Pera di Fassa

The small village of Pera di Fassa is the birthplace of the great alpinist Tita Piaz, also called the “Devil of the Dolomites” because of his outstanding and daring ventures in the mountains

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Pera di Fassa is part of the municipality of San Giovanni di Fassa - Sèn Jan and is situated at 1,326 m a.s.l. The village has about 500 inhabitants.
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Pera di Fassa is the birthplace of Tita Piaz (1879 - 1948), an important Italian alpinist, also known as the “Devil of the Dolomites” for his numerous daring ventures in the mountains.
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The name Pera is Ladin and means “stone”.
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The Catinaccio in the background.
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In the picture the village of Monzon, in Ladin Muncion.
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If you spend your holidays in Pera, you should definitely visit the Molin de Pèzol, a mill dating back to 1800. It still works perfectly and is the seat of the local Ladin museum (Museo Ladino di Fassa).
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Located on the right bank of the Avisio river, Pera is an ideal starting point for hiking and cycling tours.
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In winter you can go cross-country skiing and winter hiking in Pera. Skiers can easily reach the nearby ski resort of Vigo di Fassa - Catinaccio and all the other stations of the Val di Fassa / Carezza Skiing Area.
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The village of Pera di Fassa, part of the municipality of San Giovanni di Fassa - Sèn Jan, is located at 1,326 m a.s.l. and has about 500 inhabitants. Pera is situated just one km from Pozza di Fassa, on the right bank of the Avisio river, and consists of two areas: Pera di Sopra and Pera di Sotto. At Pera the Vajolet Valley branches off, the gateway to the wonderful mountain world of the Vajolet Towers and the Gardeccia Depression.

The name Pera means "stone" in Ladin, and it derives from the rocks in the village in the immediate vicinity of the historical Hotel Rizzi, a listed building where aristocrats and famous people, such as the Nobel Prize winner in Physics Enrico Fermi, spent their holidays. On the façade of the hotel there is an impressive fresco of San Cristoforo.

In winter Pera is an ideal starting point for cross-country skiing or winter hiking. Skiers can reach the nearby ski resort of Vigo di Fassa / Catinaccio and all the other ski resorts in the Val di Fassa / Carezza Skiing Area. In summer you can walk, climb and cycle in the surroundings of Pera. During a holiday in Pera it is also recommended to visit the Molin de Pèzol, a historic mill dating back to 1800, which is still fully functional and is the local seat of the Museo Ladino di Fassa (Ladin Museum of Fassa).

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