Out and About with Titelbild Nix the Witch mit Hexe und Foto 10 adventure tours for young and old! 1 Dear andchildren parents, This hiking book belongs to My name is Nixdear the Witch, hikers! and I live in the Alpe di Siusi holiday area all year round. I love to hike on Europe‘s largest mountain pasture and around the villages be- low the mount Sciliar and mount Catinaccio. I stepped off my broom for a while especially for you, and tried out the most exciting and adventurous hikes. And just to make extra-sure that it doesn’t get boring, there are also lots of secret tips, exciting stories, legends and riddles to solve. Pack your hiking book away in your back- pack, lace up your hiking boots and off we go! Hiking Checklist: I wish you lots of fun Good, comfortable hiking shoes in your expeditions! Light, weather-appropriate clothing Sun hat, sun protection Yours, Rain protection Warm pullover in case the temperature drops Nix the Witch Backpack, something to eat and drink while you’re out and about 2 1 Checkpoint mission with Nix the Witch Collect the symbols and hike your way to fabulous prizes! Depending on the number of stamps you have collected, you will receive a great prize and a hiking diploma when you hand in your hiking bracelet This booklet doesn’t just give you amazing hiking tips – it also takes in the information offices: you on a journey of sport and adventure for the whole family, and the chance to win wonderful prizes while you’re at it. If you have collected 3 stamps, How does it work? you will receive a bronze hiking diploma, Inside the booklet you will find a hiking bracelet with ten 10 different symbols. for 5 stamps On each hike, there is a checkpoint where you can stamp your bracelet. These checkpoints a silver diploma, are shown on the maps on the following pages. When you arrive at each checkpoint, you will find a ticket puncher with one of these symbols. Use it to stamp the corresponding symbol and if you have stamped on your bracelet. all 10 symbols, you’ve earned the gold. If you haven’t been able to stamp all your symbols this year, you can carry on your mission next year. The bracelet, however, The aim is to collect as many stamps as possible. can only be given out once. 2 3 Our Dolomite Villages The Alpe di Siusi is the largest mountain pasture in Europe and is 56 km² vast - that’s the same size as 8,000 football fields. Because of its unusual shape, the 2,450 m high Sciliar is the emb- lem mountain of South Tyrol. Castelrotto is inviting you to come for a stroll and browse around the shops in its historic village centre. The Castelrotto church tower is 82 metres high, and is one of the highest church towers in South Tyrol. From Tires al Catinaccio you can see the magical alpine glow on the mount Catinaccio at sunset. This phenomenon is also known as „Enrosadira.“ It is one of the most incredible extraordinary natural spectacles in the world and is a characteristic feature of the Welcome to the Alpe di Siusi Dolomites. From Siusi allo Sciliar, the cable car will take you straight to Alpe holiday area in the Dolomites! di Siusi. In Siusi, there is also an 18-hole golf course, considered to If you want to explore the Alpe di Siusi holiday area together with be the most beautiful golf course in South Tyrol. A number of fa- your family, you will find endless opportunities to do just that. mous guests, such as Carl Zuckmayer and researchers Count Aleksej Swimming or rowing in the Laghetto di Fiè lake, riding horses or Bobrinski, Max Valier and Sigurd Ibsen, felt an irresistible pull to this a trip in a horse-drawn carriage, exploring theme trails and area, and today the magnificent villas of those times remind us of much more… there is something to suit everyone. bygone days. In the summer months, the programme offers you the chance to spend magical adventure nights in the Fiè allo Sciliar is a famed spot, and not only as a summer resort Prösels Castle or to enjoy the open air feasts with and the birthplace of the hay bath; Fiè boast exceptionally good tasty dishes and entertainment for kids. drinking water, also known as the “Blood of the Sciliar:” From a num- ber of sites on the rock massif, it gushes out from its source inside www.seiseralm.it/familysummer the Sciliar in jets as thick as your arm. 4 5 Alpe di Siusi holiday area I’ll be joining Langkofel you on your hikes Plattkofel Rosengarten Sasso Lungo Catinaccio through the Alpe 3.181 m Sasso Piatto di