hotel Villa Madruzzo, on the first hill of Trento, from which to reach also interesting cellars in the surrounding area, up to the unrepeatable experience of staying in a real tree house equipped with every comfort, including a private hydromassage on the terrace and a private breakfast room: at the TreeLodgy in Riva del Garda.
The special food and wine options (also takeaway) for the Valentine's Day cannot be missed, such as those of Innesti Restaurant in Pergine Valsugana, Locanda delle Tre Chiavi in Isera and Ristorante Tipico La Casina in Drena.
To make everything more special, the great classic of a candlelit dinner can however be combined with a visit to the cellar or an unexpected gift . The perfect pairings? A personalized bottle of Ferrari Maximum and dinner at Locanda Margon in Trento, the romantic Cantina Endrizzi in San Michele all'Adige with the very nearby La Cacciatora restaurant in Mezzocorona (advice: try the boiled meats trolley), but also the Zanini agricultural company of Mezzolombardo with PerBacco Ristorante, in the center of the old village of the Rotalian town. Not to mention the wineries with attached restaurant : the Boccondivino restaurant in Mori with the Tenute Sajini Fasanotti winery and the Madonna delle Vittorie winery and oil mill in Arco with its farmhouse.
If you are looking for something more original, you can opt for a visit to the distillery for a tasting of grappa and chocolate, as proposed by the Marzadro Distillery in Nogaredo, in Vallagarina, and then conclude the evening at the Il Doge restaurant in Rovereto, a few kilometers away. Or in Valle dei Laghi, visiting one of the distilleries of Santa Messere and then taking refuge in the irresistible specialties of Hosteria Toblino in Sarche di Madruzzo. Or again, indulge in a tasting that involves the five senses , like the one proposed by Maso Belvedere di Giovo, in Valle di Cembra, preceded by a regenerating walk through the vineyards. Finally, from 12 to 17 February, the Vivallis winery in Nogaredo dedicates a special tasting to love, with wines paired with local gastronomic excellences.
And if the desire to go out falters, but a great desire to be together remains, the alternative could be to prepare recipes with four (or more) hands with Trentino products , quick but certainly effective, such as the trout tartare with apples, the purple Gnocchi with mountain hut flavor and the Lingotto with chocolate and persimmon coulis paired with local wines and grappas. Happiness guaranteed!
