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Monguelfo

How to reach Monguelfo

Attraktionen:
– Castle Monguelfo | Val Casies

Activities:
– Open-air swimming pool “Panorama” | Monguelfo

Embedded in a great natural landscape with a view of the Dolomites, Monguelfo lies directly on the main axis of the Val Pusteria Valley. But Monguelfo is known above all else as a result of its cultural treasures. The Welsperg Castle, the “Pacher” wayside shrine, the many old fountains with the “water from the ponds”, and the works of the famous painter Paul Troger have to be counted as some of the highlights. Monguelfo has also developed into a meeting place for shopping. There are many sports and leisure time possibilities, from ice skating to miniature golf, and there are numerous local modern facilities that will quicken the pulse of any athlete.

Braies

How to reach Braies

Attractions:
– Lago di Braies
– Fanes-Senes-Braies Nature Park
– Lake Lagazuoi | Badia

Braies stretches into the Valle di Braies and nestles in the Braies Dolomites. A large part of the parish is situated in the nature park Fanes-Senes-Braies. The landscape is shaped by the most varied karst formations: Grooves and crevices, depressions, fissures and Dolomite basins create a diverse landscape. At the head of the valley is lake Lago di Braies (1494 m), which is overshadowed by the Croda del Becco (2810 m). A further highlight of nature is the Prato Piazza, a high plateau of fascinating beauty with stunning views.

Altitude village centre: 1,200 m
Inhabitants: Approx. 650
Description: Jewel in the Dolomites

Shopping:
Valle di Braies is an idyllic valley with small shops and all the basics: Groceries, newspapers, tobacco goods. In the patisserie your heart jumps for joy at the sight of all those sweet treats. The cheese dairy Hofkäserei offers home-made temptations. The Alpe Pragas turns fruit into special delicacies and sells these world-wide. Lovers of ceramics also find much to enchant them.

Culinary delights:
From rustic huts, inns and pizzerias to excellent restaurants – from bars and cafés to patisseries, there is something for every taste: Culinary delights in Valle di Braies!

Obereggen

How to reach Obereggen

Activities:
– Waldhochseilgarten

Obereggen in the Val d’Ega
Simply aim for the heights! Head up to mountain refuges, summit crosses, the start of the piste. Look across to the chain of mountains on the horizon and down towards the valley. Across the tops of forests and expanses of meadows. Simply follow the call of the Dolomites, hiking, cycling or skiing – tobogganing, cross-country skiing or snowboarding! And take the time once in a while to stop, wonder, and reflect. The mountain pastures and refuges of Obereggen in the Val d’Ega will give you that unique lofty feeling, too! The will of the Latemar to send adventure your way is unflagging. Obereggen is acutely aware of the value and beauty of nature: considerable attention is therefore paid to environmental protection and sustainability. All year round – time and again! Yes, in Obereggen you can really rise above it all.

Summer in Obereggen hiking area in the Val d’Ega
Flowering mountain pastures, rugged Dolomite rocks, deep, quiet woodland. Walking along paths, discovering trails, conquering the peaks, stopping off at mountain refuges – taking a deep breath and enjoying the extensive views! The Latemar stretches up towards the sky above the meadows and woodland, while a practically limitless world of adventure sprawls at its feet, involving hiking paths and bike tours and followed by fixed rope routes and themed paths. Places to stop and wonder and spots where you can take it easy. The World Heritage Site of the Dolomites really gets under your skin, drives you to experience new things, calms the soul and touches the heart.

Valles

How to reach Valles

Attractions:
– Fane Alpine village | Valles

The jewel of Valles is the idyllic alpine village Fane Alm, located above the village.

Valles is located only a few minute’s car drive from Rio di Pusteria, at 1,353 m asl at the end of the homonymous mountain valley. Not only its location is striking, but it also boasts one of the most beautiful Alpine hamlets, the so-called Malga Fane.
Valles stands for an idyllic spot of land in the mountains, to which tradition and culture are of utmost importance. In winter Valles is an ideal place for spending one’s family holidays: two ski lifts for beginners and kids are available directly in the village, while more experienced skiers can head for the slopes on the mountain. At the top of Jochtal, there is another highlight, taking place every Tuesday evening: the „Tanz der Vampire“ (dance of the vampires) is a party at 2,008 m asl. The slopes are illuminated for ski touring, the funicular is in operation for party tigers. To make the offer complete, there is a toboggan run from Malga Fane down into the village. And there is also a cross-country ski run, with several possibilities to stop.
Particularly popular events are also the return of the cattle in autumn, as well the alpine festival and milk festival at Malga Fane, taking place in August. Summer in Valles is the best season for hiking, as there are several alpine tours that can be done. A shuttle service takes you to the Malga Fane, which is also starting point for several tours on the mountains. Not only the Rif. Bressanone, but also the Picco della Croce and Cima Valmala are worthwhile destinations for experienced mountaineers.

