Tesido is one of South Tyrol’s sun villages, a family-friendly holiday destination with a Legend Path and its own mountain pasture
St. George's Church, the school, the community hall, a café and a pizzeria: This is the idyllic scene that Tesido presents against the backdrop of the Dolomites. The village is situated on a sunny terrace above the entrance to the Val Casies. From here, the terrain rises steadily to the Roda di Scandole, a panoramic mountain, which, along with several other peaks, forms the highest part of the municipality of Monguelfo-Tesido. They mark the southern end of the Villgraten Mountains.
In the village, however, you will rarely hear anyone speak of Tesido or Taisten, but rather of "Taaschtn", as the local German dialect is characterised by the "A" sound. This is also noticeable when counting - instead of "eins, zwei", they say, for example, "aans, zwaa". For those who are passionate about history, architecture and culture, there are several interesting buildings to discover in this charming village. The parish church, dedicated to Saints Ingenuin and Albuin, was built around 800 AD as a fortified castle and place of worship. Artists such as Leonhard von Brixen and Simon von Taisten later adorned it with impressive frescoes.
The surrounding nature invites you to enjoy a "Val Pusteria mountain summer": The Val Casies panoramic trail, the Legend Path and the Alpe di Tesido are just a few of the destinations you can easily reach from here. The barefoot path along the Rudlbach stream is particularly pleasant. It is a two-kilometre-long Kneipp trail that starts at the tourist information office.
If you are looking for more of a challenge, you can take a mountain tour to peaks such as the Monte Dura or the Monte Luta. Although both are just over 2,000 metres high and not particularly tall, they reward you with expansive views. The high-altitude Mudler mountain inn is a suitable starting point. In winter, you can climb the Monte Luta on a snowshoe hike, while the route from the Alpe di Tesido to the Mudler inn becomes a toboggan run. At the Guggenberg Ski Lift in the centre of Tesido, which is ideal for families, you can even go night skiing as the slope is floodlit.
