Krizia Robustella: "Every time I go there I think the same thing: it's spectacular"

The mother of fashion designer Krizia Robustella wanted her daughters to have a village: “She liked the idea of having a place to go on weekends and spend the summer, but since my family is from outside, we didn't have one and she looked for it”. The chosen village was Benavarri, in Huesca, on the border with Catalonia, where Krizia has been going since she was twelve. From here she usually goes to what is her favorite place, the Mont-rebei gorge, in the Montsec mountain range. “Every time I go there I think the same thing: it's spectacular”, she says with satisfaction.Over the years, he has seen the transformation that has taken place. At first, there were no walkways or fixed routes; you walked through the fields until you reached the narrowest part. Despite the changes, it is an area that is far from the usual crowds of tourist destinations. Robustella doesn't quite understand why people, when they go on vacation or take a getaway, think of the beach or the mountains and forget about Mont-rebei, which is so worthwhile. But at the same time, he admits that he worries a little about whether, after sharing this marvel, it will start to fill up. For the designer, there are plenty of reasons to go because it has everything: there are pools, waterfalls, rivers, reservoirs, and wonderful excursions can be made: “In the summer you can rent a canoe, go to Sert to eat a sausage or have an ice cream, there are the rural murals of Penelles, and you can even go to Benavarri and eat the roasted pork of Hostal Mars”. She only warns that in the reservoirs you must take into account the winds and currents, so as not to have any scares. In winter he goes on hikes and in summer he takes the car and goes looking for water, reservoirs, rivers or waterfalls: “I am very aquatic”. He says it is always beautiful and that each time of year is different, the colors of spring have nothing to do with those of autumn. Routines also change. When it's cold, he gets home earlier to tidy up the house and play board games, and in summer he takes advantage of being outside all day, and has dinner at a restaurant or takes food for a picnic.The turquoise water of the gorge hypnotizes her. For those who get dizzy like her, she recommends staying in the water. She loves it when she gets in the canoe and passes between giant mountains, through the turquoise blue passageway, where if she looks up she feels tiny. On the other hand, for the more adventurous, there are some stairs attached to the mountain and a couple of incredible bridges. When she goes with her friends, they rent a scooter on the Canelles reservoir for three hours. People usually stay for an hour, but they make the most of it, bringing the cooler with lunch and going to the middle of the reservoir, where they set up with music: “It becomes our yacht, it even has a slide! When I slide down, into that very blue, it’s fantastic,” she says, laughing.