Santa Valburga

Only a stone’s throw from Lake Zoccolo, there is S. Valburga, surrounded by fields and forests.

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The waters of Lake Zoccolo at Santa Valburga reflect the sky.
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The Parish Church of Santa Valburga has first been mentioned in 1278 and is situated on a hill above the small village of Santa Geltrude.
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On the sunny mountainside in the Val d’Ultimo Valley at Santa Valburga there are located some very old farm houses.
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Santa Valburga in the Val d’Ultimo Valley, in the background Lake Zoccolo.
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View on Santa Valburga, main village in the Val d’Ultimo Valley.
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The trail “Ultner Talweg” connects Santa Valburga to San Pancrazio.
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The farmer’s trail starts at Santa Valburga and ends at Santa Geltrude.
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Winter in Val d’Ultimo Valley at Santa Valburga.
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In close proximity there is the skiing area Schwemmalm with its 25 km of slopes.
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Who prefers more relaxed activities can do some hiking in the surroundings (like here in the picture to the place of pilgrimage Sant’Elena).
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View on the snow-covered Val d’Ultimo Valley at Santa Valburga.
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The idyllic village of S. Valburga is located at 1,190 m asl. Actually it originated in another place, that is to say on a hill above the present-day village. For this reason the church of the village is located slightly away from the centre. S. Valburga is a typical scattered village, as it kept growing and stretched into the valley.

At the end of the village, the artificial lake Zoccolo starts, which was established in the 1950s and stretches to Pracupola. Several farmsteads drowned into the water masses in those days. At the end of the lake, there is a renovated tavern, at which pilgrims of the Val Venosta used to pass when they travelled to Rome. Close to this place, the jogging competition “Ultner Höfelauf”, taking place since 2004, starts.

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