Val Pusteria

The green valley extends from the Chiusa di Rio Pusteria to Lienz in East Tyrol - not only is the valley famous for the Three Peaks.

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The Tre Cime (Drei Zinnen) in the Sesto Dolomites are probably the most famous landmark of the Val Pusteria valley.
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A popular summer excursion destination is the Prato Piazza alpine landscape in Braies. In the background the Croda Rossa di Ampezzo (Hohe Gaisl).
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For many visitors, the Lago di Braies is one of the most beautiful lakes in the Alps. For several years now, the area is filming location of the TV series “Un passo dal cielo” with Terence Hill.
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Also other lakes in the Val Pusteria valley - for example the Lago di Dobbiaco and the Lago di Anterselva (in the picture) are nice excursion destinations in summertime.
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Path below the Piz da Peres near Valdaora. The Val Pusteria valley offers countless routes and destinations for hikers and mountaineers.
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Chapel at the Rif. Fodara Vedla mountain hut in the Sennes area near Marebbe. The side valleys of the Val Pusteria reach deep into the Dolomites.
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View from the Plan de Corones on Brunico and the main Alpine ridge with the Zillertal Alps.
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Blooming gentian in late summer in the meadows of the Fojedöra high alp.
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Autumn forests and a waterfall on the way to the Monte Gruppo (Hochgrubbachspitze) near Terento at the Val Pusteria Sun Road.
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Winter in the Alta Pusteria: ascent to the Nemes Mountain Hut above the Val di Sesto valley.
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A beautiful destination for winter hikers is the Fanes Alp near Marebbe, in the Fanes-Senes-Braies Nature Park.
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Anterselva is a true Mecca for Nordic winter sports. Cross-country skiing and biathlon are at home here, the centre is the venue of World Championships and Olympic Games.
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The Plan de Corones is the largest skiing area of the Val Pusteria valley and is located between Brunico, Valdaora, Marebbe, Perca and San Lorenzo di Sebato. Also very popular is the Tre Cime Skiing Area in the Alta Pusteria, both have direct connections to the Val Pusteria Railway.
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The Plan de Corones is a ski mountain but also paragliding flights start here - with best view across Brunico, the Zillertal Alps and the Dolomites.
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Winter landscape at the Tre Cime di Lavaredo.
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Highly frequented in summer, lonely in winter: the Rifugio Locatelli in the Sesto Dolomites.
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video : Cycling experience in the Val Pusteria
video : Biking through the Val Pusteria
video : MTB freeride on Mt. Plan de Corones
video : San Vigilio di Marebbe
video : Messner Mountain Museum RIPA

While gentle Alpine meadows, forests and sun-drenched high plateaus characterise the lower Val Pusteria (Bassa Pusteria), the Alta Pusteria valley mainly attracts attention by the rough pinnacles of the Tre Cime di Lavaredo. Photographers, hikers, climbers, excursionists and those who love nature, all of them likewise love this place.

Sesto Dolomites, Fanes-Sennes-Braies, Vedrette di Ries, Puez-Odle... nature parks in Val Pusteria provide for the protection of nature in the valley. One of the jewels included in these parks is the so-called pearl of the Dolomites, the Lago di Braies, as well as Lake Anterselva, ideal excursion destinations for the whole family, especially in high summer. Equally varied is the offer in winter: skiing on Plan de Corones, tobogganing on Croda Rossa, a ski tour in the Braies Dolomites or snwoman building on Prato Piazza, there is always something to do in this fabulous valley.

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