Two special features distinguish Bula, as the small hamlet is called in Ladin: its gorge and its mills
The small hamlet of Bulla (Pufels) is situated above Ortisei village. It belongs to the municipality of Castelrotto but is administratively associated with Ortisei in the Val Gardena. The mountain road leading here ends after a tunnel directly in the village - however, you can also reach Bulla on foot.
The individual houses, at an altitude of around 1,500 metres, are overlooked by the tower of the Church of St. Leonard. Below this, the Bulla Gorge opens up. It is one of Bulla's distinctive features: Its rock strata are among the best-preserved from the Triassic period and reveal 300 million years of geological history, valued by geologists worldwide. A few years ago, the Geotrail was established, taking you on a geological journey that starts in Bulla and ends a few kilometres further on at the Passo Pinei mountain pass. The trail provides fine views of the valley.
Behind the village, however, rises the 2,175-metre-high Monte Bullaccia, which separates the Alpe di Siusi from the Val Gardena and is known for its Witches' Benches. You can discover Bulla's second distinctive feature on a walk: three grain mills called Droch, Zaramin, and Rumanon.
Until the 1970s, the grain grown locally was milled in these mills before they were eventually abandoned. Today, the Rumanon mill is partially operational again, so that this important cultural heritage on the Bulla stream can also tell future generations about the old times.
