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The Valle di Vanoi valley - the green heartland of Trentino - dotted with tiny Alpine villages
Welcoming and picturesque with its porphyry-paved streets, Canal San Bovo - the chief town in the valley featuring numerous scattered hamlets - offers beautiful views of the Cauriòl and Totoga mountainpeaks.
In the nearby hamlet of Caoria you can find the Casa del Museo Etnografico del Vanoi, a rural museum displaying an exhibition on the arts and crafts of bygone times, "Arti e mestieri de na Volta". Equally attractive is the Museo della Grande Guerra sul Lagorai, the local museum dedicated to World War I.
Other hamlets, such as Zortea, Prade and Gobbera, can be used as bases for pleasant walks and tours to valle Zortei and Lake Calaita. Other interesting outdoor activities are horse-riding tours on the Eastern Trentino Horse Trail, which crosses through the area, as well as mountain-bike rides or just simple hikes, while the most authentic Vanoi experience includes kayaking and angling.
Winter
Spectacular natural surroundings and, in winter, an unrivalled setting for an unforgettable skiing holiday
The Vanoi district, of which Canal San Bovo is the chief town, with its many hamlets scattered throughout the valley, covers an area of about 125 square kilometres featuring mostly woods, lakes, streams, pastures and tiny picturesque villages. Thanks to its unspoilt nature, visitors can enjoy its quiet charm and magic in winter too.
In the cold season, the Vanoi valley becomes the favoured destination of adventurous skiing enthusiasts, who come here to practice ski alpinism and cross-country skiing on the circuit around Lake Calaita. But the resort isn't just about skiing; there are other interesting options to go for, such as snow-shoe hiking, using the local snow-shoes called craspe - strolling through the woods and up to the mountain huts - as well as traditional sledding.
The key sport event is the Raduno sci alpinistico del Vanoi, a ski rally held in March.
Highlights
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Holiday packages and 200 km of trails through some of the Dolomites' most beautiful valleys
For information
APT San Martino di Castrozza, Primiero e Vanoi
Via Passo Rolle, 6
38050 San Martino di Castrozza, Italy
Tel: +39 (0439) 719041
Fax: +39 (0439) 719041
E-mail: infovanoi@sanmartino.com
38050 San Martino di Castrozza, Italy
Tel: +39 (0439) 719041
Fax: +39 (0439) 719041
E-mail: infovanoi@sanmartino.com
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Car:
The shortest way to get to the Primiero valley from Trento is along the SS 47 della Valsugana to Primolano and then in the direction of Fiera di Primiero along SS 50 Passo Rolle; 100 km approx. to Fiera di Primiero. Or take the turn from Borgo Valsugana towards Tesino (SP 78) over the Passo Brocon.
From Bolzano you drive down to Ora and then take SS 48 for the Valle di Fiemme valley and over the Passo Rolle (1984 m a.s.l. - SS 50). The connection with the Agordino is over the Passo Cereda (SS 347).
Public transport:
You can get to Trento FS station and then continue along the Trento-Venice line getting off at Borgo Valsugana or arriving from Belluno along the Padova-Calalzo line and getting off at Feltre. Connections from the stations are ensured by a bus service.
Airplane:
The nearest airports are Verona Catullo at about 90 km, Venice Marco Polo at 195 km, Milan Linate at 245 km and the new airport of Bolzano at 60 km.
