On top of the world

Posted by Sue Bryant Nov 21, 2006

The ski season in Europe has begun and already attracting a lot of attention is the brand new Top Mountain Star restaurant, high above the resort of Obergurgl, 3,080m (10,100 feet) above sea level in the beautiful Austrian Tyrol.

With 360 degree views across the Austrian Alps, as far as the Italian Dolomites, the all-glass restaurant is dazzling, with its futuristic, crystal-like design designed to blend in with the snowy peaks that surround it. Without doubt, it will offer one of the most romantic and breathtaking locations in the Alps, and its association with Swarovski (also based in Austria) can only add further sparkle; the bar, in fact, is adorned with signs of the zodiac, picked out in Swarovski crystal.

As well as being a mountaintop lunch venue for skiers, the restaurant can be hired for exclusive private parties, with travel there and back by snow cat.

The menu offers Austrian gourmet specialities – and when Austrians do gourmet food, they do it brilliantly. Needless to say, lunch will need to be washed down with champagne served in a crystal glass!

Visit www.obergurgl.com for more information about the resort and its fabulous skiing.