Meltina village

Europe’s highest sparkling winery in Meltina produces excellent sparkling wines from South Tyrolean grapes

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Surrounded by meadows and forests, Meltina, the main village of the eponymous municipality on the Monzoccolo, is located at 1,140 metres a.s.l.
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The lower part of the bell tower of the parish church is still Romanesque, the rest of the building comes from the Gothic and Renaissance periods.
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Above Meltina village is the Giogo di Meltina ridge, where fossils and minerals were found - in spring a sea of crocuses blossoms here.
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Farms in Meltina: On the central Town Hall Square is the “Fossilia” exhibition, newly opened in 2023, which shows the aforementioned fossils.
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Hiking trails run through the surrounding area, including the one along the “Guggnweg” Trail and the excursions to the managed mountain huts.
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One of them is the Legend Trail on the Salto with 16 legends from the area, a two-hour tour starting at the Salto car park near San Genesio.
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Between Meltina village and the district of Salonetto you can visit the St. Ulrich Chapel, whose origins date back to the 13th century.
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The Fahrer Pond biotope is located between Meltina and Valas: Every spring it is the nursery of countless amphibians that hatch from the eggs.
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Gasslfest and dumpling buffet in Frassineto, Meltina Fair and Schupfenfest on the Salto - the municipality always has something to celebrate.
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Europe’s highest sparkling winery was founded in 1979 at an altitude of 1,200 metres a.s.l.: Arunda, named after a mountain between the Swiss Engadine and the South Tyrolean Val Müstair.
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View on Meltina village in winter: At the top of the hill you can see the idyllic little church of Langfenn, a popular winter hiking destination.
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If you like sledging, you can hike up to the Giogo di Meltina, Möltner Joch in German (30 minutes), and then sledge down 1.8 km to Oetzgatter.
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Meltina village forms the heart of the municipality of Meltina on the Monzoccolo, a small centre with shopping, refreshment and accommodation facilities. The light-flooded larch forests on the Salto High Plateau, fragrant coniferous forests and flower-covered meadows invite you to spend your days outdoors. The places here have been known since time immemorial: The place name comes from the Longobard fort of Maletum, which was destroyed by the Franks in the 6th century.

Its centre stretches between Schermoos, the Meltina stream and the road. The Parish Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary with its Gothic and Renaissance style elements stands almost exactly at the transition between the lower and the upper village district. A highlight for culture lovers are the Coronation of Mary on the high altar and the predella at the side altar, which depicts the death of Mary and comes from the school of the famous painter and carver Michael Pacher.

But also nature and pleasure are not lacking in Meltina village (Mölten Dorf). Two special and very different places are dedicated to these topics: One of them is the newly opened and freely accessible exhibition "Fossilia". It shows fossils and minerals found around Meltina and at the Giogo di Meltina ridge, as well as fossil tree and plant remains that are hundreds of millions of years old. For connoisseurs, we recommend Europe's highest sparkling winery: It is called Arunda and allows the best sparkling wines to mature for 24 months according to the champagne method. The grapes come from South Tyrolean winegrowers, and the winery itself can be visited.

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