The mountain village of San Felice with Lake Tret lies amid larch forests on the Alta Val di Non high plateau
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Like the entire Alta Val di Non, the upper part of the Val di Non around the Passo Palade, San Felice (St. Felix) has a history stretching back for centuries. Today, the village is the administrative centre of the municipality of Senale-San Felice and is therefore home to the town hall, a primary and middle school, an inn with a grocery shop, and the parish church dedicated to Saint Felix of Nola, the patron saint of domestic animals. Another pleasant destination for an outing is the small church dedicated to Saint Christopher: Valuable frescoes decorate its interior.
San Felice lies on an old pass route on a sunny high plateau, criss-crossed by numerous paths. Hiking trails lead you through larch forests to Lake Tret, located above the village. For mountain bikers, there are tours to Mt. Mendola, the Palade Pass, and Mt. Macaion. In summer, Lake Tret invites you to take a dip in its cool water. Its location at 1,600 metres above sea level ensures a welcome refreshment. Its meadows are a lovely spot for a picnic and a destination for geocachers.
For those who prefer not to head uphill, you can also hike downwards: Around San Felice, deep gorges and caves have formed between steep limestone cliffs. One of them is accessible: The Rio Novella Canyon, which is popular with kayakers. Down below, the San Felice Waterfall, also known as Bus del Pis Waterfall or Felixer Waterfall, plunges 75 metres into the depths.
Afterwards, the surrounding huts invite you to enjoy a traditional afternoon snack with Speck and "gsottene Erdäpfln" (boiled potatoes). In winter, you will also find a toboggan run on the way to the lake: The toboggan run at the San Felice Hut is reached via the Klammbrücke forest road.
