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Wholeness – body, mind and soul in balance
Where would you like your path to lead?
What we truly need to live
Nature, movement and good nutrition are the most vital things we have. And when these three are in balance, the soul finds peace too.
Nature
Being outdoors: air, light, water and silence. Nature is my greatest teacher – and we are part of it.
Movement
Hiking, climbing, running – sport keeps body and mind alive. Every hike is also training for your well-being.
Nutrition
Natural, mindful nutrition and good water are self-care and a direct connection to nature.
Soul
Finding calm, feeling grounded, coming back to yourself. In the silence of the mountains the soul can come to rest.
My hikes
Half a day or a full day: together we will find the hike that suits you – whether you are just starting out or already know many summits.
Into the mountains alone?
No need.
- Not sure whether you can manage the hike?
- Don’t know the trails and worried about getting lost?
- Don’t want to go alone?
Then let’s go together. I plan the hike with you, adapt the pace and route to you and bring you safely back. As a certified South Tyrolean hiking guide and former nature park ranger, I know these trails like the back of my hand.
12 hikes around Toblach – with route, walking times, schedule and prices.
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Half-day hike
A morning or afternoon outdoors: across alpine pastures and forest paths, with time to look around, breathe and arrive. Ideal for getting started.
- Duration
- Half day
- Group size
- min. 1, max. 8 people
- Meeting point
- by arrangement – write to me
- Price
- €170 plus VAT
Full-day hike
A whole day in the Dolomites: high trails with sweeping views, mountain lakes, a stop at a mountain hut and stories about nature and culture.
- Duration
- Full day
- Group size
- min. 1, max. 8 people
- Meeting point
- by arrangement – write to me
- Price
- €240 plus VAT
How it works
- 1Get in touchSend me an e-mail me: when you’re here, how fit you feel and what you’d enjoy.
- 2Plan your hikeI suggest a suitable hike, with meeting point, duration and tips on what to bring.
- 3Off we goWe meet and set off. I’ll take care of the rest.
Walking with respect
In nature we are guests. That is why we move quietly, mindfully and respectfully – we experience more and disturb no one who lives here.
- Walk quietly: silence lets us see chamois, marmots and birds without startling them.
- Keep your distance: we watch wild animals from afar and never feed them.
- Stay on the trails: this protects fragile soils, meadows and nesting sites.
- Leave the flowers: gentians, edelweiss and other alpine flowers are protected – and more beautiful on the slope than in your hand.
- Leave no trace: whatever we bring, we take back with us.
- Dogs on a lead: to protect wildlife and grazing animals.
Certified South Tyrolean hiking guide, listed in the special register of the South Tyrol Provincial Association of Mountain and Ski Guides.
More about South Tyrolean hiking guides at the South Tyrol Association of Mountain and Ski Guides
Not all water is the same
The soul of man
is like the water:
from heaven it comes,
to heaven it rises,
and down again
to earth it must,
forever changing.
Water has character – you just have to learn to taste it. I earned my diploma as a water sommelière with A.D.A.M., the Associazione Degustatori Acque Minerali, which has been training water tasters in Italy since 2002. Its three-level programme covers the origin and classification of mineral waters, their role in health, sensory tasting, professional service and pairing with food and wine. Mineral salts, carbonation and pH shape the taste: one water is soft and almost sweet, another bold, savoury or slightly bitter. Once you notice these differences, you drink differently – and in South Tyrol even the tap water tastes different from valley to valley.
South Tyrol is a great reservoir of water – and its waters are as varied as its mountains. The Central Alps, made of granite, gneiss and schist, give rather soft, low-mineral waters; the Dolomites, made of limestone and dolomite rock, enrich the water with calcium and magnesium. On top of this comes a long bathing tradition: from the old farmers’ baths, where people regained their strength after hard work in the fields, to the spa town of Merano.
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What is a water sommelier?
A water sommelier is a trained water expert – like a sommelier for wine, but for water. She knows the differences between mineral waters: how many mineral salts they contain, how carbon dioxide and pH shape their taste and what the label reveals.
