La Costa

The sunny mountain village of La Costa is the highest district of Laives: In autumn it invites you to the traditional Toerggelen

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The sunny mountain meadows of La Costa lie at an altitude of between 750 and 1,100 m, far above the valley basin through which the Adige flows.
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It is one of the 4 districts of Laives and a scattered settlement of mountain farms, some of them far apart, connected by a narrow mountain road.
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The centre of this remote mountain hamlet is the small Church of the Blessed Henry, the patron saint of Bolzano, which was built in 1853 AD.
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In the tower of the church hangs a bell on which is engraved: “Michael Zach cast me in Bolzano in 1807″, in addition, inside there are three altars.
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At the mountain meadows of La Costa, the challenging Laives High Route (Leiferer Höhenweg) passes by: In fact, it is classified as difficult.
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Already in spring you can hike along the high trail, and in autumn many locals and holiday guests come here for the traditional Toerggelen.
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The Laives High Route, a six-hour tour, connects La Costa with the Montelargo mountain: On its south side lies Laives, on the north side Bolzano.
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In addition to the high route, there are other hiking tours that take you above the 1,500 m mark at the Rocce Rosse and the Schneiderwiesen meadows.
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The Rocce Rosse (Rotwand) is a unique viewpoint far above Bronzolo and Ora with view on the Valle dell’Adige valley and the south of South Tyrol.
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View on La Costa, behind it the Salto high plateau and the Tessa Group, the high mountain landscape between the Val Senales and the Val Passiria.
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To the town of Bolzano or to the town of Laives? The public bus stops below La Costa, at the junction to Pineta (Steinmannwald).
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From Pineta, the road climbs towards La Costa (Seit), the smallest and highest situated district of Laives. While the town and its other districts in the Adige valley floor are at an altitude of about 250 metres, La Costa lies already at 750 to 1,100 metres a.s.l. The mountain farms are located on the sunny slope of Mount Pozza: It is the highest point of the Colle, the local mountain of Bolzano.

The centre of La Costa is the community building, which used to house the one-room school, and the little church dedicated to the Blessed Henry of Bolzano. Then the farms scatter in the meadows, connected by a mountain road that is also popular among mountain bikers. They can complete the circuit on it, which leads from Laives to Bolzano, to Colle and finally to La Costa.

The well-known Laives High Route starts in the Vallarsa Valley and climbs up over the Montelargo to La Costa and the Bolzano district of Aslago. From the hamlet, you can also hike up to the Rocce Rosse viewpoint, walk to the Schneiderwiesen meadows or hike to the mountain village of Colle. The view extends from the valley basin of Bolzano to Merano and Salorno, and over the Mendola ridge to the Brenta Dolomites and King Ortles. Due to the sunny location, chestnut trees grow here, so in autumn roasted chestnuts with butter are offered at the traditional Toerggelen.

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