Summer on the Alpe di Siusi

Image gallery: Summer

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  Video: Hiking Tip: Mount Sciliar

  
  Our hike starts by stepping out of the Spitzbühl Chairlift, high up on the Alpe di Siusi, where we march right up to the highest point of the Sciliar Massif, on Mt. Petz featuring 2,564 m a.s.l.

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  Unique! In June, the alpine rose blossom turns the biggest high alp of Europe into a landscape of different colors and scents.
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  A popular hike leads in about 3.5 hours from Fiè allo Sciliar to the Malga Tuff mountain hut, one of the most beautiful huts of South Tyrol.
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  Meadows in early summer near the Rif. Zallinger mountain hut at 2,037 m a.s.l., a beautiful wooden building dating back to the 19th century.
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  The Pond of Fiè near the eponymous village invites in summer to a refreshing dive, whereas in winter it turns into a big ice skating rink.
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  A waterfall along the Geologist’s Trail near Siusi - the theme path leads to the Malga Prossliner and the Rif. Malghetta Sciliar mountain huts.
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  The Sciliar massif with its main peak and emblem of South Tyrol, the 2,563 m high Sciliar mountain, seen from San Vigilio near Siusi.
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  A summer holiday also for these Haflinger horses at the Alpe di Siusi, here along the hiking trail which leads to the Rif. Zallinger mountain hut.
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  Sight on Mt. Sassolungo (3,182 m a.s.l.) near the Plan de Cunfin area - it is the main peak of the Sassolungo Group in the Gardena Dolomites.
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  Alpine poppy (Papaver alpinum), a poppy found in the Alps, on the scree slopes of the 3,181 m high Mt. Sassolungo.
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  The 26 km long beautiful MTB tour on the Alpe di Siusi starts in Compaccio at 1,840 m a.s.l. and takes also to Saltria (see pic).
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  Impressive view on the Church Steeple of Castelrotto (Kastelruth) - it is said that its bell has got the most beautiful pealing.
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  Hike in August to the 2,176 m high Mt. Bullaccia and the Witches’ Benches, an old place of pagan worship and of the dances of the Sciliar Witches.
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  The observation platform "Engelrast" on Mt. Bullaccia offers a fantastic view on the Dolomites - afterwards the descent to the valley starts.
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