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88 BACK ROADS NORTHERN AND CENTRAL ITALY

The Hidden Valleys of the Alto Adige

A cheerful “Grüss Gott” rather than “ciao” is the greeting visitors will hear on
this tour through Italy’s South Tyrol. This fascinating borderland, passed back
and forth between ruling powers down the years, is proud of its Germanic
roots. The drive begins in the spa town of Merano – or Meran – and wends
its way through secluded valleys where the traditional Alpine way of life
continues much as it has for centuries: cattle and sheep are led up to high
pasture in summer, cheese is made in huts on the mountainside, and sweet
hay is still cut by hand. After crossing the Monte Giovo/Jaufen pass, the
route drops down to the Isarco (Eisacktal) valley for the Baroque splendours
of the Abbazia di Novacella (Neustift) and the cathedral town of Bressanone.
ACTIVITIES
0 kilometres 8
Soak in outdoor thermal pools and sunbathe below
mountain peaks in Merano’s state-of-the-art spa 0 miles 8
Take a cable car to the 12th-century church of San
Vigilio in a quiet mountain-top location above Merano
Vipit Vipitenoeno
Go for a hike in the Parco Nazionale dello Stelvio near (Ster (Sterzing)zing) Campo di Trens
Campo di Trens
the Val d’Ultimo, or walk the high-altitude Adolf (Mareit) (Freienfeld)
Mareta
Mareta
(Freienfeld)
(Mareit)
Munkel footpath in the Val di Funes
Calice
Calice
Flading
Flading
Ritzeil
(Kalch)
Learn how to smelt copper at a re-created Neolithic (Kalch) Vallsarco Ritzeil
village near the Val Senales glacier M.Altacroce PASSO DI MONTE Valles (Vals)
Valles (Vals)
M.Altacroce
PASSO DI MONTE
Vallsarco
MMM RIPA AT
Maranza
(H. Kreuzspitze) GIOVO ( Maranza MMM RIPA AT
(H. Kreuzspitze)
GIOVO (JAUFENPASS)JAUFENPASS)
2743m
Mezzaselva (Meransen)
Shop for art and speciality foods in Bressanone’s 2743m Passo. di Pennes Mezzaselva (Meransen) BRUNICO
BRUNICO
(Mittewald)
(Mittewald)
Passo. di Pennes
(BRUNECK)
(Penser Paß) 2215m
medieval arcades (Penser Paß) 2215m Rio di Pusteria (BRUNECK)
Rio di Pusteria
MUSEUM PASSEIER (Mühlbach)
MUSEUM PASSEIER
(Mühlbach)
S. Leonardo i. P. Corno Bianco
S. Leonardo i. P. Corno Bianco
S. Lorenzo di S.
(Weißhorn)
Breathe in the smell of freshly cut hay on walks (St. Leonhard i. P.) (Weißhorn) (Aicha) Aica Rodengo S. Lorenzo di S.
(St. Leonhard i. P.)
Aica
2705m
2705m
Rodengo
(St. Lorenzen)
(St. Lorenzen)
(Aicha)
Corno di Tramin
S. Martino i. P.
through velvety Alpine pastures S. Martino i. P. Pennes (Pens) Corno di Tramin (Rodeneck) Mantana Riscone
Pennes (Pens)
Riscone
Mantana
(Tagewaldhorn)
(St. Martin i. P.) TRENTINO Talvera (Tagewaldhorn) Sciaves (Schabs) L ü s n e r A l p e (Reischach)
Talvera
(St. Martin i. P.)
(Reischach)
2708m
2708m
(Monthal)
(Monthal)
Sciaves (Schabs)
TRENTINO
Cima S. Giacomo
Riobianco
Luson
(Jakobsspitze)
(Jakobsspitze)
(Weißenbach)
(Weißenbach)
La Cla Passirio Passirio AL ALTO ADIGETO ADIGE Riobianco Cima S. Giacomo Scaleres Luson Plan de Corones
Plan de Corones
La Clavava
(Lüsen)
(Lüsen)
2741m
2741m
Scaleres
(Rodeneck) L ü s n e r A l p e
(Kolbenspitz ABBAZIA DI (Kronplatz)
(Kolbenspitze)e)
ABBAZIA DI
(Kronplatz)
(Schalders)
Valdurna
Longega
2273m
2868m Valdurna (Schalders) Longega 2273m
2868m
Varna NOVACELLA (NEUSTIFT)
(Durnholz)
Punta Cervina (Durnholz) Varna NOVACELLA (NEUSTIFT) (Zwischenwasser)
(Zwischenwasser)
Punta Cervina
(Hirzerspitze)
Vernago (Vernagt) (Hirzerspitze) (Vahrn) Rina Rina
Vernago (Vernagt)
(Vahrn)
S.Vigilio di M.
