Destinations

Courmayeur lies at around 1,200 m right at the foot of Monte Bianco and is one of the most tradition-rich mountain resorts in Italy. The traffic-calmed pedestrian zone with stone houses, the Alpine museum and the proximity to Skyway, Val Veny and Val Ferret make it a fashionable starting point for summer and winter alike.HighlightsHistoric pedestrian zone with mountaineering traditionStarting point for…

At 4,061 m, Gran Paradiso is the only four-thousander lying entirely on Italian soil. The protected area around it was established in 1922 as Italy’s first national park, originally to save the Alpine ibex from extinction. Today the park is one of the best places in the Alps to watch ibex and chamois…

At around 4,805 m, Mont Blanc (Italian Monte Bianco) is the highest mountain in the Alps and Central Europe. On the Italian side above Courmayeur, the modern Skyway Monte Bianco rotating cable car opens up the glacier world up to the Punta Helbronner at 3,466 m, with all-round views of the Matterhorn, Monte Rosa and Gran Paradiso.HighlightsHighest peak…

The Pala group is the largest massif in the Dolomites and impresses with a vast, moon-like high plateau at around 2,600 m, ringed by rugged peaks. The cable car from San Martino di Castrozza to the Rosetta opens up this plateau comfortably. The area is part of the UNESCO World Heritage and the Paneveggio Nature Park.HighlightsVast, almost moon-like high plateau…

The Lago di Molveno lies at around 820 m directly beneath the walls of the Brenta Dolomites and is considered one of the cleanest mountain lakes in Italy. Its turquoise water, a lido and family attractions make it a popular summer destination that has repeatedly been voted Italy’s most beautiful lake.HighlightsTurquoise-clear water against the Brenta backdropLido…

The Brenta group is the only Dolomite massif west of the Adige and part of the Adamello-Brenta Nature Park. It is famous for its bold towers and for the Bocchette via ferratas, among the most classic in the Alps. The starting point is the fashionable resort of Madonna di Campiglio.HighlightsFamous Bocchette via ferratas through the vertical wallsAdamello-Brenta Nature Park with brown bearsResort Madonna di…

Lake Garda is the largest lake in Italy; its northern shore framed by steep mountains around Riva del Garda and Torbole belongs to Trentino. The reliable Ora and Pelér winds make the northern basin one of the best surfing and sailing areas in Europe. Above the lake towers Monte Baldo, by cable car from Malcesine…

The Rosengarten is one of the best-known Dolomite massifs and famous for the Enrosadira, the intense rose-red glow of its walls at sunset. Legend has it that King Laurin turned his rose garden into petrified rock. The massif with the Rosengartenspitze offers demanding via ferratas and hikes across scenic alpine pastures.HighlightsEnrosadira, the rose-red alpenglow of the wallsLegend of…

The Pragser Wildsee is considered the most beautiful of the Dolomite lakes. Its turquoise-green water, the wooden boathouse and the steeply rising Seekofel wall make it one of the most photographed places in the Alps. Because of the large crowds, access is time-regulated in summer; an easy hike leads around the lake.HighlightsTurquoise-green lake with…

At around 56 km², the Seiser Alm is the largest high-altitude alpine meadow in Europe, a wide, gently rolling meadow landscape at about 1,700 to 2,300 m. Against the backdrop of the Schlern, Langkofel and Plattkofel it is a hiking paradise in summer and a cross-country and skiing paradise in winter. To protect the landscape, the…

The Tre Cime (Drei Zinnen) are the most famous rock formation in the Dolomites and one of the best-known mountain motifs in the Alps. The three striking towers, with the Cima Grande up to 2,999 m, rise on the border between South Tyrol and Veneto in the UNESCO World Heritage of the Sexten Dolomites. The roughly 10 km loop from the Auronzo hut…

Bellinzona, the capital of Ticino, guards the important north–south link over the alpine passes with three medieval castles. Castelgrande, Montebello and Sasso Corbaro, together with the defensive wall that once reached across the valley, form a unique fortification ensemble that has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2000. The complex is regarded as the most important example of medieval defensive architecture in the Alpine region.HighlightsThree castles:…