The area around Castelrotto in the South Tyrolean Dolomites offers a range of excellent leisure activities. Check out the Alpe di Siusi ski resort or the Sciliar – Le Rose nature reserve, or participate in a number of cultural highlights. Here we would like to give you a short taste of some of the many great excursions which you can undertake all year long from Posthotel Lamm. Please do not hesitate to contact our staff for further tips and advice.

Farm visit

Summer is the best time of year to visit Sant‘ Oswaldo, where the Pflegerhof farm can be found. Here you can participate in a very interesting guided tour of the fields and gain insights into how the local herbs, plants and flowers are collected, treated and conserved. Other facilities include an educative herb trail, farm shop and herb garden. Please sign up for this tour at reception of Posthotel Lamm.

Duration: 60 to 90 minutes. Guided tours of the farm take place every Friday afternoon from May 2010 to October 2010.
Rates: EUR 40 for groups of up to ten persons. EUR 2.50 per each additional person.

Mountain tour over Denti di Terrarossa peak

This high-Alpine tour leads along Alpe di Siusi next to raw, jagged peaks up to Denti di Terrarossa on an altitude of 2,600 meters. The tour starts at Campaccio (1,800 m) just above Castelrotto at the mountain station of the Alpe di Siusi cable car. From there follow the no. 7 trail up to an altitude of 2,000 m and turn left to reach Mahlknecht hut. As the scenery slowly turns from soft alps to high mountains you will reach Dialer hut (2,150 m). Continue westwards on the no. 8 and no. 4 trail near a broad gravel road, and enjoy the superb vistas of the South Tyrolean Dolomites, the Sella and Marmolada mountains to the East, and Val di Fassa valley below. Have a good rest at the Tierser Alpl mountain refuge before you continue to the North along the Denti di Terrarossa mountain range until you reach the top of the pass on an altitude of 2,500 m. Enjoy the stunning panoramic views of Alpe di Siusi, Sciliar and the Trento Dolomites. The descent which follows is rather steep so sure-footedness is required until you get back to the soft meadows and green hills at Gasthaus Panorama inn. Follow trail no. 2 all the way back to Castelrotto.

Departure point: Campaccio - Alpe di Siusi cable car mountain station
Route: Campaccio – Mahlknecht hut – Dialer hut - Tierser Alpl refuge – Denti di Terrarossa - Campaccio
Trails: 7, 8, 4, 2, S, 7
Duration: approx. 4.5 hours
Difference in altitude: 900 m
Further information at: Castelrotto tourist office, Tel.: +39 0471 706333, info@Castelrotto.com

Snow shoe hike to the Rio Freddo waterfalls

Snow shoe hiking is an activity which is becoming more and more popular with many of our guests, which is why we offer 20% discounts on snow shoe rental at the hotel. The tour starts in Castelrotto and leads to the icy waterfalls of Rio Freddo river near Sciliar and Bagni di Razzes. From the village center you will walk in direction of Wegmacherhof farm near the ski lifts. The no. 6 trail leads over large soft meadows to San Valentino. During this part of the walk you can either use the existing trails and paths or get a feel for the snow shoes at the edge of the forest to the left. The tour then leads to San Valentino chapel, from where it leads through forest trails back down to Siusi and Bagni di Razzes.

Art, culture and, of course, shopping!

Despite the many attractions and events in the Alpe di Siusi area and Sciliar – Le Rose nature reserve you might, at one point, feel like an alternative program. The marvelous little artists’ town of Chiusa is the perfect place if you’re looking for romantic little side streets and want to follow in the footsteps of Albrecht Durer, the famous German painter, printmaker and theorist, who loved spending time here. Look up to the imposing Sabiona monastery which towers above the town near the Isarco valley. Or why not visit Bolzano, the regional capital, which will enchant you with its mixture of Mediterranean flair and South Tyrolean customs, as well as with its many insightful museums, among which is one dedicated to Oetzi the Ice Man, and the great shopping facilities under the romantic arches.