The Val Pusteria (ital. Val Pusteria, lad. Val de Puster) is one of the largest alpine valleys and is located in South-Tirol. The valley is an industrial region, main traffic artery, holiday region and winter sports area.
View eastwards from St. Georgen (Bruneck) into the Puster Valley, in the background the Braies Dolomites
Regions
Val Pusteria
Dynamic cards- Lower Pusteria
North-facing side valleys
- Tauferer Ahrntal (under valley section: Tauferer Tal, upper valley section: Ahrntal, in the Zillertal Alps located);
- Casies, also Gsiesertal (ita .: Valle di Casies), dominated by agriculture and still more natural.
- Antholz Valley (ita .: Valle di Anterselva) is particularly known for cross-country skiing and biathlon
South-facing side valleys
In the eastern dolomites:
- Sex Valley between Sexten Dolomites and the Carnic Alps.
places
Autumn castle in Dobbiaco
- 1 Mühlbach (South Tyrol) (Ital. Rio di Pusteria), at the entrance to the Puster Valley with the districts of Meransen, Spinges and Vals
- 2 Vintage
- 3 Kiens (784 m), with Schöneck Castle and Ehrenburg Castle in the Ehrenburg district;
- 4 St. Lorenzen (South Tyrol) (810 m),
- 5 Brunico (838 m), capital of the Puster Valley,
- 6 Percha
- 7 Olang (1048 m), at the Kronplatz ski area;
- 8 Rasen-Antholz is particularly known for cross-country skiing and biathlon
- 9 Pfalzen (880-2450 m),
- 10 Rodeneck, at the entrance to the Pustertal, parts of the municipality are Vill, Gifen, Nauders, St. Pauls, Spisses, Ahnerberg and Fröllerberg;
- 11 Terenten (1210 m) on a plateau at the entrance to the Puster Valley;
- 14 Dobbiaco
Other goals
background
The valley runs from the east (austrian Border) with a length of about 60 km to the west and lies at an altitude of about 1600 to about 700 m Zillertal Alps and to the south of the Dolomites limited. The valley flows into the west side Eisack Valley.
The main rivers are the Rienza and the Drava.
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getting there
By plane
The nearest airports in the area are
- Airport Bolzano: airAlps;
- Airport innsbruck - Innsbruck Airport (approx. 1 hour by car);
- Airport Treviso - Treviso Airport;
- Airport Verona - Verona Airport;
- Munich Airport: (in approx. 3 - 4 hours by car);
In the street
- Of north over the Brenner Pass and from south out Trent and Bolzano Coming to the west side of the Puster Valley: Via the A22 motorway to the Vahrn exit north of Brixen and from here directly onto the road in the direction of Val Pusteria.
- Of north about the Felbertauern route, Matrei in East Tyrol and Lienz, in Lienz direction Sillian and further after Dobbiaco to the west of the Puster Valley.
By train
Pustertalbahn
In Brixen almost all international trains (EC) on the Brenner railway line Munich-Verona stop. From here regional trains run every hour to Franzensfeste (above Brixen), with a connection to the Pustertal (Pustertalbahn);
mobility
- The Pustertalbahn leads from Franzensfeste (Ital. Fortezza) through the Pustertal after San Candido (Ital. San Candido).
- Stations are: Aicha (Natz-Schabs), Mühlbach (South Tyrol) (Italian Rio di Pusteria), Vintage, St. Sigmund (Kiens), St. Lorenzen (South Tyrol), Brunico, Olang, Welsberg Taisten, Niederdorf (South Tyrol) and Dobbiaco.
The line was extended to Lienz.
Tourist Attractions
- The 1 Earth pyramids near Oberwielenbach in Percha ended a few hundred years ago by a landslide. By washing out the side slopes, column formations were left with the stones lying on them. They are constantly changing due to further erosion, so you can see what they look like every few years. At the earth pyramids there is a paved path with viewpoints.
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They are also called earth pyramids of plates
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When will the stones fall?
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- Bunker of the Italian Alpine Wall. The blocking group Olang - Lawn where 19 systems were planned and partly also implemented in World War II and 9 systems were reactivated during the Cold War. Visits and guided tours are in n8bunker possible.
activities
summer
winter
- Winter sports areas are Hochpustertal, the Kronplatz and the Ahrntal ski arena, see the article Ski resorts in Italy the section South-Tirol;
- Pustertal ski marathon: Oldest cross-country race in South Tyrol, every year in January, start is in Dobbiaco, finish in Sesto. Info: www.ski-marathon.com;
Regular events
- Gustav Mahler Concerts, in Dobbiaco.
- Festival Internazionale di Canto Corale Alta Pusteria. Choir festival in the last week of June and in the theaters, town halls and churches of the most important small towns in the Puster Valley.
kitchen
- 1 The Capriz Feinkäserei in Vintage offers a show dairy, shop, bistro, vinotheque and museum. Goat and cow milk are processed.
nightlife
security
climate
literature
cards
- Bruneck Toblach, hiking and ski tour map sheet 57. compass, ISBN 3-85491-064-9 (German it.).
Web links
- Tourism Association Hochpustertal: www.hochpustertal.info
- District community Pustertal: www.bezirksgemeinschaftpustertal.it;
- Alpine School Pustertal: www.alpinschule.com (The tour program ranges from snowshoeing to ski tours, climbing and cultural trips in the region);
