Val Venosta

Summer holidays Val Venosta (German: Vinschgau, Ladin Val Venuesta) mean freshly cut hay, a warm sun in the sky, very tasty apricots and apples and the shining Ortles (German: Ortler) Glacier, where snow is present in summer as well and it’s possible to ski. The mountain bike fans spending their summer holidays Val Venosta can explore the old Roman “Via Claudia Augusta”; this bikes track links up the Resia (German: Reschen) glaciers with the Merano (German: Meran, Ladin Maran) palms. The “Via Claudia Augusta” is very even and allows you to cycle across orchards, ancient towns like Glorenza (German: Glurns) or Ciardes (German: Tschardes) along the Adige (German: Etsch) river. The Resia artificial lake is the meeting point among Italy, Austria and Switzerland. It’s 6 km long and it offers many fishes: northern pikes, coregonuses, artic charr and the very tasty European perches. It’s possible to practice Nordic Walking around the lake and do some rollerblading. The persistent wind gives you the possibility of sailing in summer and of doing some snowkite in winter.

Wellness & beauty holidays in Val Venosta

You can spend your Val Venosta holidays under the sign of wellness as well, as this valley also offers very luxurious wellness hotels; some of them belong to the "Belvita Alpine Wellness" hotel group, one of the best in South Tyrol. During your Val Venosta holidays you can experiment the Oriental wellness treatments like the ones based on Chinese medicine and Ayurvedic medicine. Other wellness treatments are based on local products such as the Val Martello strawberries, employed for face treatments, the Lasa (German: Laas) apricots, employed in nourishing body packs and the apricot cores, used in scrub treatments, the Lasa marble used in cold stones massages; they are suitable for guests suffering of fragile capillaries.