Plan de Corones in summer

14 locations in the heart of Val Pusteria together make up an attractive and articulated tourist area, Crown Plan. Complementary and well integrated with each other, each with its own identity, they are: Brunico-Perca, San Vigilio di Marebbe, Valdaora, San Lorenzo, Valle di Casies- Monguelfo- Tesido, Falzes, Rasun in Valle Anterselva, Anterselva, Chienes, Terento, Gais-Villa Ottone and San Martino in Badia. The Plan de Corones area thus responds to everyone's different needs. Quiet places to unwind in the healthy air and snow-covered landscape - countless possibilities for those who want to bring back new impressions, as for those seeking only tranquility - for sportsmen, who love active holidays and adventure - for art lovers , who want to investigate the multifaceted history of this land of castles, churches, residences and farms - for nature lovers, who can discover unspoiled areas.

Val Pusteria has an area of ​​2.071 km² which corresponds to 28% of the Province of Bolzano. The inhabitants are approx. 73.000. Only 25% of the surface is located at an altitude between 500 and 1.000 m. More than half are located between 1.000 and 2.000 m, the rest are even higher. This means: many slopes, a lot of wood (green valley + good air), mountain areas and glaciers.
The highest mountain is the Gran Pilastro, 3.556 m, along the main Alpine watershed; the most famous is the Plan de Corones.

Agriculture, crafts, trade and tourism are the main occupations of the inhabitants. Much has been preserved fromancient peasant tradition. The Pusteria peasant farm is either a paired farm, where the house and barn are separate but close together, or a single farm where, as the name already implies, the two functions are under the same roof. Large and typical Pusteria farms with bread ovens and granaries emerge from the woods and frame the valley.
The charm of the Val Pusteria lies in the contrasts. On the one hand, the The Dolomiteson the other, the granite massifs of the central Alps. Hills and wooded slopes. Romantic sunny plateaus, fantastic walks in the hiking network of the many paths from which you can admire huts and farms, picturesque castles, solemn churches and pretty chapels. In addition, excellent gastronomy, wellness offers, tennis courts, swimming pools, stables, Kneipp paths, gyms, mini golf and rock gyms.