Passeier or Passeier Valley (Italian: Val Passiria) is a mountain valley in South-Tirol in Italy. It is located north of Meran.
background
The valley is traversed by the Passer river, which rises at the 2509 meter high Timmelsjoch and flows into the Etsch. Various geological, climatic and vegetation zones can be found along these 50 kilometers.
The Passeier is divided into the northern Hinterpasseier and the southern Vorderpasseier.
On the Jaufenpass is the valley with Sterzing in the Eisack Valley connected, in turn via the burner With innsbruck connected is.
places
The following three communities belong to the valley community:
The Passeier tourist office also includes the southern municipalities:
The Pfelder Valley, a side valley of the "Hinteren Passeiertal", is the only place in the valley Pfelders.
language
getting there
- Of Meran coming lies the
parallel to the passer. At St. Leonhard the road turns to the east and goes in several serpentines up to the Jaufenpass and further on Sterzing. - From St. Leonhard it goes
to the west to the Timmelsjoch, from Moos is the Timmelsjochstrasse toll, one-way trip by car € 14, return € 18. The toll booth is only after the Timmelsjoch on the Austrian side shortly before Hochgurgl. Payment is only made when passing this point. - The pass roads are regularly closed in the winter months
mobility
Tourist Attractions
activities
summer
- Hiking on the historic Waalwege in the lower section of the valley
- Alpine hikes around the Hirzer and in the Texel Group Nature Park
- Paragliding on the Hirzer is
- In St. Martin there is an 18-hole golf course in the Quellenhof district (it. Sorgente)
winter
- There are opportunities for skiing in the Pfelderer Tal, a side valley of the Passer near Moos.
