Ice holes of Appiano

A cold phenomenon in Appiano is a popular walking destination.

video: Family walk to the Ice Holes of Appiano

Where to go with bag and baggage in hot summer months? To the Ice Holes in Appiano! We accompany a family to this natural monument. Pack your rucksack, let’s go!
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”Stay on the marked paths”, the signpost at the beginning of the path across the forest that takes promenaders to the ice holes - Foto: ED, © Peer
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The ice holes of Appiano belong to the protected areas of South Tyrol - Foto: ED, © Peer
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Along the 200 m long and 10-50 m wide gorge you can admire the natural phenomenon - Foto: ED, © Peer
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Experience the Ice Holes - Foto: ED, © Peer
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In between porphyry masses the cold air escapes - Foto: ED, © Peer
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Icicles formed at the vents - Foto: ED, © Peer
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Also in summer in this area ”cold times” prevail - Foto: ED, © Peer
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The cold air has got a temperature of 0 to 9 degrees C - Foto: ED, © Peer

At the bottom of Monte Ganda (in the picture: Castel Guardia in Appiano) you can find the ice holes in a 200 m long and 10-50 m wide hollow.

Here, at a height of 500 m and in a wood filled with rocks, you can find plants which normally only grow at 1,200 m above sea level: a truly fantastic natural phenomenon!
The further you walk into the hollow the more you can feel the change of temperature: It is really cold in here! A crack system in the Porphyry stone causes a continuous cold draught.

By the way: The ice holes are a popular walking destination. So go and visit them even in summer! At all other times of the year the motto is: dress up warmly!!