She tastes water with all the senses, recommends the right water for food and wine and serves it properly. In Italy, ADAM (Associazione Degustatori Acque Minerali) trains water sommeliers in three levels up to the diploma.
Experience water
Mineral waters from around the world have very different characteristics – their origins lie in different geological formations. So every water has its own personal fingerprint. Curious? Let’s learn to taste water together: I’ll show you how it’s done, what to look out for and what really matters.
Photo: Renate007, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Spring hike with mineral water tasting
From the Haunold valley station we walk through quiet forest to the Wildbad springs of Innichen/San Candido. At the foot of Mount Haunold five springs rise here, each with its own character. The site was considered sacred even in pre-Christian times, people have bathed here since the 16th century, and around 1900 nobility from all over Europe stayed at the Grand Hotel Wildbad – today a silent ruin that nature is slowly reclaiming. Along the way and during our stop at the Jorahütte we taste six mineral waters: you learn to tell soft from bold, and low-mineral from mineral-rich water.
- Duration
- Half-day tour
- Elevation gain
- approx. 200 m
- Hut stop
- Jorahütte
- Tasting
- 6 mineral waters
- Meeting point
- Haunold chairlift valley station, Innichen/San Candido
- Price
- €170 half-day rate plus VAT, split between all participants
Mineral water – tasting seminar
For groups, hotels and companies: in a few simple steps you’ll learn to taste water properly and compare South Tyrolean mineral waters. Even in bad weather.
- Duration
- approx. 2.5 hrs
- Location
- Restaurant Tilia, Toblach or at your place
- Tasting
- 10 waters
- Group size
- min. 4, max. 10 people
- Materials
- Handbook + “Water in Service” as PDF included
- Price
- €49 per person
Water tasting on request: €49 per person
Water tasting dates
Dates by arrangement – for groups of 4 or more, at Restaurant Tilia in Toblach or at your place. Just tell me which day suits you.
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In harmony with nature – for holistic health
Holistic health advisor (AKN Academy of Naturopathy)As a certified holistic health advisor (AKN Institute of Naturopathy) I see body, mind and soul as one. I help you regain a fine sense for your body and bring natural nutrition into your everyday life. Everything I offer is aimed at prevention and at maintaining your health.
- Holistic nutrition advice
- Aromatherapy
About me
Born in the land of mountains, South Tyrol, it all began with the first step …
Amid a wealth of natural and cultural landscapes, amid a century in which progress and development know no limits, I was catapulted – like so many others – from a simple childhood into the modern world. Amid this rapid growth there was always that place … in the midst of nature … deep in my heart.
Step by step I kept learning. A land shaped by war and poverty became a hiking paradise – and there is much to tell. But that place in the midst of nature is still there … where the soul feels at home.
Hiking slows us down, lets us reflect, lets us let go … and when we hear ourselves breathe again, it begins …
My motto: not further, higher, faster – but just right, and mindfully.
Especially if you are just starting out with hiking, you are warmly welcome with me.
In the press
- South Tyrol Wine, May 2018Wine Culture Prize 2018 for Restaurant TiliaFor the prize’s 15th anniversary, awarded by the hoteliers‘ association HGV and the South Tyrolean wine industry, there were two winners for the first time – including Tilia, praised for Anita’s wine advice.
- Pustertaler Zeitung, September 2022Anita Mancini: In ihrem ElementInterview about water, its flavours and why South Tyrolean drinking water differs from valley to valley.
- italiavola.com, World Water Day 2020Alto Adige/Südtirol: I poteri dell’acquaPortrait of the water sommelier who guides guests to the taste of water right at the source.
- Seniorweb Switzerland, February 2022Brot, Wein, Äpfel und ein HighlightTravel report highlighting her rare gift for recognising mineral waters by taste and mentioning her brochure on South Tyrolean mineral waters.
- osttirol-heute.atAnita Mancini ist Sommelier mit viel HerzblutAbout her roots with her grandparents in Lazio and her appreciation for winegrowers.
Request a hike
Tell me which tour interests you, when you’ll be in Toblach and how many of you there are. I’ll get back to you with a suggested date.
Toblach (Dobbiaco), South Tyrol
anitamancini@me.com
The quickest way to reach me is by email.