Gais

Gais is located at the entrance of the Valle Aurina, in the Vedrette di Ries nature park.

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Live webcam Panoramic view from Gais towards Brunico, with the Dolomites with Mt. Plan de Corones and Mt. Sass de Putia in the background.
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The village of Gais in the Valle di Tures valley.
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The natural landscape in the Aurino Floodplain Forest Biotope is a retreat for numerous animal and plant species.
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In Gais there are spacious sports and leisure facilities, including a natural bathing pond.
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Casanova Castle is enthroned above the valley.
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The Visitation of Mary Chapel at the castle was built at the beginning of the 17th century.
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Spring in Villa Ottone. Like Lana di Gais, Montassilone and Riomolino, also Villa Ottone belongs to the municipality of Gais.
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View on the floodplain landscape at the Aurino river near Villa Ottone.
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Riomolino is located on the mountain above the entrance to the Riomolino Valley in the Vedrette di Ries-Aurina Nature Park.
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A great excursion destination nearby is the so-called Mühlbacher Badl, a former bathhouse.
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View on the snow-covered Valle di Tures valley with Gais from the Plan de Corones. The Plan de Corones Skiing Area is easily accessible from Gais, via Perca and Riscone.
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Winter idyll in Montassilone above Gais.
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The farms of Lana di Gais are situated at the steep mountain slope above Gais.
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video: Aurino Floodplain Forest Biotope

The Aurino Floodplain Forest Biotope is situated between Brunico and Campo Tures in the Val Pusteria valley. The floodplain forests and the river itself are a biotope, which bespeak the former European virgin forests. This area is an important habitat for plants and animals, especially for the birds. The “Aurino River Floodplains” theme trail highlights the peculiarities of this nature site.

The municipality of Gais comprises the villages of Villa Ottone, Riomolino and Montassilone and stretches from 819 to 3,171 m slm at the entrance of the Valle Aurina. The Castello di Chela and the Castello di Neuhaus are the most significant buildings in the municipality, seen from a historical and cultural viewpoint.

Gais is located in the Vedrette di Ries-Aurina nature park and offers a variety of possibilities regarding your leisure, not only due to the 80 three-thousanders that rise into the sky in the Valle Aurina. Worth a visit are also the small mountain hamlets of the municipality that are located at the slope above the valley basin of Brunico, such as Riomolino and Montassilone.

If you prefer staying down in the valley, we recommend a tour on the cycle track to Campo Tures, or a walk to Brunico. In winter, there is the Plan de Corones skiing area, located only a stone’s throw from Gais. In summer, this mountain is also ideal for hiking. And after a walk we recommend you a jump into the bathing pond in the centre of Gais.

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