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Things you should not miss when in South Tyrol

South Tyrol, or Alto Adige, is a province in northeastern Italy. It includes part of the Dolomites range, with limestone peaks.


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South Tyrol, or Alto Adige, is a province in northeastern Italy. It includes part of the Dolomites range, with limestone peaks.


1. Pragser Wildsee

Pragser Wildsee, South Tyrol, Italy
Pragser Wildsee, South Tyrol, Italy

The Pragser Wildsee, or Lake Prags, Lake Braies is a lake in the Prags Dolomites in South Tyrol, Italy. It belongs to the municipality of Prags which is located in the Prags valley. During World War II it was the scene of the transport of concentration camp inmates to Tyrol.


2. Stelvio Pass

Stelvio Pass, South Tyrol, Italy
Stelvio Pass, South Tyrol, Italy

The Stelvio Pass is a mountain pass in northern Italy bordering Switzerland at an elevation of 2,757 m above sea level. It is the highest paved mountain pass in the Eastern Alps, and the second-highest in the Alps, 7 m below France’s Col de l’Iseran.


3. Sella Pass

Sella Pass, South Tyrol, Italy
Sella Pass, South Tyrol, Italy

The Sella Pass is a high mountain pass between the provinces of Trentino and South Tyrol in Italy. It connects the Val Gherdëina in South Tyrol and Canazei in the Fascia Valley in Trentino. With Pordoi Pass, Gardena Pass, and Campolongo Pass, this pass forms a quadrangle around the Sella group. In the winter, ski trails are prepared that make the entire round in both directions, known as the Sella Ronda.


4. Karersee

Lake Carezza, South Tyrol, Italy
Lake Carezza, South Tyrol, Italy

Lake Carezza is a small alpine lake in the Dolomites in South Tyrol, Italy. It is known for its wonderful colors and its view of the Latemar mountain range.


5. Langkofel

Langkofel, South Tyrol, Italy
Langkofel, South Tyrol, Italy

The Saslonch, Sassolungo or Langkofel is the highest mountain of the Langkofel Group in the Dolomites in South Tyrol, Italy. The name translates to “long peak” / “long rock” in all three languages. It stands over the Ladin community of Val Gardena