Valle Aurina South Tyrol
Spend idyllic holidays in the mountains in Valle Aurina South Tyrol! You can find wild waterfalls and wild hiking trips in summer or ski in the famous Speikboden (Italian: Monte Spico) or Klausberg (Italian: Monte Chiusetta) ski zones in winter. Valle Aurina South Tyrol is the ideal holidays in Italy destination for the whole family, for your pets as well! You can experiment sports and leisure time activities like: rafting, mountain bike, climbing and skiing. A good idea is also the Vedrette di Tures Aurina Natural Park (Italian: Parco Naturale delle Vedrette di Tures Aurina, German: Naturpark Rieserferner-Ahrn).
The Predoi mine in Valle Aurina
The ancient Predoi (German: Brettau) mine is one of the most famous wellness resorts in Valle Aurina South Tyrol. This mine is famous thanks to speleotherapy, as its pure air is suitable to cure allergic and respiratory troubles. The mine fresh and dry air enters the respiratory apparatus and it catches its excessive humidity. The Predoi Climatic Gallery is open between April and the end of October. Another advisable attraction is the Mines Museum, which explains every phase of the copper extraction, as mining here continued till 1899. It´s possible to explore the mine on a little train, and children love it…it´s a very good idea after the climatic cures!
The "Street cooking" in Campo Tures in Valle Aurina
A gastronomic festival in Valle Aurina South Tyrol, popular with tourists and locals, is the "Street Cooking", which takes place in July and August every Tuesday evening from 19.30 till 22.30. It takes place in the center of Campo Tures (German: Sand in Taufers), the most important tourist resort in Valle Aurina South Tyrol. You can count on many stands here, offering many kinds of South Tyrolean and Mediterranean dishes. Entertainment is also present for children and their parents: music in the streets, games in the hay and so on. During the "Street Cooking" you can also admire the Valle Aurina South Tyrol craftsmen at work. The typical Valle Aurina craft is the carving of wooden masks.
