Corvara in Passiria

Corvara in Passiria, part of the municipality of Moso in Passiria, is located in Alta Val Passiria at 1,419 m asl and boasts a number of inhabitants of about 100. Still today, Corvara is agriculture-oriented, traditions are also still of utmost importance.

Those who come for hiking can look forward to their stay, as the Gruppo di Tessa nature park provides ideal conditions for this pasttime. One of the attractions is lake “Kummersee”, which literally translated means lake of sorrows. This lake, which actually today does no longer exist, emerged in 1401 after a rockfall. The dam that stored the waters of the lake broke about 8 times, the water masses brought about damage in the city of Merano. For this reason it used to be called in this way.

What is highly recommendable for families is the adventure mine of Monteneve, which can be reached in about 2.5 hours via the road to Passo del Rombo. In the highest mine of Europe you can attend mining presentations, a fascinating experience both for adults and kids.

And finally: in Corvara in Passiria, there is the largest artificial ice climbing facility of Europe.

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