High in Italy’s Dolomites, a mountain hut has gone viral. Thousands of tourists now trek up Val di Fassa to 2,300 metres above sea level each morning, not for the views, but for a special sweet treat.
The Friedrich August refuge serves up krapfen, a traditional German doughnut, during peak season.
After photos of the baked good, which costs €3-4 a pop, circulated on social media, visitors began to flock there to get a taste.
The vanilla-filled doughnuts go on sale around 7:30 am, and usually run out before 10 am.
Videos on TikTok and Instagram show snaking lines of up to 300 hikers queuing up to try the pastry, with some reportedly waking up at dawn or camping overnight to ensure they don’t miss out.
