The Stelvio National Park with all its valuable natural highlights and modern skiing areas - these are just some of the numerous treasures of the Val di Sole valley
Image gallery: Val di Sole, Pejo, Rabbi
The Val di Sole valley is one of the main side valleys of another well-known Trentino valley: Val di Non. The valley borders the mighty Ortles Massif in the north, Passo del Tonale (Lombardy) in the west, the Adamello mountain group in the east and the Brenta Dolomites in the south. Across the valley bottom winds the Noce river, which near to the hamlet of Cles flows into the artificial lake Santa Giustina. A train takes you to Malé, the region's capital, and further to the renowned Marilleva skiing area.
Altitudes here range from 700 m (Malé) up to 1,200 m a.s.l. (Vermiglio). The surrounding mountain peaks such as Cevedale or San Matteo in the Stelvio National Park, the Crozzon di Larea or Monte Carè Alto reach altitudes of up to 3,500 m. Lower but nevertheless worth mentioning are the Brenta Dolomites with such famous summits as Tosa and Brenta or the Peller, Sasso Rosso and Spinale mountains.
A special kind of experience promise the therapeutic springs of Pejo and Rabbi, which made the local spa sector boom. The Stelvio National Park boasts moreover valuable natural resources as it features the ideal landscape for the Alpine flora and fauna. Several information points will tell you interesting news about the local plant and flower species.
Those interested in winter sports, will find all they can wish for: state-of-the-art lifts and cable cars take you up to the skiing areas Folgarida-Marilleva, Pejo and Tonale (Skirama Adamello Brenta)!