Siusi holiday 2.958 m 2.981 m area. Wolkenstein 9 Rechter Leger Selva Sonne Hexenquellen Florian St. Christina Sole Sorgenti delle Saltria 4 S. Cristina Streghe Naturparkhaus Schlern-Rosengarten Tirler Alm ardena T al G Centro visite ie - V Malga Tirler rs al Filln Kreuz Seiser Alm Sciliar-Catinaccio er T T er Croce Filln Alpe di Siusi a dn Puflatsch Tschapit l rö - G Bullaccia St. Zyprian V Schlern/Sciliar Weißlahnbad a l Compatsch 2.450 m Bagni di lavina bianca S. Cipriano d Puflatsch i 10 Compaccio Panorama T ir Bullaccia 3 e s Wuhnleger Hexenbänke Spitzbühl Panche delle Streghe Marinzen Alm Alpe Marinzen Bad St. Sebastian Schafstall Ratzes Ruine S. Sebastiano Malga Tuff Alm Hauenstein Migg Höhle Hexenstühle Seiser Alm Bahn Grotta Migg Tiers am Rosengarten Rovina di Oachner Weiher Sedie delle Cabinovia 6 7 Castelvecchio Ums Tires al Catinaccio Streghe Laghetto di Aica Seis am Schlern Alpe di Siusi Umes Ruine Salegg Marinzen Siusi allo Sciliar 5 1 Rovina di Salego Völser Weiher Wasserebene Laghetto di Fiè Prösels Völser Aicha Kastelruth Pilzeweg Castelrotto Presule Aica di Fiè Kofel Sentiero dei Funghi St. Vigil Telfen Schloss Prösels Colle S. Vigilio Völs am Schlern Castel Prösels 8 Bozen Tisens Fiè allo Sciliar Tisana Bolzano 2 St. Oswald Waidbruck 6 7 S. Osvaldo Ponte Gardena Siusi 1 The Oswald von Wolkenstein trail The Oswald von Wolkenstein trail is a loop trail that leads past the ruins of Salego and Castelvecchio, and features 15 stations where you can stop off and play. There’s a lot to discover along this tour, including a knight’s table, a knight‘s sword and mystical animals. Hotel Bad Ratzes symbol Valley station of the Castelvecchio Alpe di Siusi cable car ruin Step into the shoes of a damsel or a pageboy and take a trip back to the days of knights and dragons Salego ruin From the entrance to the valley station of the Alpe Starting and arrival point: di Siusi cable car, a paved road branches off towards valley station of the cable car in Siusi Salego. Take a sharp left here and make your way up Parking: valley station of the to the Oswald von Wolkenstein trail. It winds cable car in Siusi through the Castelvecchio forest, past the Sale- Duration: 1 h 40 min go and Castelvecchio ruins. Below the castle Scan the QR code to rock of Castelvecchio, the theme trail carries on Distance: 7,8 km upload your GPS tour to towards Bad Ratzes and ends at a forest road. your mobile phone! Elevation gain ascent: 220 m On the right, a ten-minute detour will take you to the Hotel Bad Ratzes where Elevation gain descent: 220 m you can have fun in a fabulous play- Difficulty: easy adventure trail for families, ground. To the left of the Hotel Bad not pram-friendly Ratzes, follow the signpost to “Siusi,” and you will be back at the valley station No rest stop or eatery on the hiking trail of the cable car in half an hour. 8 9 Siusi Oswald von Wolkenstein Oswald von Wolkenstein (* 1377) was a late medieval sin- ger, poet and composer. He was born and grew up at Cas- tel Forte (also known as Trostburg) in Ponte Gardena. At around the age of ten, he began his life of hiking and adven- turing, and returned to Tyrol around 1400. Oswald inherited a third of Castelvecchio and after many years of fighting for the inheritance, he became the sole owner of the castle in 1427. Legend tells that Castelvecchio is one of the entran- ces to King Laurin’s magical kingdom. In 1445 Oswald von Wolkenstein died in Merano, as a distinguished knight. Every year in early summer, the famous Oswald von Wolkenstein Riding Tournament takes place in his honour in the Alpe di Who was the owner of the sword which Siusi holiday area. was found in 1919 www.ovwritt.com near Castelvecchio? 10 11 Siusi The viewing platform 2 The mushroom path in the Laranza forest in the Laranza Wood The leisurely hike through the Laranza forest makes every hiker’s wishes come true: fresh forest air, a panoramic platform, mushrooms carved from tree trunks and a view fit for a king. symbol Tip: Telfen sports field Every Wednesday in spring (May-June), a Veduta del Re sunrise breakfast is served at the King’s The set-off point for this hike is Telfen Vantage Point. (between Siusi and Castelrotto). The first Find out more at stretch leads towards the sports and football www.seiseralm.it/ fields, and veers off to the right in direction balance. of the signpost “Pilzeweg” (mushroom Starting and arrival point: Telfen trail) shortly after the sports field.