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Chestnut Krapfen of Merano

Dough (100-120 pieces)
1 kg of flour 00
4 egg yolks
250 g melted butter
½ cup milk
½ cup water
1 small glass of grappa
salt

Filling
1 kg of chestnuts
250 g walnuts
2 packets of vanilla sugar
250 g sugar
1 pinch of cinnamon
lemon juice

Peanut oil for frying

Impastre flour, egg yolks, butter, milk, water, grappa and salt until the mixture is smooth. Let stand for one hour.
Boil the chestnuts in water, peel and mash. Add the remaining ingredients for the filling and mix.
Roll out the dough and add small mounds of filling. Cover with a second layer of dough and cut out small Krapfen with the dough-wheel.
Fry it in hot peanut oil.

Bon appetit!

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Glamorous late Autumn in Merano and environs

Who spends now his vacation in Schenna, can take pleasure in numerous autumnal highlights. The smell of fresh apples and roasted chestnuts lies in the air, the vintage begins and the multicoloured forests invite to breathtaking excursions and walks.

Moreover, from the 14th to the 16th of October 2011, the traditional Grape Festival of Merano takes place in the city centre of Merano which is accompanied by a huge supporting programme from culinary highlights to folkloric music.

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Romantic moments for two

Leave everyday life and spend a few days, maybe a weekend, in the sunny village Scena near Merano. The Schenna Hotel Resort offers a special package for couples.

It includes 2 nights accommodation in a superior room, a bottle of champagne, a 6-course gourmet menu, bathrobes, free use of the wellness area and a spa voucher worth € 25.00 per person.

Well then, surprise your partner and come to relish your holidays in South Tyrol!

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Südtirol Classic and traditional excursion

Discover nature and culture during the Südtirol Classic Golden Edition in Scena from 16th to the 23rd of October 2010 and during traditional excursions with degustation of local products on 13th and 27th of October and on 3rd of November 2010.

Also during autumn the Schenna Hotel Resort invites to a relaxing holiday.

South Tyrolean specialities at the Schenna Hotel Resort

A lovingly laid table, a good glass of wine and a gentle cooked meal delights every ones heart. Fresh ingredients of the region are the basics of a culinary delight.

In the Pföstl Butcher’s and delicatessen shop of the Schenna Hotel Resort near Merano you can find meats, sausages and many tipical specialities of South Tyrol.

Pass a holiday at the Schenna Hotel Resort and surprise your family at home with fantastic culinary treats.

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Autumn at the Schenna Hotel Resort

The landscape is getting colored and the sun doesn’t shine so hot from the sky – ideal for excursion and hiking tours and to relax.

And ideal also to see traditional local celebrations, like the Grape Festival in Merano from the 15th to the 17th of October 2010.

Interesting weekly programs for autumn you can find at the Schenna Hotel Resort, in Scena, nearby Merano.

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25th Music Weeks Merano

From the 24th of August to the 27th of September 2010 the Music Weeks of Merano celebrate the 25 years of exists. 18 concerts are in program.

To open the Music Weeks there will be the Cleveland Orchestra under the direction of Franz Welser Möst on 24th of August at 8.30 pm at the Kursaal of Merano. All the symphonic concerts will be hold in the Kursaal of Merano, the concerts chamber music in the Pavillon des Fleur and the crossover projects in the Stadttheater.

Enjoy some of those wonderful concerts during a holiday with delicious culinary treats in the Schenna Hotel Resort, in immediate proximity of Merano.

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Tyrolean kitchen and city festival

Do you wish to know more about the Tyrolean kitchen? Maybe cook the famous South Tyrolean dumplings? And to taste them?

Or do you like to accompany a winegrower in his vineyards, to find out about the winegrower’s art and to taste some South Tyrolean wines?

Or do you prefer to try some Tyrolean specialties and to hear good music. So you are just right spending your summer holiday at the Schenna Hotel Resort in Scena near Merano.

Here there waits for you an interesting and various program through the summer month and, from the 7th to the 8th of August 2010 the city festival of Merano, too.

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