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The Stava-Naturno Fun Train Station transforms an old train station into an interesting project for young and old

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Stava, part of the municipality of Naturno, lies at an altitude of 550 m on both sides of the Adige River, close to the entrance to the Val Senales.
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The bridge over the Adige connects Stava with Naturno and the Val Venosta Railway station: The Val Venosta Cycle Route also follows the river.
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The new Stava-Naturno railway station: The colourful trains run between Malles and the spa town of Merano and also take bicycles.
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The old station right next to it has been converted into a youth and adventure station, open on Sundays from May to October.
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On the handcar and the field railway, children and adults can embark on an adventurous ride on the 800 metres long rail network.
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There is an exhibition in one of the old carriages and a snack bar in another carriage: The project is known as Stava-Naturno Fun Train Station.
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Our Lady in Stava: The origin of the church dates back to the late Romanesque period in the 13th century, and it was newly consecrated in 1638.
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Bus line no. 261 connects Stava with the villages of the Val Senales such as Madonna di Senales with the archeoParc and Maso Corto with the glacier.
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Juval Castle towers high above the village with its Messner Mountain Museum MMM Juval, which is dedicated to the theme “Myth of the Mountain”.
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You can reach the castle from the village on trail no. 1 and the Stava Waalweg path, a recommended hike of about 1.5 hours.
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Exactly in the middle of the two kilometres between the main village of Naturno and the village of Stava (Staben) lies the entrance to the Val Senales valley with the mighty Val Senales Glacier at its end. The next road, which then branches off before Stava, leads to the Juval Climbing Garden, which is visible from the road, and to the mighty Juval Castle above it. Then comes the village itself, situated directly on the Adige river and today very quiet thanks to the tunnel bypass of Naturno.

The old train station of the Val Venosta Railway in Stava has been combined in a unique project. A nostalgic and adventurous handcar ride can be experienced on a 500 m long disused railway line. On display are a garden railway, a Waldenburg Switzerland mini steam locomotive and two Rhaetian Railway mail wagons, as well as an exhibition and the buildings, which are decorated with Far Eastern woodcarvings. The new train station is located directly at the Fun Train Station.

Although so small, Stava also has other buildings worth visiting, such as the Church of Our Lady. An impressive coat of arms stone adorns the façade above the pointed arch portal. You can walk up to the already mentioned Juval Castle high above the village on path no. 1. It leads into the Stava Waalweg path, one of the most beautiful Waalwege hikes on the Monte Sole, the Val Venosta Sun Mountain. The castle houses one of the Messner Mountain Museums, which displays art treasures from Reinhold Messner's travels in Nepal, Africa and India, as well as religious symbols from Hinduism and Buddhism. In winter, the Val Senales Glacier invites you to go skiing.

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