Colli in Pusteria

Colli is one of several hamlets and the only component locality of the sprawling municipality of Terento, which is made up of small, scattered mountain settlements. By the time the first houses of Colli come into view - for instance, during a bike tour on the Val Pusteria Sun Road - you will have already passed the main village of Terento and the Val Vena valley. The small hamlet has a café and a bus stop. The surrounding hamlets are named Josambichl, Brück, Kuen and Koltoplotz.

A popular activity in Colli in Pusteria (Pichlern) is the sunny circular walk, which is perfect for a leisurely summer or autumn day with a stop for refreshments. Neither too steep nor too strenuous, it could be described as a valley walk, if Colle were not located on a sunny high plateau far above the Val Pusteria. The path winds pleasantly through the meadows and forests near Terento village, crosses the Rio Vena stream and follows the road to the Guggenhof farm.

Afterwards, you will reach Colli, from where you have the option of taking the bus back. When the weather turns cold, Colli, like the rest of the Val Pusteria Sun Road, is usually covered in snow, and winter sports become the main activity. The choice is then a matter of personal taste: You can go ice skating in Terento village, which also has a ski slope with a drag lift right in the centre, or use the Dorfloipe Terenten, the cross-country trail with two different levels of difficulty.

The Plan de Corones, Gitschberg Jochtal, and Plose Skiing Areas and the medieval towns of Bressanone and Brunico, with their Christmas Markets, are about a 20-minute drive away.