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Holiday guide Bike trips, hiking and so much more… 3 A very warm welcome Not just apples Gastronomy to Leifers/Laives, Branzoll/ South Tyrol, the realm of apples ................................................................ 4 Culinary delights in Leifers/Laives, Branzoll/Bronzolo and Bronzolo and Pfatten/Vadena! Leifers/Laives, the apple town .................................................................... 5 Pfatten/Vadena ............................................................................................ 36 Index It is here in the south of Four seasons of apples ................................................................................. 6 Bars, Pastry shops, Bakeries ...................................................................... 38 South Tyrol that you can Varieties of apple .......................................................................................... 7 enjoy the unique blend of a Apple specialities .......................................................................................... 8 On the way in South Tyrol Mediterranean atmosphere and The Wine Route ............................................................................................. 9 Mobility ......................................................................................................... 39 the traditional South Tyrolean South Tyrolean specialities and the traditional “Törggelen” ............ 10 culture, surrounded as far as For all emergencies 112 the eye can see by fabulous Holidays for sports lovers apple orchards. Thanks to their Hiking and walking ...................................................................................... 12 central position, the three Bicycle trips ................................................................................................... 16 towns are the ideal starting Mountain bike trips ..................................................................................... 19 points to discover the area and its many other wonderful Tips for all the family .................................................................................. 22 destinations. Free time ....................................................................................................... 23 Bad weather tips .......................................................................................... 24 We wish you a pleasant and relaxing stay! Town & Culture Editor: Laives Bronzolo Vadena Tourist Association Texts: Verena Gamper, Nadja Gallmetzer, Apple Country South Tyrol; except for errors and variations The towns of Leifers/Laives, Branzoll/Bronzolo and English translation: Jemma Prior Leifers/Laives Tourist Association Cover design: Ass. Turistica Laives/Tiberio Sorvillo Pfatten/Vadena ............................................................................................ 26 Via J.F. Kennedy 88 Images: Ass. Turistica Appiano/allesfoto.com (2), Ass. Turistica Caldaro/Tiberio Sorvillo (1), Ass. Turistica Laives (2), Ass. Turistica Laives/Nadja Gallmetzer (2), Ass. Turistica Laives/Tiberio Sorvillo (14), Castel Flavon (1), IDM Alto Adige (5), IDM Alto Adige/Alberto Campanile (1), IDM Alto Adige/Alex Filz (6), IDM Places to visit ............................................................................................... 28 I – 39055 Laives Alto Adige/allesfoto.com (1), IDM Alto Adige/Andreas Mierswa (1), IDM Alto Adige/Angelika Schwarz (1), IDM Alto Adige/Franziska Perpmer (1), IDM Alto Places to visit in the area........................................................................... 32 T +39 0471 950 420 Town of Town of Town of Adige/Frieder Blickle (1), IDM Alto Adige/Helmuth Rier (2), IDM Alto Adige/Luca Guadagnini (1), IDM Alto Adige/Ludwig Thalheimer (1), IDM Alto Adige/ Manuela Prossliner (1), IDM Alto Adige/trickytine (1), Museo Archeologico dell’Alto Adige/Ochsenreiter (1), Museo Scienze Naturali Alto Adige/Massimo Museums ....................................................................................................... 34 [email protected] Leifers/ Branzoll/ Pfatten/ Laives Bronzolo Vadena Morpurgo (1), Oberggen Latemarium/Pierluigi Orler (1), Pixabay (6), Reinswalder Lift GmbH/Marion Lafogler (1), Riccardo Di Valerio (1); Castles ............................................................................................................ 