Valley’s End

Location:Schwussnerhütte
Website:http://www.ankogel.at/schwussnerhuette
Address:Seebachtal, 9822 Mallnitz
Status:Open (last checked on 21 July 2024)
Eaten:"Nationalpark Brettljaus’n" four bottles of beer (Wimitz Lemisch Dunkles), Zirbenschnapps

As one is approaching Schwussnerhütte, Seebachtal valley, already quite beautiful, starts to offer particularly spectacular views. If you want to have five waterfalls in a single photo, this is the place to go. However, don’t forget about having a Brettljause at Schwussnerhütte, too, for it offers a delight of a different kind.

While featuring the “musts” of Carinthian Brettljausen, which are a thick slice of Speck and a complete Hauswurst, it also had four (!) spreads, all very fresh and tasty, and some nondescript salami. The cheese component was provided by a few thin slices of not strong, but also not completely flavorless cheese as well as some Glundner (luckily, not much). All that was accompanied by a lot of “greens” (radish, cucumbers, onions, pepperoni, horseradish, tomatoes), plenty of butter and a complimentary schnapps.

I had to wait long for the Brettljause – the restaurant was nearly full when I arrived – and the large quantities of uncommon dark beer might have made me biased, but I left Schwussnerhütte extremely satisfied. The area around Mallnitz offers many more hiking possibilities than my three-day vacation can accommodate, but if I ever come back to see what I have missed, I will surely revisit Schwussnerhütte for its great location, beer and food.

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