Olang in Valdaora

How to reach Olang

Attractions:
– Limeklin Untermühlbach | Olang
– The Plague Wayside Shrine | Olang
– Sawmill Lipper | Olang
– Military Stone of the Romans | Olang

Experience:
– KronAir | Valdaora

Culture & Tradition in Valdaora
“The innkeeper from Olang, he was a brave son, the French are looking for him, to the mountains he did run.” That is the translation of the memorial plaque at the Baumgartner Stöckl chapel. It honors Peter Sigmayr, the freedom fighter. Carved into sandstone, it stands solidly today, courageously looking over the land, just as it always has.

In Valdaora-Olang, heroes are still honored today and religious customs are taken seriously. In the end, they are the occasion for colorful festivals and processions, such as the procession for the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Corpus Christi procession each June, the Harvest Festival, or the Easter Festival.

The Kirchta (church festival) is a particular highlight, and since the community of Valdaora is divided into four districts, each of course with its own church with its own patron saint, the Church Festival Michael mannequin is put up on his perch four times a year. The video shows the stately procession at the church festival of Valdaora di Sotto.

Things are also festive at the return of the livestock. If the Alpine dairymen had a good year, and if the livestock had no misfortunes, then the cows are artistically decorated and driven back down into the valley. Yes, in Valdaora, traditions always have something colorful and merry about them.

The little city of Brunico

How to reach Brunico

Culinary art:
– Pur Südtirol

Activities:
– climbing centre
– Tandemflights | Plan de Corones

Attractions:
– Messner Mountain Museum RIPA
– Folklore Museum
– LUMEN
– Peace bell
– Aurino Floodplain Forest Biotope

The little city of Brunico-Bruneck is the geographical, cultural, and economic center of the Val Pusteria-Pustertal valley. With its numerous sights worth seeing, festivals, and top events, Brunico is the point of attraction for visitors of all ages.

Brunico is at an elevation of 835 m (2,740 ft.) above sea level, in the midst of a broad valley basin, surrounded by tall mountains: the medieval city is bordered on the north by the Valle Aurina-Ahrntal with its glaciers of the Zillertal Alps, and on the south by the Val Badia-Gadertal with its peaks of the Dolomites.

History:
The first mention of Bruneck in a document dates back to 1256. Around 1250, the bishop of Bressanone-Brixen, Count Bruno of Wullenstätten and Kirchberg, built a fortress on the Schlossberg hill, thus laying the cornerstone for the city that would then be historically documented in 1256. As the only city in the Val Pusteria, it soon became the economic center through lively trade, but it also subsequently developed into a cultural center.

Trade and industry blossomed in the city, but later it was above all else handicrafts which flourished. Today, Brunico has 16,000 inhabitants and an area of 5,000 hectares (19 square miles). The municipality of Brunico, along with the surrounding villages of Riscone-Reischach, S. Giorgio-St. Georgen, Stegona-Stegen, Villa S. Caterina-Aufhofen, Teodone-Dietenheim, Lunes-Luns, and Ameto-Amaten, offers vacationers some five thousand guest beds. On top of that, Brunico is the shopping center for the entire Val Pusteria, and today, the via Centrale-Stadtgasse is among the most beautiful shopping streets in all of South Tyrol-Südtirol.

Shopping:
cloudy skies are the perfect reason to slip into that shopping mood with a clear conscience. Brunico’s historical via Centrale-Stadtgasse is among the loveliest shopping streets in all of South Tyrol-Südtirol: colorful façades offer just the right scenery to the many shops. Countless shop windows juxtapose the youthful and trendy next to the traditional and venerable, the delicious next to the beautiful, the useful next to the luxurious.
Cafés put their homemade pastries on display in their cases and small bars serve canapés along with an aperitif – so that those who really can’t suffer shopping are pampered while it seems that their companions will never again return from all the strolling, looking, and trying.

Gastronomy:
What is served up is the down-to-earth, the creative, the innovative – the main thing is that it is cooked with passion and served in a fitting setting. And it is not just in downtown Brunico-Bruneck that gourmets will end up having too many choices. The pizzeria, the steakhouse, the traditional wood-paneled Tyrolean Stube, the gourmet restaurant – just stop anywhere for an aperitif and you can certainly get the right advice concerning into which culinary world the evening should lead.

