Monte Regolo

Monte Regolo, also called Regglberg, is a high plateau at 1,350 metres a.s.l. that belongs to the Fiemme Mountains at the western border of the Dolomites. It descends towards the village of Bronzolo in the south of South Tyrol. The villages in this area are called Nova Levante, Monte San Pietro - both located in the Val d'Ega valley-, Aldino and Redagno. The plateau extends at the ridge of the porphyry plate of Bolzano, an ancient volcanic extrusive rock.

In the area there are two famous highlights: One of them is South Tyrol's most important pilgrimage site, the Baroque basilica of Madonna di Pietralba, called "Cathedral in the Dolomites", the other one is the "Grand Canyon of South Tyrol", the GEOPARC Rio delle Foglie which can be visited. The number of mountain huts, alpine pastures and farms in this precious natural scenery is considerable and includes the Laner, Schmieder, Buonriposo and Auerleger Huts.

Recommendable are above all hikes from mountain hut to mountain hut - alpine meadows, fields and larch forests alternate and make the landscape varied and impressive. Two suggestions are the hike to the Monte San Pietro Mountain Hut and the winter hike to the Laab and Neuhütt Mountain Huts. If you aim higher, right from this place you can also undertake some impressive mountain tours, such as on Mt. Corno Bianco and Mt. Corno Nero, both far beyond 2,000 meters high. There is no need for particular alpine skills for these two tours, both of them are without considerable difficulties. Nevertheless you need to be sure-footed and free from giddiness.