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rmicallef Says: 45minutes away from Vipiteno, we have Jenesien, a small town, right above the city of Bolzano.Jenesien is famous for the blonde horses and for riding. We paid about €18 pp for an hour horse riding in the woods. Not to miss
Hochfeiler - for very skilled hikers
Anjutka Says: It is not too often possible in the Alps to climb an over 3500 m high peak without any specific glacier equipment (but with perfect mountain equipment anyway, of course). Park the car at the 3rd hairpin turn of the road and follow the signs "Hochfeilerhuette" which is...
rmicallef Says: For €8, you could rent a bike or mountain bike for half a day. Vipiteno and the surroundings are ideal of a bike ride. When we were there, last June, we hired a bike and rode to Racines. Very easy, just follow the river. Worth the ride :)Unfortunately I don't have the...
pupina Says: We visited Vipiteno on Easter Sunday and we just walked around. It was magical with all the sweet shops displaying Easter eggs.
Anjutka Says: From the parking at the end of the open part of the road a 3 hours hike leads to the Landshuter Europahuette, a lodge through which the Austrian-Italian frontier runs since 1919. I did not test how it feels maybe to sleep head in Austria and feet in Italy or the other way...
Anjutka Says: A considerable part of the way from Stein, the last settlement in the Pfitschertal near the end of the bus line connecting the valley with Sterzing can be done by car on a rough narrow and unpaved road. At about 1700 m above sea level the road is closed. From there onwards a...
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Ralserhof Agriturismo: Valle di Vizze
rmicallef Says: A self catering farm in Avenes, Val di Vizze. 10 minutes away from Vipiteno centre. A place I would recommend to anyone going there. Apartment is extremely clean and equipped with everything with excellent central heating, washing machine and nice views from terrace.Kitchen...
Pfitscherjochhaus: A typical Alpine Lodge at the Pfitscherjoch
Anjutka Says: Pfitscherjochhaus is a quite typical representative for tha Alpine lodges which in an excellent network stretch out all over the Alps and are seldom more than a half day's hike distant from each other (the closest ones around here are the Landshuter Europahuette (exactly at...
Hotel Zoll: Excellent Value For Money
RhineRoll Says: Hotel Zoll is located a bit out of town. It consists of an older main building and a recently added building offering more modern amenities. The hotel seems to be particularly popular with bikers touring the Alpine passes. Excellent breakfast with all the South Tyrolean...
Pretzhof: everything home made
PALLINA Says: Great address to find local food, home grown cattle, nice location and accurate service. To book in advance, because it's very popular for family meeting. Local products availabre in the shop.
Schaurhof: Perfect Alpine and Mediterranean Combination
Anjutka Says: You probably would never find it or think to try it if you have no info beforehand. The Schaurhof is perfectly hidden and off the beaten path. When you are driving on the road (not the Autostrada!) from Sterzing to the Brenner Pass you see a few km north of Sterzing (before...
Restaurant in the Pfitscherjochhaus: Food and drink OK
Anjutka Says: If you feel that you need warm food, a beer from the tap or a Cappucino - the self- service reataurant of the Pfitscherjochhaus has all that and more, a mix of popular Italian and Austrian dishes as Lasagne, Wiener Schnitzel and Apfelstrudel (the latter highly...
Blueberries on the lower part of the hike
Anjutka Says: On the lower part of the hike you can find blueberries. The fact that you find plenty of them just two meters from the path is a good indicator that this hike is a little "off the beaten path"
From Innsbruck to Vipiteno and back
hdv63 Says: Instead of the expensive Brenner Pass (motorway A13 in Austria and A22 in Italy) you can travel from Innsbruck to Vipiteno and back along higway B182 (Steinach - Gries) in Austria and highway 12 in Italy. It's a very relaxed road in a beautiful landscape and you pay no toll.
Anjutka Says: The area is best reached by car. From Sterzing/Vipiteno follow the signs "Pfitschertal/val Vizze" and follow the road until to the place from where on it is closed. The road leads in principle up to the Pfitscher Joch Tthe Italians built under the Fascist time many quite...
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To be found as soon as you enter Vipiteno Centre. Ample parking and excellent choice.
What to buy: Since we were staying in a self catering apartment, we used to visit Lidl quite a lot. Excellent prices such as 3 pizza Margerita at approx €2 and 2lt water at approx €0.17 per bottle.
Updated Aug 1, 2008
Address: Lidl Italia Srl,Via Stazione, 37, 39049 Prati (BZ)
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We had - as you see from the pictures - the best thinkable weather and therfore it was just pleasant and nothing else. But do not forget that you are in a region which only a short period of the year allows to stroll round there a we did. weather changes can be extremely rapid and mean at these altitudes that you find yourself suddenly right in the clouds with a visibility limited to short distances. Therefore never leave the marked paths and trails if there are the slightest doubts in the weather. The temperature drops can be very rapid and drastic, too and temperatures below the freezing point and snowfall are possible at all times of the year. Try always to get detailled weatherforecsts and ask experienced locals (there is always at least one on every lodge). And carry always several layers of dress and good rain protection in your backpack. And a map, preferentially scaled 1: 50.000, there are excellent maps covering every region of the Alps avaiable in bookshops and shops selling outdoor gear in the respective regions.
Updated Apr 16, 2005
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Clothing/Shoes/Weather Gear: In our 6 days in Vipiteno areas last June, weather varied quite a lot.
We had days of continuas drizzle (wear Jeans, shirt, a light raincoat or keep an umbrella )
and days of sun, where we also wore shorts.
However, we always kept a light jacket handy for high altitudes, where we also were on snow.
Camping/Beach/Outdoor Gear: A good tracking shoes is very handy.
Written Jul 24, 2008
rmicallef Says: 15km away from Avenes.2200m above sealevelSnow nearly all year roundCould be reached by car......heaven on earth
Anjutka Says: It was interesting for me (I studied also Norwegian language and literature and Norway is one of my favourite countries) to find in the village Gossensass (a few km above Sterzing on the road to the Brenner pass) this sign and at a house at this square a memorial plate....
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Pfitscher Joch - a pleasant hike
The name (Sterzing/Vipiteno) of the location might be somewhat misleading because all the hike was about 30 - 35 km away and 1500 m above this place but I could not find any other suitable place in......
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Still in Italy but feeling like in Austria
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