ADLER Magazin - Nr 3 - 2018

Editorial
The long
story
of our history
“The Flight of the ADLER” was originally meant to mark the 200th anniversary of our business,
which goes back to the acquisition of the Daverda Inn in Ortisei on 9 January 1810. The fact that it
has taken almost eight years longer is due to the sheer wealth of material and the difficulty of creating a
complete record with text and illustrations of such a long period of time. But now, with this edition
of ADLER Emotions, we can finally present it to you in its entirety.
“For me as the author, it has been a fascinating journey through time,” says our chronicler Hanspeter
Demetz in the epilogue to “The Flight of the ADLER” and he continues, “I have learnt much about the
history of my own homeland, and also about Europe, and about all the people who have lived here and
whose thoughts and deeds have helped shape the world in which we live today.”
We are proud of what we have achieved. We are also grateful for having such model lives to guide us and
build on. Hanspeter Demetz again puts that very neatly in his epilogue: “What is generally known as
tradition has also been given a new and deeper meaning: that of a heritage as a duty to be discharged in
the interest of future generations.” This spirit has now been with us for over 200 years, and that applies
not only to the management. Ultimately, as Hanspeter Demetz says, we are all linked to one another and
to our history.
That is one of the reasons we have decided to present some of our employees to you. You will get to
know Elisa Kostner, pastry cook at the ADLER Lodge who uses chocolate to create entire woods, and
Leonhard Rainer, the conductor of culinary symphonies at ADLER Dolomiti. We present Dr. Stefania
Mazzieri, doctor at the ADLER Thermae, and Clelia Romanelli, general manager at the ADLER
Balance, who are there to promote your health. Finally, we will also be introducing you to Hannelore
Grigat, who first stayed at the ADLER at the age of five and has been a loyal friend of our hotel
and family for 59 years now.
Hoping you enjoy your read,
The Sanoner family