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GentleSpirit Says: There are plenty of hiking options from Kastelruth, most of the trails nearby are well marked and generally have a very gradual elevation gain. Though there are more challenging trails as you get closer to Schlern itself, most of the trails and probably more towards the easy...
GentleSpirit Says: The town itself isn't very large. There are only about 6,400 people in the group of villages that come under the municipality. You will notice that there is a large number of of pensions, hotels etc. In Late summer the town hosts often good numbers of visitors from all parts...
Events in Castelrotto/Kastelruth
GentleSpirit Says: Market - every ThursdayCountry market - every Friday (except in winter)Corpus Domini (the catholic procession of Castelrotto, the most striking in the Alps) Holy procession St. Peter and Paul - Castelrotto patron saint celebration - late JuneGreat village fair -...
Go eat a Strudel home made in Plattkofelhut
iammon Says: This is one of the nicest mountain huts I have been too. The food is great! Most of it really ''hut-made'' and traditional. The hut is on 2300 meters above sea level. And it is a nice hike to it and of course offers a lot of further hiking/climbing possibilities. So an over...
slcook52 Says: Though I was staying in Castelrotto, you will pass thru Bolzano to get there. I took a day and made the bus ride into Bolzano to look around. There's plenty to see here, it is a much bigger town. Lots of bicycles here, and a nice walk along the river with pretty views of...
Take a ride with the Florian Lift
iammon Says: This cable car takes you to a good start for various hikes up on Seiser Alm. At the end of it is Williams-Hütte (www.williamshuette.it) . One way ticket was 8 Euro. We hiked from there up to the Plattkofelhütte (about one hour with baby) which is steep but nice. And from...
slcook52 Says: The little town that is the gateway to the Alpi di Suisi meadow, where the cable car goes up to Compatsch. Another cute little town with good bus connections to the rest of the area. Totally walkable, clean, and with beautiful vistas everywhere.
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1 Review and 112 Opinions I had read only good things about this hotel and the town-neither were exaggeration. Reservations...
Garni Lantschner: Castelrotto B&B
slcook52 Says: Very nice, clean, inexpensive B&B close to the center of town. There are several floors of rooms on the 2nd and 3rd floors of this family place. Walk up, shared bathroom down the hall. I had a single, very comfy bed with down comforter and pillow, small table and chairs and...
Typical dishis of the South Tyrol tradition. Not expensive and a great balance between the cost and the right ammount of food.
Fantastik meta and chips!Also great onion soups!
Only bad thing?!you can't reserve your table...if you wan't you'll wait or you can go away.
The restaurant closes at 24.00.
Updated Jan 5, 2009
Address: St Michael 21
slcook52 Says: The whole of the Alpi DI Suisi is connected by wonderful bus routes. AT the main bus station in Castelrotto, you will find schedules for all the towns that are on the routes, with great LED signs at the stops that count down in minutes how long until the bus arrives. You can...
iammon Says: During the opening hours of the cable car up to Alpe di Siusi (Seiser Alm Bahn) from 09:00 to 17:00 you can not drive up by car!Before and after the parking ticket is about the same amount as a ticket for one person with the cable car.About 13.50 Euro
GentleSpirit Says: I live in the suburbs of a large city where the pace of life is always fast. Coming to Castelrotto was a lovely experience for me. Part of it was the typical small town thing- the pace of life is much slower, there is no hurry at all.One of the things we have in the city is...
GentleSpirit Says: You will see these little road side shrines throughout the Dolomites. The people here are deeply religious, overwhelmingly Catholic.
GentleSpirit Says: The main occupation in Kastelruth/Castelrotto has been agriculture and small farming. Here you will not see stoplights or traffic jams. It is quiet and pastoral. None of the farms are very large, there are just small operations. But don't think that people don't take it...
GentleSpirit Says: this is an expression that you will hear when you are passing someone on the hiking trail. Though it literally means "god greet you" it can also mean "God bless you". Generally it is a proper greeting, mainly used by Bavarians and Austrians. Where a northern German would say...
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I highly recommend buying some kind of a map or a hiking book. The maps you get for free can be very confusing as the scales seem a bit weird sometimes. Sometimes it looks far apart but in reality its a five minute walk or vice versa.
There is a little newspaper agent with a good choice of maps/books in the centre of the village.
Written Oct 21, 2010
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A short walk around the town's hill on a paved lane with outstanding views down to the surrounding countryside. 7 little chapels along the way. Start just from the right of the tourist info building (under the arch) then follow signs to Calvario. Only takes about 20 minutes, well worth it.
Written Oct 28, 2007
Website: http://www.hotels.kastelruth.cc/kastelruth/summer/eng/
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Just outside of Castelrotto there are 3 ski runs, I was there in late fall so the locals were looking forward to ski season and the lots of visitors that would bring.
There are 3 ski lifts capable of taking 2500 persons an hour. (wow!) locals told me that snow varied, some years were very heavy, but they can augment the natural snow for the ski slopes as needed. From what i read these are gentle slopes, they seemed to be working hard on cleaning everything up nicely and preparing for winter when i was there
Updated Jul 15, 2012
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Favorite thing: Going up to Compatsch at 6135 feet at the entrance to the meadow. I took the bus up and spent the day hiking on the glorious paths. There are miles and miles of trails as well as restaurants, mountain hotels and chair lifts. The views are better from each turn you take. This is definately not a place you can put your camera away. The Seiseralm Bergbahn cable car back down from Compatsch to the town of Siusi/Seis was very breathtaking. It takes about 15 minutes or so and travels about 2.5 miles I believe.
Fondest memory: The sound of the cow bells on the cows grazing in the beautiful meadows with the dramatic Dolomite mountains for a backdrop! Not another sound to be heard.
Written Oct 28, 2007
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I chose the town of Castelrotto/Kastelruth as my one off the beaten path stop on my first tour of Italy. Its magnificent scenery and country setting were a great antidote to the hurry of city life.......
I arrived by train to the town of Bolzano, and from there took the bus to Castelrotto. Its a VERY scenic 50 minute ride, with buses leaving twice an hour from Bolzano. Quite the experience actually,...
Welcome to Kastelruth/Castelrotto, the sunny side of South Tyrol. Here, on the edge of the Dolomites, nature has always been particularly generous. Plenty of sunshine, healthy air and an enchanting...
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