Contact:
Tourismusverein Bruneck Kronplatz
Rathausplatz 7
39031 Bruneck
+39 0474-555722

Malles

How to reach Malles

Attractions:
– Churches in Malles
– Marienberg Abbey
– Fröhlichsturm Tower
– Fürstenburg Castle | Burgusio

The main town of the Upper Venosta Valley, Malles/Mals, is located at 1000 meters above sea level in a sunny, open location at the foot of Malles Heath. The old town centre contains seven Romanesque churches and chapels, towers and villas. There are the enchanting satellite villages of Laudes/Laatsch, Clusio/Schleis and Burgusio/Burgeis, with the Marienberg Abbey, which is the abbey located at the highest altitude in all of Europe. At the bottom of Malles lies the mystical Tarces hill. Also noteworthy are the enchanting mountain villages of Mazia/Matsch and Ultimo-Alsago, Planol/Planeil and Piavenna/Plawenn as well as Slingia/Schlinig and Prämajur, which belong to Malles. In earlier times, the 5,000-strong community once had seven steeples and five of them are still in existence.

Kultur und Kunst:
The cultural region of Upper Venosta Valley had already served as a valley for travelers in ancient times. Today historic sites, castles, churches and monasteries decorated with frescoes and artwork from over ten centuries ago, bear witness to this and can be visited by guests. The Celts, Romans and Rhaetians like the Venosti, but also the early Christian Middle Ages, left their mark. These include the Roman trade road Via Claudia Augusta, the medieval town of Glorenza/Glurns and many cultural monuments. They turn a trip to Upper Venosta Valley into a very special cultural experience.

Upper Venosta Valley, as “the valley of artists”, also lives up to its cultural and historical heritage with its way of life. Customs and traditions from ancient times go hand in hand with innovation and contemporary architecture. In this unique cultural landscape, hikers follow a trail of mountain churches and enjoy the view from the irrigation channels.

Tasting and enjoying:
The Upper Venosta Valley is characterized by sunshine, wind and low rainfall. The fertile microclimate rendering in the Upper Venosta Valley is an ideal place for lovers of high-quality fruit, such as the Pala pear, apples, apricots, berries and chestnuts. Other traditional staple products of the regional cuisine are: pasture cheese, rye, spelt and buckwheat.

These delicacies and farm products are real treats for gourmets and are sold directly at the farms or in the markets of this holiday region. Guided tours of the farms are also very popular with guests and locals as are the tastings.

Active Holiday:
The diverse areas surrounding the Ötztal Alps, the Ortler Group and Sesvenna Group is an attraction for active holiday goers and families year round, and tailor-made for an active holiday in the Upper Venosta Valley.

Hiking, mountain climbing, bicycling and mountain biking on new paths – that is summer in the Upper Venosta Valley holiday area. A very compact, well-maintained and well-signposted network of trails for bikers, recreational cyclists and hikers with many places to take a break runs through the Upper Venosta Valley; also along the mountain refuge huts and alpine pastures high above.

Active vacationers in Upper Venosta Valley discover new paths along the irrigation channel paths of Monte Sole mountain, but also on mountain tours in the Ötztal Alps, the Sesvenna group or Ortles group and on multi-day hikes like the Venosta Valley High Mountain Trail.

Fishing and paragliding, enjoyment in the sport zone SportWell, and archery on a high-alpine 3D panorama-course, make for a very special summer holiday experience in Venosta.

The Family Ski Area Watles in the sunny Upper Venosta Valley provides skiers with excellent infrastructure, groomed slopes and huts with sun terraces. The region also offers winter walking trails and ski touring in the Ötztal Alps, the Ortler region and in the Stelvio National Park, as well as ice skating rinks, sledging runs and romantic horse-drawn carriage rides through the forests. Fans of Nordic ski sport will enjoy the Center for Cross-Country Skiing: sight of numerous international competitions.

An evening visit to the sauna and the fitness room at the Malles sport center Sportwell will get tired muscles regenerated for the next day. Evenings in the Sportwell can also be rounded-off with a bowling game or tennis match.

Tubre in Val Monastero

How to reach Tubre in Val Monastero

Attractions:
– Castles Rotund and Reichenberg

The small town of Tubre/Taufers is located at 1250 meters above sea level near the border with Romansh Switzerland. This is the westernmost village in the South Tyrol, extending from the Calven battlefield (scene of the famous Battle of Calven), right up to to the Swiss border.

