Glacier and mountain meadows
Side valley
Farm Holidays in Sulden
The valley of Sulden and the village of the same name lie nestling amidst the highest mountains in South Tyrol at the foot of the mighty Ortler mountain.
The road turns off at Prad am Stilfser Joch and leads up to 1,900 metres above sea level, where the village is situated. Anyone on holiday on a farm in Sulden will have a high-Alpine world at their fingertips. The around 400 villagers here are used to starting the day with views commonly seen on picture postcards, but guests staying in holiday flats or rooms are sure to enjoy the special experience of being treated to the sight of the high Ortlergruppe mountains in the morning again and again.
The valley of Sulden and the village of the same name lie nestling amidst the highest mountains in South Tyrol at the foot of the mighty Ortler mountain.
The road turns off at Prad am Stilfser Joch and leads up to 1,900 metres above sea level, where the village is situated. Anyone on holiday on a farm in Sulden will have a high-Alpine world at their fingertips. The around 400 villagers here are used to starting the day with views more commonly seen on picture postcards, but guests staying in holiday flats or rooms cannot fail to enjoy the special experience of being treated to the sight of the high Ortlergruppe mountains in the morning again and again.
Sulden was only opened up to tourists in the late 19th century with the construction of the road into the village. Sulden lies in the Stilfserjoch National Park – one of the largest nature conservation areas in Europe. Nature can be seen and felt from its most unspoilt side here. These idyllic circumstances are much appreciated by the villages, who go about life in a sustainable fashion. This is also how tourism is carried out in Sulden: respect, calm, contemplative and nature-oriented.
Surrounded by nature
Keen hikers will love Sulden. There are around 115 kilometres of hiking paths and 27 three-thousand-metre-high mountains to be climbed starting out from the village. Whether it’s a gentle walk from mountain hut to hut or tackling a ‘via ferrata’ for experienced mountain hikers, there are tours to suit everyone around Sulden. The glaciers around Sulden are breathtaking in summer, and worth a trip in winter, too. 44 kilometres of varied pistes start here, meaning that the snowy landscape may be enjoyed on skis. There is definitely no shortage of options for activities in Sulden. This side valley entices people out on touring skis, cross-country skis, sledges, snowshoes, in ice-climbing gear and on horse and cart rides.
Cultural options
You can find out interesting cultural facts in Sulden at the three museums in and around Sulden. The Messner Mountain Museum Ortles is all about ice, while the extreme mountaineer, Reinhold Messner, gives his own personal take on Alpinism at Alpine Curiosa. The Museum for the Ortler Region, on the other hand, housed in the primary school at Sulden, takes visitors through a hundred years of tourism history.
Sulden was only opened up to tourists in the late 19th century with the construction of the road into the village. Sulden lies in the Stilfserjoch National Park – one of the largest nature conservation areas in Europe. Nature can be seen and felt from its most unspoilt side here. These idyllic circumstances are much appreciated by the villages, who go about life in sustainable fashion. This is also how tourism is carried out in Sulden: respect, calm contemplative and nature-oriented.
Surrounded by nature
Keen hikers will love Sulden. There are around 115 kilometres of hiking paths and 27 three-thousand-metre-high mountains to be climbed starting out from the village. Whether it’s a gentle walk from mountain hut to hut or tackling a ‘via ferrata’ for experienced mountain hikers, there are tours to suit everyone around Sulden. The glaciers around Sulden are breathtaking in summer, and worth a trip in winter, too. Forty-four kilometres of varied pistes start here, meaning that the snowy landscape may be enjoyed on skis. There is definitely no shortage of options for activity in Sulden. This side valley invites ski tourers, cross-country skiers, sledgers, snowshoe walkers, ice climbers and passengers on horse and cart rides.
Cultural options
You can find out interesting cultural facts in Sulden at the three museums in and around Sulden. The Messner Mountain Museum Ortles is all about ice, while the extreme mountaineer, Reinhold Messner, gives his own personal take on Alpinism at Alpine Curiosa. The Museum for the Ortler region, on the other hand, housed in the primary school at Sulden takes visitors through a hundred years of tourism history.
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The museum in the mountain
The glacier around Sulden is one of Reinhold Messner’s favourite places, which is why he set up one of his Messner Mountain Museums here. The permanent exhibition ‘At the end of the world’ may be viewed in the underground museum.
The glacier around Sulden is one of Reinhold Messner’s favourite places, which is why he set up one of his Messner Mountain Museums here. The permanent exhibition ‘At the end of the world’ may be viewed in the underground museum.
Visitors literally go into the mountain to get to Messner Mountain Museum Ortles in Sulden. The way gradually descends over uneven levels into the artificially created caves made from visible reinforced concrete. Reinhold Messner’s experiences with the ice and darkness, with snow creatures and snow lions feature in the permanent exhibition. The largest collection of Ortler pictures as well as ice equipment from two centuries worldwide is found here. Visitors can get a picture of icy mountains, the Arctic and Antarctic and the untameable power of avalanches here up close.
