Dobbiaco: culture and sports in the Dolomites-"UNESCO World Natural Heritage"

Due to the breath-taking view of the Three Peaks, Dobbiaco (1,256 m) is also called the Door to the Dolomites. The village is located very close to the renowned peaks of the Dolomites. The village in Alta Pusteria does not only offer a healthy climate and many sports options in summer and winter. The cultural variety with the Gustav Mahler Music Weeks, the living traditions and the Santa Maria Pilgrimage site are also very big.

NEW: +CARD

The +Card Alta Pusteria is our new guest card, which is available from all members of the local tourist information assiociation. [more...]

Carnivall Ball of San Silvestro

On “Freaky-Thursday” the 11th February 2010 the Carnivall Ball takes place in San Silvestro. [more...]

Alta Pusteria, Dobbiaco: idyll in 2 nature parks

In Dobbiaco you have the possibility of forgetting leaving the hustle and bustle of everyday life behind you, and letting your soul tangle in a healthy atmosphere and in close contact with nature. You can discover chapels and cultural sites along the hiking paths, the idyllic Dobbiaco Lake or the deep blue Landro Lake, and admire the blossom in the extended nature parks: in the Sesto Dolomites Nature Park, which extends in an easterly direction, and in the Fanes - Senes - Braies Nature Park, which extends in a westerly direction. North of Dobbiaco you'll find the Central Alps, and the Dolomites to the south, which the UNESCO declares as World Natural Heritage.

Dobbiaco: top-class sports in the Dolomites

Dobbiaco is also a tourism destination looking back upon hundreds of years of tourism tradition and offering numerous leisure activities. This is the ideal terrain for sports and even top-class sports: Be it the big World Cup competitions in winter, the cross-country competitions, or the varied track-and-field events in summer.

With regard to mass sports Dobbiaco offers cross-country skiing, winter hiking, alpine skiing, snowboarding, snow-shoe hikes, ski touring and ice-skating in winter, and hiking, cycling tours, mountain hikes, climbing, fishing and tennis in summer.