The Romanesque pile village is not only characterized by the image of its clustered houses, but also its Romanesque churches, chapels and hospices as well as the two ruined castles of Rotund and Reichenberg. Tranquility and relaxation dominate village life and helps to preserve its original pristine atmosphere. The cultural life of Tubre remains influenced by its proximity to the Benedictine Convent of St. Johann in Val Müstair, dating back to the times of Charlemagne. This UNESCO World Heritage Site also marks the beginning of the “Stairways to Heaven – Middle Ages in the Heart of the Alps” initiative, also known as the ‘Romanesque Road’.

Art & culture:
The cultural region of Upper Venosta Valley had already served as a valley for travelers in ancient times. Today historic sites, castles, churches and monasteries decorated with frescoes and artwork from over ten centuries ago, bear witness to this and can be visited by guests. The Celts, Romans and Rhaetians like the Venosti, but also the early Christian Middle Ages, left their mark. These include the Roman trade road Via Claudia Augusta, the medieval town of Glorenza/Glurns and many cultural monuments. They turn a trip to Upper Venosta Valley into a very special cultural experience.

Tasting & Enjoying:
The Upper Venosta Valley is characterized by sunshine, wind and low rainfall. The fertile microclimate rendering in the Upper Venosta Valley is an ideal place for lovers of high-quality fruit, such as the Pala pear, apples, apricots, berries and chestnuts. Other traditional staple products of the regional cuisine are: pasture cheese, rye, spelt and buckwheat.

Active holiday:The diverse areas surrounding the Ötztal Alps, the Ortler Group and Sesvenna Group is an attraction for active holiday goers and families year round, and tailor-made for an active holiday in the Upper Venosta Valley.

Fishing and paragliding, enjoyment in the sport zone SportWell, and archery on a high-alpine 3D panorama-course, make for a very special summer holiday experience in Venosta.

Falzes

How to reach Falzes

Attractions:
– Lake Issinger Weiher | Issing / Falzes
– The parish church of | Falzes
– Bergila | Issing
– Naturdenkmal “Säulenfichte”| Falzes

Activities:
– Kronaction – Outdoor & Fun Park | Falzes

Falzes-Pfalzen lies northwest of Brunico and is regarded as one of the five sunniest villages in the Val Pusteria. As a result of its ideal location oriented toward the south, it soaks up an especially high number of rays. Starting from Falzes and its outlying areas, it is possible to pick up the hiking routes of the Fundres-Pfunders mountains. In Issengo-Issing, a district of Falzes, is found the lovely Laghetto d’Issengo-Issinger Weiher pond with the adjacent tight rope course.

Sluderno

How to reach Sluderno

Attractions:
– Venosta Valley Museum
– Churburg Castle

Sluderno/Schluderns is a village with a rich history. Located below the imposing Churburg Castle, it is probably the best-preserved Renaissance fortification in the entire South Tyrol and also contains a huge armoury museum. This old farming village also found itself at the centre of historic battles and conflicts between the aristocracy, the episcopate and local farmers. Located at the intersection between the Upper and Central Venosta Valleys, it was one of the first settlements governed by written municipal laws dating back to the 13th century. Nearby Sluderno and to the local Vintschger Museum is the archeological site of Ganglegg, containing relics from the Bronze and Iron Ages. It’s fortifications date back to the Roman Era.

Sluderno also represents an ideal starting point for hikes and tours. Following the winding irrigation channels through sparse forests and green meadows, visitors can enjoy the splendid panoramic views over the valley and the surrounding mountains.

Art & Culture:
The cultural region of Upper Venosta Valley had already served as a valley for travelers in ancient times. Today historic sites, castles, churches and monasteries decorated with frescoes and artwork from over ten centuries ago, bear witness to this and can be visited by guests. The Celts, Romans and Rhaetians like the Venosti, but also the early Christian Middle Ages, left their mark. These include the Roman trade road Via Claudia Augusta, the medieval town of Glorenza/Glurns and many cultural monuments. They turn a trip to Upper Venosta Valley into a very special cultural experience.

Taste & Enjoy:
The Upper Venosta Valley is characterized by sunshine, wind and low rainfall. The fertile microclimate rendering in the Upper Venosta Valley is an ideal place for lovers of high-quality fruit, such as the Pala pear, apples, apricots, berries and chestnuts. Other traditional staple products of the regional cuisine are: pasture cheese, rye, spelt and buckwheat.

Active holiday:
The diverse areas surrounding the Ötztal Alps, the Ortler Group and Sesvenna Group is an attraction for active holiday goers and families year round, and tailor-made for an active holiday in the Upper Venosta Valley.

Fishing and paragliding, enjoyment in the sport zone SportWell, and archery on a high-alpine 3D panorama-course, make for a very special summer holiday experience in Venosta.