The main village of the Valle Aurina municipality boasts a special attraction: the Mining Museum in the Grain Store
If you drive from San Giovanni along the Valle Aurina road, you will reach the village of Cadipietra (Steinhaus). It is somewhat smaller than the neighbouring hamlet, but as the administrative centre with the town hall, it is the main village of Valle Aurina. Cadipietra ("pietra" means stone in Italian - in German, "Stein" means stone, and "Haus" is house) owes its name to the striking, large stone houses, which date back to the Counts of Enzenberg and the so-called "Valle Aurina trade".
Even from a distance, their yellow and copper-red façades stand out against the green meadows and the sky. One of these buildings is the grain store, the food storehouse of the former copper mine. Today, it houses the South Tyrol Museum of Mining - Location Cadipietra. The multimedia presentation of the Enzenberg family's collection illustrates life and work underground.
Other historic buildings in the village include the Gassegg Residence, the Mühlegg building which is the former mining magistrate's house, the Enzhof farmstead, dating to 1733 AD, and the Parish Church of Our Lady of Loreto. The Klausberg mountain is an attraction for families, those seeking relaxation, and active holidaymakers. The lifts start directly in the village and lead to destinations such as the Cima Dura High Route, which then continues to Lake Chiusetta amidst the mountains.
From its shores, you can sometimes hear the whistling of marmots. With the Family Park on Mt. Klausberg, featuring life-sized dinosaurs, and the Klausberg Flitzer, an alpine coaster, the mountain also provides its own adventure land. In winter, numerous ski pistes stretch out here. This includes the floodlit valley run, which then serves as a five-kilometre long toboggan run.
