{"id":940,"date":"2026-06-07T17:34:49","date_gmt":"2026-06-07T15:34:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alpentreff.de\/item\/drei-zinnen\/"},"modified":"2026-06-08T11:04:10","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T09:04:10","slug":"drei-zinnen","status":"publish","type":"citadela-item","link":"https:\/\/alpentreff.de\/en\/item\/drei-zinnen\/","title":{"rendered":"Tre Cime di Lavaredo (Drei Zinnen)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-size:1.15em;line-height:1.6;color:#3a352f;\">The Tre Cime are the most famous rock formation of 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 Site of the Sexten Dolomites. The roughly 10 km circuit from the Auronzo hut is one of the most popular hikes in the Alps.<\/p>\n<h2>Highlights<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>The three striking rock towers above the Hochpustertal<\/li>\n<li>Classic circuit via the Tre Cime hut (Rifugio Locatelli)<\/li>\n<li>Glowing walls at sunset<\/li>\n<li>Demanding climbing routes on the north faces<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Good to know<\/h2>\n<table class=\"at-vergleich\" style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:14px;\">\n<tr style=\"background:#ffffff;\">\n<td style=\"padding:8px;border:1px solid #e3e0d8;width:34%;font-weight:600;\">Elevation<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:8px;border:1px solid #e3e0d8;\">Cima Grande 2,999 m<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background:#fafaf8;\">\n<td style=\"padding:8px;border:1px solid #e3e0d8;width:34%;font-weight:600;\">Mountain range<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:8px;border:1px solid #e3e0d8;\">Sexten Dolomites<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background:#ffffff;\">\n<td style=\"padding:8px;border:1px solid #e3e0d8;width:34%;font-weight:600;\">World Heritage<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:8px;border:1px solid #e3e0d8;\">UNESCO Dolomites (since 2009)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background:#fafaf8;\">\n<td style=\"padding:8px;border:1px solid #e3e0d8;width:34%;font-weight:600;\">Starting point<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:8px;border:1px solid #e3e0d8;\">Auronzo hut (toll road)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<h2>Practical info<\/h2>\n<div style=\"background:#f3f1ec;border:1px solid #e3e0d8;border-radius:10px;padding:18px 20px;\">\n<p style=\"margin:6px 0;line-height:1.55;\"><strong style=\"color:#f25353;\">Getting there:<\/strong> By car over the toll road to the Auronzo hut (2,320 m); by public transport by bus from the Puster valley in season.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:6px 0;line-height:1.55;\"><strong style=\"color:#f25353;\">Best time:<\/strong> June to October; in high summer arrive early due to crowds.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:6px 0;line-height:1.55;\"><strong style=\"color:#f25353;\">Cost:<\/strong> Toll road and car park payable (please verify); the hike itself free.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:6px 0;line-height:1.55;\"><strong style=\"color:#f25353;\">Safety:<\/strong> The circuit is a fitness-demanding but technically easy mountain hike; mind high-mountain weather.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:12px 0 4px;\"><strong style=\"color:#f25353;\">Tips:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin-top:0;\">\n<li>Start very early, the toll road and car parks fill up quickly in summer<\/li>\n<li>Sturdy footwear and weather protection, a cold wind often blows up top<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Background &amp; History<\/h2>\n<p>The Tre Cime, Italian Tre Cime di Lavaredo, are perhaps the best-known landmark of the Sexten Dolomites and are regarded by many as the epitome of the entire mountain group. Three mighty rock towers of pale dolomite rock rise almost vertically from the scree slopes, formed from the petrified reefs of a prehistoric sea and exposed by weathering over millions of years. Their north faces, shadowy and smooth, rank among the classic touchstones of mountaineering and attracted from the late 19th century onward the boldest climbers, who sought lines of route here that were regarded as the measure of difficulty.<\/p>\n<p>Around the Tre Cime ran, during the First World War, the front between Austria-Hungary and Italy, and to this day tunnels, paths and remains of positions criss-cross the rocks, for example on the neighbouring Paternkofel with its tunnel path. From the Rifugio Locatelli, one of the great mountain huts of the region, one experiences the towers in the evening light from their most impressive side, when the faces begin to glow in warm red. The name Lavaredo refers to the surrounding pasture grounds, a reminder that this landscape, so wild today, was also used by shepherds and their herds over generations. The individual towers bear their own names, Cima Grande, Cima Ovest and Cima Piccola, and their first ascents in the late 19th century belong to the great chapters of Alpine history. Today the Tre Cime are part of the World Natural Heritage and have become a symbol of the Dolomites, going around the world on countless images.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background:#221c1a;color:#fff;border-radius:10px;padding:18px 22px;margin-top:28px;\"><strong style=\"font-size:1.08em;\">Related<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:6px 0 12px;color:#d8d2cc;font-size:14px;\">To make your trip run smoothly , our guides and gear tips for this destination:<\/p>\n<div style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:10px;\"><a href=\"\/en\/wanderschuhe\/\" style=\"display:inline-block;background:#f25353;color:#fff;padding:9px 16px;border-radius:6px;text-decoration:none;font-weight:600;font-size:14px;\">Hiking boots \u2192<\/a><a href=\"\/en\/schichtenprinzip-bekleidung\/\" style=\"display:inline-block;background:#f25353;color:#fff;padding:9px 16px;border-radius:6px;text-decoration:none;font-weight:600;font-size:14px;\">Layering guide for clothing \u2192<\/a><a href=\"\/en\/packliste-tages-bergwanderung\/\" style=\"display:inline-block;background:#f25353;color:#fff;padding:9px 16px;border-radius:6px;text-decoration:none;font-weight:600;font-size:14px;\">Day-tour packing list \u2192<\/a><a href=\"\/en\/packliste-huettentour\/\" style=\"display:inline-block;background:#f25353;color:#fff;padding:9px 16px;border-radius:6px;text-decoration:none;font-weight:600;font-size:14px;\">Hut-tour packing list \u2192<\/a><a href=\"\/en\/huettenwandern-einsteiger\/\" style=\"display:inline-block;background:#f25353;color:#fff;padding:9px 16px;border-radius:6px;text-decoration:none;font-weight:600;font-size:14px;\">Hut hiking for beginners \u2192<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Die Drei Zinnen sind die ber\u00fchmteste Felsformation der Dolomiten und eines der bekanntesten Bergmotive der Alpen. Die drei markanten T\u00fcrme, mit der Gro\u00dfen Zinne bis 2.999 m, erheben sich an der Grenze zwischen S\u00fcdtirol und Venetien im UNESCO-Welterbe der Sextner Dolomiten. Die rund 10 km lange Umrundung von der Auronzoh\u00fctte geh\u00f6rt zu den beliebtesten Wanderungen [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":968,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","citadela-item-category":[40,31,30],"citadela-item-location":[46],"class_list":["post-940","citadela-item","type-citadela-item","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","citadela-item-category-gipfel-berge","citadela-item-category-klettern-bergsteigen","citadela-item-category-wandern-bergtouren","citadela-item-location-suedtirol"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alpentreff.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/citadela-item\/940","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alpentreff.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/citadela-item"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alpentreff.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/citadela-item"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alpentreff.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=940"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/alpentreff.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/citadela-item\/940\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1488,"href":"https:\/\/alpentreff.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/citadela-item\/940\/revisions\/1488"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alpentreff.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/968"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alpentreff.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=940"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"citadela-item-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alpentreff.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/citadela-item-category?post=940"},{"taxonomy":"citadela-item-location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alpentreff.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/citadela-item-location?post=940"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}