35 www.laives-info.it Graphic design: Friedl Raffeiner, www.frigraf.it;Printed by: Ingraf, Ora © All rights reserved 4 5 > South Tyrol, > Apples in Leifers/Laives the realm of apples Leifers/Laives is surrounded by apple orchards, which in spring transform the city apples Every tenth apple produced in Europe into a sea of flowers. apples comes from South Tyrol, so the region is famous everywhere for its apples. In Leifers/Laives more than 200 families Apple trees cover about 18,400 hectares work in the apple business and together but the cultivation is spread across very they manage a total of about 500 hectares small farms: there are more than 7,000 of apple orchards. The municipality of Not just Not just Not family farms, with an average area of Leifers/Laives covers 24 km², and more than 2.5 - 3 hectares. 1/5 of that land comprises apple orchards. 32,500 tons of apples are harvested every South Tyrolean farmers have been harvesting year and there is a great variety: 13 different apples for over 100 years, since the strategic types of apples are grown. The Gala apple is position of the Alpine pass and the mild, the one that tops the list and in fact every Mediterranean climate offer the best condi- fourth apple in Leifers/Laives is a Gala. tions for apple growing. The South Tyrolean ap- Besides Gala, Pink Lady, Granny Smith, ple is distinguished by its bright colours, unique Golden Delicious and Fuji are also grown taste and excellent quality and with 300 days of in the apple orchards in and around sunshine a year, the sun also plays an important Leifers/Laives. role. During the year, approx. 1 million tons of apples are harvested in South Tyrol, of which 85% are eating apples for immediate consump- tion, 4% are organic and 11% are for industrial use. This harvest represents approximately 10% of the total apple production in the EU. 6 7 > Four seasons of apples > Apple varieties Apple varieties apples in Leifers/Laives apples Pink Lady Golden Delicious In South Tyrol there are approximately Pink Lady apples owe their name to the colour The Golden Delicious is the main apple 7,000 farmers who grow apples with great of this apple, 2/3 of which is a shiny pink-red in South Tyrolean fruit growing. It feels at care and attention. South Tyrolean apples hue. Due to its late harvest in November, it is home and is at its best at a high altitude, are known for their fresh aroma and only grown in the south of South Tyrol and it where it can develop its well-known quality Not just Not just Not Spring Summer Autumn Winter are typically juicy with an intense taste. is precisely for this reason that the Pink Lady and obtains its typical red cheek. Thanks to If fruit growers intend to plant Fruit growers remove surplus In autumn, fruit growers In the case of young trees, fruit in Leifers/Laives is in second place with 16% its perfectly balanced sweet – acidic taste, The following apple varieties are most new trees, they have to do this and damaged fruit by hand. In prepare for the harvest. They growers prune long, surplus of the production. the Golden Delicious apple is a favourite commonly grown in Leifers/Laives: in spring. For that purpose they the event of drought, the trees ensure that their equipment shoots near the treetip. Where The queen of apples has a very distinctive among children. have to work and loosen the soil are irrigated with a spray or is in working order and collect the shoots are protruding too flavor: juicy, aromatic and slightly acidic. and plant young trees that have drop irrigation system. The grass the empty large boxes from the steeply they are tied back. In this been grown in nurseries and around the apple trees is cut marketing company. Farmers way more fruit can accumulate. provide them with nutrients. and left to lie as it is an impor- are obliged to close their field Young and fruit-bearing trees are During the nights where there is a tant source of nutrition for the books and present them to the cut in the shape of a Christmas Gala risk of frost, fruit growers have to micro organism in the soil. board of control. tree. This structure allows for a Gala apples are summer apples that are monitor the temperature and if it The fruit trees are checked After the harvest, fruit growers favourable exposure to the light harvested from the middle of August, which Granny Smith Fuji sinks below the critical zero degrees regularly for pests and beneficial take soil samples for analysis that is crucial for a good quality marks the beginning of the apple harvest. Its Granny Smith apples, which account for 13% This apple is number 1 in the world rankings. Celsius, they will have to switch on insects. If needed, environmen- and fertilise their fields. of fruit and regular yields. crunchy skin, juicy pulp and sweet taste makes of the total apple production, is in third place Its origin is Japanese but in the low valleys their frost protection irrigation. tally-friendly pesticides that do If new layouts are planned, the In the winter, fruit growers it so popular that it is grown all over the world. for the quantity of apples grown in Leifers/ of South Tyrol its aroma can develop to its Bees pollinate the apple blos-