Recommendable stopovers along your bike tour

During the First World War, the hotel was converted into a military hospital. After the war, it changed hands and it became more and more stunted. The South Tyrolean local Government started big renovation works and the construction of a culture centre in 1991. Today the former Grand Hotel hosts the "Gustav Mahler hall” with excellent acoustics, 460 available seats, the Nature park house Drei Zinnen/Tre Cime, a culture and congress centre, a top-class restaurant and further facilities.

For some years now, the Lago di Braies Lake has been acting as film scenery for the Italian TV serial “Un passo dal cielo” featuring Terence Hill. Visitors can reach the lake along the cycle path through the Valle di Braies Valley. Have a rest along the way, enjoy the view, go for a pleasant cooling of your feet and take the whole walkabout around the lake. A little trip on a rowing boat crossing the lake is also big fun!

The Kneipp Park offers much more, and it is a paradise especially for children: on the playground, young visitors have big fun – the Adventureland offers pure action for older children. After some time of games and fun, it is possible to deepen one’s knowledge on flora and fauna along the botanical educational trail. In addition, visitors can prepare their favourite food using the BBQ places in the park.

The village’s downtown is the meeting point for aperitif, a “Hugo” (Prosecco, fresh mint, mineral water and elderflower syrup), “Veneziano” (Aperol, white wine, mineral water), a cool beer or a glass of wine or prosecco.

A geological station, a Celtic tree horoscope and different charts offer moreover lots of interesting information and facts about the forest, the forest soil, animal traces and mushrooms. From the WaldWunderWelt it is certainly worth to go for a side trip to the Grand Hotel.

The valley is an ideal starting point for numerous walks and mountain tours and offers the fastest access to the Three Peaks. However, it can also be enjoyed on its own. The actor Luis Trenker already referred to it as "The most beautiful valley in the world".

When South Tyrol was annexed to Italy, the Italian military merged the many small war cemeteries to a few bigger ones. Between 1926 and 1938 those killed in action were moved. „Germans” were removed from the war cemetery Sorgenti, the remains of those of other nationalities finally rested in peace in this cemetery – 1,259 soldiers in total.