The Schnalstal (ital. Val Senales) located in South-Tirol and is a side valley of the Vinschgau. It is traversed by the Schnalser Bach, which rises in the Ötztal Alps and is at Naturno flows into the Adige. The villages of Schnalstal make up the municipality Schnals(Italian: Senales). The community has about 1250 inhabitants, the administrative seat is in Karthaus.
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background
- 1 Kurzras(Italian: Maso Corte)
- 2 Gnawed(Italian: Vernago)
- 3 Our lady(Italian: Madonna di Senales)
- 4 Karthaus (Schnals)(Italian: Certosa), Administrative seat of the municipality
- 5 Katharinenberg(Italian: Santa Catharina)
Other goals
- 1 Site of the glacier mummy Ötzi
- 2 ArcheoParc
- 3 Pilgrimage Church of Our Lady
- In the back of the valley you can find the 4 Vernagt reservoir (Lago di Vernago), a small reservoir. It is mainly used for the local power supply. But canoe trips are also offered here during the summer season.
language
The valley is bilingual like the rest of South Tyrol. You can communicate with the locals in both German and Italian.
getting there
The valley is only accessible by car or public transport via the Vinschgau.
mobility
Tourist Attractions
- 5 Juval Castle was built by Hugo von Motalban around 1278. Since 1983 it has been the summer residence of Reinhold Messner, who has housed several art collections there. There is no parking space at the castle. It is possible to use the shuttle bus or to go on foot. The castle can be reached in various ways, such as the Stabener Waalweg, Tscharner Waalweg or Schnalser Waalweg. The castle is located at the entrance to the Schnalstal in the municipality of Kastelbell-Tschars.
- Messner Mountain Museum, Juval Castle, 39020 Kastelbell (BZ). Tel.: 39 348 4433871, Email: [email protected]. With art collections and collections of objects from the Himalayas.Open: From Palm Sunday to June 30th and from September 1st to the first Sunday in November from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., closed on Wednesdays, visits are only possible with a guide.
activities
The valley is mainly populated by hikers in summer and skiers in winter. Since it is south of the Ötztal Alps The accommodations serve as a starting point or destination for their tours for many guests.
- The place located at an altitude of 2000 m Kurzras is a pure winter sports resort with larger hotel complexes and cable cars that transport guests up to the glaciers at an altitude of 3200 m. You can go skiing all year round on the glacier. There are a total of 35 km of slopes here (see also Panorama of the ski area). The ski slope into the valley to Kurzras is sometimes very steep and narrow. Hotels, restaurants and a supermarket are open all year round. Some buildings and facilities look in need of renovation. In summer you can not only hear the marmots when hiking, but also often watch them up close. The snack station, Refuge beautiful view It is also possible to spend the night in it, located just below the glacier at an altitude of 2850 m next to the glacier lake. In Kurzras there are motorhome parking spaces with electricity, disposal next to the valley station of the large gondola lift.
- A specialty of the Schnalstaler Glacier Railway is this Hotel Grawand, which is located in the mountain station of the cable car.
- Hiking on the Waalwegen
- Archeo Park. The Archeo-Park with a view of the place where the glacier mummy was found at Tisenjoch (Hauslabjoch) informs about Ötzis's time. Easiest approach to the Tisenjoch over the Similaunhütte.
- There is one in Vernagt 1 Ötzi Rope Park. High rope climbing course.
kitchen
nightlife
There are fewer in the valley. There is a disco in Kurzras, but it does not open again until the ski season.
accommodation
- 1 Glacier Hotel Grawand, Short grass 111. Tel.: 39 0473 662 118, Fax: 39 0473 662172.
security
climate
The climate in the valley is determined by the high mountains and the glaciers on them. It's rough and the first snowflakes can appear as early as the beginning of September.
literature
Web links
- Schnalstaler Glacier Railway
- Val Senales Tourist Office (Don't let oetzisworld.it confuse you, the site is very informative.)
- Official information portal of the Schnalstal (German)
