Todo Südtirol

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

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.

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.

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 & 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.