GUIDE TO THE TERRITORY On a discovery of the most beautiful sites of the Pale di San Martino, Primiero and Vanoi sanmartino.com GUIDE TO THE TERRITORY On a discovery of the most beautiful sites of the Pale di San Martino, Primiero and Vanoi sanmartino.com CONTENTS INTRODUCTION ...............................................................................................................................................5 ENVIRONMENT AND NATURE Welcome! ..............................................................................................................................................................................6 The Dolomites, a World Heritage site............................................................................................ 7 Green Way Primiero, a lifestyle ................................................................................................................8 Pale di San Martino ...............................................................................................................................................11 Lagorai ....................................................................................................................................................................................12 Vette Feltrine .................................................................................................................................................................13 The Nature Park .......................................................................................................................................................15 The Park: find out more .................................................................................................................................16 Trials in the Park ........................................................................................................................................................17 Ecomuseo del Vanoi .............................................................................................................................................18 SPORT Always active .................................................................................................................................................................21 On the way ......................................................................................................................................................................22 High mountain huts ..............................................................................................................................................23 Dolomiti Palaronda Trek .................................................................................................................................24 Soft or Hard Trek? ...................................................................................................................................................25 Bike .............................................................................................................................................................................................27 Bike Arena .........................................................................................................................................................................29 Way up high ...................................................................................................................................................................30 Ski lifts .....................................................................................................................................................................................31 The “Aquile” ...................................................................................................................................................................32 Activities with children ......................................................................................................................................34 Orienteering ...................................................................................................................................................................35 Snowboard and freestyle ...............................................................................................................................37 Downhill skiing.............................................................................................................................................................38 Freeride.................................................................................................................................................................................40 One-of-a-kind ski slopes .................................................................................................................................42 Skiing by night ...............................................................................................................................................................43 Nordic skiing ..................................................................................................................................................................44 Skiing school ...................................................................................................................................................................45 More than just skiing ............................................................................................................................................46 Snowshoeing in the wood ...........................................................................................................................47 4 VALLEYS YOU SHOULDN’T MISS Val Venegia.........................................................................................................................................................................50 Val Canali ............................................................................................................................................................................51 Val Noana ..........................................................................................................................................................................52 Valsorda ................................................................................................................................................................................53 2 sanmartino.com TOWNS San Martino di Castrozza..............................................................................................................................57 Passo Rolle ......................................................................................................................................................................58 Primiero: an exceptional town sextet ...........................................................................................59 Fiera di Primiero ........................................................................................................................................................60 The other towns of Primiero ...................................................................................................................61 The Vanoi valley .........................................................................................................................................................62 Sagron Mis .........................................................................................................................................................................63 SIGHTSEEING ATTRACTIONS The late gothic heart ..........................................................................................................................................65 Treasures of art ..........................................................................................................................................................66 Mezzano, a romantic town ..........................................................................................................................67 The sites of Ecomuseum ................................................................................................................................68 Since pre-historic times ...................................................................................................................................69 Artistic handcrafts ...................................................................................................................................................71 HISTORY A hint of history ........................................................................................................................................................73 The history of San Martino ........................................................................................................................74 Notable mountaineers on the Pale .................................................................................................76 GASTRONOMY Mouth-watering treats ......................................................................................................................................79 A tour of the dairy huts ..................................................................................................................................81 Excellence ..........................................................................................................................................................................82