Dolomites - Featured Destinations

South Tyrol, called Sudtirolo in Italian and also Alto Adige, is one of two provinces that make up the Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol region of northern Italy. The province borders Austria to the north and Switzerland to the west. It shares internal borders with the Italian provinces of f Trentino, Belluno, and Sondrio. The capital of Sudtirolo is Bolzano.

Much of South Tyrol is highly mountainous, containing many of the Dolomites mountains and is a popular tourist destination year round, with various mountain sports and walk in the summer and then winter sports and skiing in the winter. Some of the famous and highest peaks within South Tyrol are listed below with their English name followed by the German or Italian name, height and range in which they are found:

• Ortler / Ortles - 3905m; Ortler Alps range
• Muntpitschen / Monpiccio - 3162m; Sesvenna Range
• Weißkugel / Palla Bianca - 3746m; Ötztal Alps
• Wilder Freiger / Cima Libera - 3426m; Stubai Alps.
• Dreischusterspitze / Punta Tre Scarperi - 3152m; Eastern Dolomites
• Langkofel / Sassolungo - 3181m; Western Dolomites;

South Tyrol - Tourism and Attractions

The mountains of South Tyrol draw in many tourists each year. Aside from the climbing, skiing, walking and other mountain sports, South Tyrol has many small villages and towns with are charming and relaxing places to holiday.

South Tyrol has nearly 100 castles, may of which are open to the public. The most famous of which is Tirol Castle, which contains the South Tyrolean Museum of History. Other popular castles include Prösels Castle, Reifenstein Castle, Sigmundskron Castle and Trauttmansdorff Castle.

South Tyrol - Skiing

There are nearly 30 ski resorts in South Tyrol, many providing world class skiing and snow boarding. Over 95% of the ski resorts are over 1,500m at the base and provide over 1,000km of ski pistes. These are grouped together into two large ski areas.

• Ortler Skiarena - in West South Tyrol is made of 16 small to middle sized ski resorts. These are linked by a common lift pass and have a strong reputation for being family friendly. Within this skiarena is Val Senales/Schnalstal valley, a glacial valley with skiing all year round on Val Senales glacier. Some of the ski resorts in the Ortler Skiarena include:
  • Schöneben
  • Haideralm
  • Maseben
  • Watles
  • Minschuns/ CH
  • Trafoi am Ortler
  • Sulden am Ortler
  • Schnalstal
  • Schwemmalm
  • Pfelders
  • Meran 2000
  • Vigiljoch
  • Reinswald
  • Rittner Horn
  • Rosskopf

• Dolomiti SuperSki Area - formed of 10 large ski resorts in the Dolomites, all interconnected by a the Dolomites Superski pass. Many of the ski resorts in the Dolomiti SuperSki area are world famous, with Val Gardena/Gröden holding world cup skiing races on Saslong. Alta Badia ski resort also hosts the annual Men's Giant Slalom event on the Granrisa. Some of the ski resort in the Dolomiti Superski Arena include:
  • Alta Badia
  • Alta Pusteria/Hochpustertal,
  • Plan de Corones/Kronplatz
  • Obereggen
  • Carezza
  • Val Gardena/Gröden
  • Alpe di Suisi/Seiser Alm
  • Valle Isarco/Eisacktal

If this did not provide enough choice and skiing, then South Tyrol also has the Valli di Tures e Aurina/Tauferer Ahrntal valley on the southern face of the Zillertal Alps, the most northern of the ski resorts in Italy. Lastly there are the three skiing resorts of Racines-Giovo/Ratschings-Jaufen, Monte Cavallo- Vipiteno/Rosskopf-Sterzing and Ladurns-Colle Isarco/Gossensass which make up the Ski centre Northern Valle Isarco/Eisacktal valley - Alta Valle Isarco/Südtiroler Wipptal.

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