Tires al Catinaccio

The municipality of Tires al Catinaccio with its villages of San Cipriano, Brié, Bagni di Lavina Bianca and Tires village is located in the magic realm of King Laurin.

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The municipality Tires al Catinaccio and the Catinaccio Group.
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The houses of the village.
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The church in the center of Tires village is dedicated to St George.
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The St George Church with its red onion dome.
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San Cipriano is located at 1,071 m asl, approx. 3 km away from Tires village.
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The hamlet is above all famous for its picturesque late Romanesque St Cyprian Chapel.
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Also Briè is a component locality of Tires al Catinaccio.
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View on the Tires valley, which stretches from the slopes of the Catinaccio Group to the Valle Isarco in the north of Bolzano.
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The Farm Trail of Tires is only one of the possibilities for hikes in the surroundings.
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The road of Tires leads to Passo Nigra, continuing towards the Catinaccio Group and Passo di Costalunga - by bicycle or motorbike you can start your Dolomite tour from here.
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Mountain huts on the alpine meadows of Bagni di Lavina Bianca.
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Via the Ciamin valley, several routes take hikers up into the high alpine area of the Catinaccio Group with its highest elevation, the Catinaccio d’Antermoia (3,004 m asl).
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The snow-covered winter landscape of Tires al Catinaccio.
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Bagni di Lavina Bianca… here there’s the visitor centre of the Sciliar-Catinaccio Nature Park.
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The frozen Wuhnleger Pond with the Catinaccio Group in the background.
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The St Cyprian Chapel, one of the most famous landmarks of Tires.
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Above the village, there is a trail leading to the St Sebastian Chapel.
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In higher realms, at the road to Passo Nigra, there are the slopes of the Carezza skiing area, located at the foot of the Catinaccio Group.
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If you prefer a more quiet area, we recommend you to discover the surroundings of Tires on foot and to enjoy the unique view of the Catinaccio Group.
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video : Destinations in the Sciliar Region
video : A night at the Vajolet Towers
video : A night at the Wuhnleger Pond
video : Ski Area Carezza Dolomites

Tires, inhabited by some 960 people, stretches at an altitude of 700 to 3,002 m. Hardly could the position of a municipality be more picturesque, as it extends at the foot of the Catinaccio Group, in the legendary realm of King Laurin, protagonist of Dolomite sagas. Indeed it is him to dip-paint the mountain range with the distinctive outline in rose at sunrise and sunset, the famous enrosadira. Tires belongs to the so-called “Alpine Pearls”, the cooperation that takes a stand for soft and sustainable tourism. By the way: the highest forested hill of Europe, the 1,756 m high Montalto di Nova, is also located in the municipal territory.

Parts of the municipality are located in the protected area of the Sciliar-Catinaccio Nature Park, providing ideal grounds for walking and hiking as well as an innumerable number of other outdoor activities. What you should not miss is a stop at the visitor centre of the nature park that can be found at the entrance of the Ciamin valley, in a former water-run Venetian saw mill. In winter, the skiing areas of Alpe di Suisi and Latemar-Obereggen are within easy reach. Moreover the surroundings of Tires al Catinaccio are perfect for snow-shoeing, tobogganing or winter walking.

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