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Val Senales / Schnalstal

Mountain ranges and glacier peaks

Recommended sights in Val Senales

Find an overview of the most favourite sights in the Val Senales.

Fundstelle Ötzi in Schnals / Senales

1991 wurde in der Nähe des Hauslabjoch im Schnalstal eine Gletschermumie gefunden, die unter dem Namen Ötzi weltweit Aufsehen ...

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Saldurspitze in Schnals / Senales

Zusammen mit der unmittelbar daneben liegenden Lagaunspitze ist die Saldurspitze ein dominanter Anblick über dem Schnalstal.

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Saxalbersee in Schnals / Senales

Der Bergsee hoch über dem Dörfchen Karthaus im Schnalstal

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Texelspitze in Schnals / Senales

Trotz der stolzen Höhe von 3318 Metern nur der zweithöchste Gipfel der Texelgruppe bei Meran.

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Vernagt reservoir in Schnals / Senales

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Similaun in Schnals / Senales

Der 3599 m hohe Similaun an der Staatsgrenze zwischen Österreich und Italien (Südtirol) kam am 19. September 1991 als Fundstelle ...

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Recommended accommodations

Here are some suitable accommodations for the Val Senales.

Guesthouse Jägerrast - Senales
  • Mountain hut, Schnals / Senales
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Berghotel Tyrol
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  • Hotel, Schnals / Senales
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Tonzhaus Hotel-Restaurant
  • Hotel, Schnals / Senales
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Piccolo Hotel Gurschler
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Recommended restaurants

You can wind down the evenings or recharging your batteries in the afternoon in the restaurants of the Val Senales.

Glacier Hotel Grawand
  • Restaurant, Schnals / Senales
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Jausenstation Gasthaus Finailhof
  • Restaurant, Schnals / Senales
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Eishof
  • Mountain inn, Schnals / Senales
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Berglalm
  • Mountain inn, Schnals / Senales
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Recommended tours

Do you want to go hiking in the mountains or enjoy a bike ride in nature? Then find the best routes for you here.

About the Schnalstal

Idyllic mountain villages in the valley, dense forests on the slopes and the eternal ice of the glacier giants shape the landscape of the Schnalstal.
From Naturno, the rustic Val Senales, a side valley of the Vinschgau, digs over more than 20 km through mountain ranges and glacier peaks deep into the Ötztal Alps to the main Alpine ridge on the Austrian border. The landscape of Schnals is uniquely varied: at a relatively short distance, the valley, like few other regions, shows various different climate and vegetation areas, from apple orchards and vineyards to the high alpine glacier.

In the valley bottom, the Schnalser Bach makes its way through lush meadows and dense forests and is dammed in the upper part of the valley to the Vernagt reservoir. From here you can admire the rugged rock formations and the eternal ice of impressive three thousand meter peaks. You can reach this enchanting mountain world from Kurzras with the Schnalstaler Gletscherbahn, one of the oldest and largest mountain railways in South Tyrol.

In 1991, a 5,250-year-old glacier mummy was discovered on the Tisenjoch, a depression of the Schnalskamm between Similaun and Finailspitze. Now known worldwide as "Ötzi", the glacier mummy is the only preserved and preserved body from the late Neolithic era thanks to natural freeze-drying and thus a real sensation. Today, in a 4,000 square meter outdoor area, the archeological museum "Archeoparc" takes visitors back to the time of the "Man of the Ice", enabling them to immerse themselves in their living space.

The Schnalstal is also the starting point of many beautiful hikes in quaint side valleys. For example, a wonderful tour leads through the Pfossental to the Eisjöchl, a transition in the Texelgruppe Nature Park between the Hochwilde in the north and the Hohe Weißen in the south.

The Ötztaler Schaftrieb takes place four times a year in Schnalstal, an ancient tradition that was recognized as a cultural heritage in 2011 by the UNESCO Commission under the name "Transhumanz". In June and September, thousands of sheep are driven across the Ötztal main ridge to the summer pasture areas, where the sheep farmers from Vinschgau can use their grazing rights in the rear Ötztal above Vent.