2781m
L. di L. di VernagoVernago Giogáia di Tessa Saltusio (Saltaus) 2781m S.Vigilio di M.
Saltusio (Saltaus)
A l p i S a r e n t i n e
(St. Vigil)
Cima TessaTessa
Giogáia di Tessa
(Stausee Vernagt)Vernagt)
(Stausee Cima A l p i S a r e n t i n e Cima S. Cassiano BRESSANONE (BRIXEN) (St. Vigil)
BRESSANONE (BRIXEN)
( S a r n t a l e r A l p e n ) Cima S. Cassiano
(Tex (Texelspitze)elspitze) Càines
Càines
Antermoia
(Kassianspitze)
Archeoparc Schnalserb. 3318m (Kuens) Verdins ( S a r n t a l e r A l p e n ) (Kassianspitze) S. Andrea Antermoia
3318m
S. Andrea
(Kuens)
Verdins
2581m
Plancios
Certosa (Karthaus)
S. Martino
CASTEL TIROLO
Certosa (Karthaus) CASTEL TIROLO S. Martino 2581m (St. Andrä) Plancios S. Martino i. B.
Archeoparc Schnalserb.
S. Martino i. B.
(St. Andrä)
(Palmschoß)
(Reinswald)
Velturno
(St. Martin i. T.)
(SCHLOSS TIROL)
(SCHLOSS TIROL) Scena (Reinswald) Velturno (Palmschoß) (St. Martin i. T.)
Scena
(Feldthurns)
Sta. Caterina Parcines (Schenna) (Feldthurns) Albes Albes PASSO DELL’ERBE
PASSO DELL’ERBE
Parcines
Sta. Caterina
(Schenna)
(Katharinaberg) (Partschins) Lazfons (Albeins) (WÜRZJOCH)
(Katharinaberg) (Partschins)
(WÜRZJOCH)
Lazfons
(Albeins)
Funes
(Latzfons)
MERANO (MERAN) (Latzfons) Funes
MERANO (MERAN)
Mar Marlengolengo Chiusa (Villnöss)
(Villnöss)
Chiusa
Peitlerkofel
(Mar (Marling)ling) (Klausen) Peitlerkofel
(Klausen)
VAL DI FUNES (VILLNÖSS)
Avalengo
Plaus Plaus Avalengo VAL DI FUNES (VILLNÖSS) Santa Santa 2874m
2874m
VAL SENALES (SCHNALSTAL)
VAL SENALES (SCHNALSTAL)
(Hafling)
Naturnono
Natur (Hafling)
Maddalena
Castelbello
Castelbello Tablà Tablà Villandro Maddalena
Villandro
(Kastelbell)
(Kastelbell) (Tabland) (Na (Naturns)turns) (Villanders) Furchetta Padraces
(Villanders)
Furchetta
(Tabland)
Padraces
SAN VIGILIO (VIGILJOCH)(VIGILJOCH)
SAN VIGILIO Postal 3028m
Postal
3028m
V i n s c h g a u
Guardia AltaV i n s c h g a u Lana Lana (Burgstall)
(Burgstall)
Laces (Latsch)tsch)
Laces (La Guardia Alta
Gargazzone
Foiana
(Hochw Foiana Adige (Etsch) Adige (Etsch) Gargazzone
(Hochwart)art)
(Gargazon)
(Gargazon)
2608m S. Pancrazio
(Völlan)
2608m S. Pancrazio (Völlan)
(St. P (St. Pankraz)ankraz)
Plazz Plazzólesóles
Tesimo
(Platz (Platzers)ers) Tesimo
Valsura Valsura Bag Bagni di Mezzoni di Mezzo (Tisens)
(Tisens)
VAL D’ULTIMO (ULTENTAL)’ULTIMO (ULTENTAL)
VAL D (Mitt (Mitterbad)erbad)
Lago di Zóccolo
Lago di Zóccolo
S. N S. Nicolòicolò (Zoggler Stausee)
(Zoggler Stausee)
(St. N (St. Nikolaus)ikolaus)
St G St Gertraudertraud
Parc Parco Nazionaleo Nazionale
dello St
dello Stelvioelvio
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