Valle di Tures - Valle Aurina - South Tyrol - Alto Adige

The Valle Aurina is the northernmost side valley of South Tyrol and stretches from Gais to Casere at the idylic head of the valley.

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The Valle di Tures, the Val Aurina and its side valleys are rich in green meadows, forests and three thousand metre peaks - in the picture some farms in the Valle di Selva dei Molini.
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The large Reinbach Waterfall is one of three mighty waterfalls along the Franziskusweg path near Campo Tures.
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The Neves High Route can be reached from the Neves Reservoir. The Zillertal main ridge is a great terrain for ambitious mountain hikers who want to reach high altitudes.
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From Gais to Predoi there are beautiful villages where you can find everything your heart desires, from cultural offerings to gastronomy and shopping. The picture shows the village of Riva di Tures.
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Autumn is also a magical time in the Valle Aurina and Val di Tures. The picture shows larch woods in the Valle di Riomolino valley above Gais, in the Vedrette di Ries-Aurina Nature Park.
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Mt. Collalto (Hochgall) with its 3,436 m a.s.l. is one of the most important peaks of the High Tauern on the border to Austria.
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Winter in the Valle Aurina and Val di Tures valleys has a lot to offer: cross-country skiing tracks (in the picture the end of the track at the Trinkstein Mountain Hut), ski slopes, sledge runs, winter hiking trails as well as countless routes for snowshoe hikes and ski tours.
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The Skiworld Ahrntal offers with Mt. Klausberg near Cadipietra and Mt. Speikboden (Lutago, Campo Tures) two beautiful skiing areas. And just a few kilometres further south, the Plan de Corones is located - unlimited skiing pleasure!
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A more quiet day can be spent in Rio Bianco (Weißenbach). A hiking path leads up to the Marxegger (in the picture), Innerhofer and Pircher Mountain Huts. The way back to the valley can be done by sledge along the Tristenbach sledge run.
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Both in summer and winter a popular excursion destination and photo motif: the Holy Spirit Church near Casere at the end of the valley.
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Also at the bottom of the valley - in the picture the village of Cadipietra - beautiful winter walks can be enjoyed.
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video : Hike to Lake Malersee
video : Riva Waterfalls
video : Cross-country skiing in the Valle Aurina

Comprising an area of about 640 sq km, the Valle di Tures and Valle Aurina stretches from Gais near Brunico across the municipalities of Campo Tures and Aurina to Predoi. It also comprises the side valleys of Riva di Tures and Selva dei Molini and is run through by the Aurino river.

The most interesting sights and natural monuments of the valley are the waterfalls of Riva at Campo Tures, Castel Tures, the show mine of Predoi, the mining museum in Cadipietra, the Climatic Gallery, the S. Spirito church at the head of the valley. And last but not least the more than 80 three-thousanders that rise into the sky in the Vedrette di Ries nature park, which provides manifold possibilities for your leisure.

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