Vacances dans la Région des Dolomites d'Alta Badia

If we take a look at Vila Ruac and Alfarëi we can see one of the oldest in the whole valley.
This is a late-Romance house in the architectural style of the medieval period, the oldest kind of house which can be found in the valley. What was once the hay barn has a stable on the ground floor and is characterized by a wide balcony, the "parincinch", where agricultural products were dried.
A short distance away there is an old sawmill and a mill. On the path leading from the farm to the old mill, which has recently been restored, we can see various types of fencing which were often used.

The house "Alfarëi" is today a restaurant where typical food is prepared on reservation.

A church of the village was already mentioned in a document of the 15th century.

The reconstructed building dates back to 1782. The exterior aspect of the building consists of clearly separated architectural parts, while the interior decoration presents a subdivision in pilasters.

A world for your car.

Auto Alta Badia was founded in 1988 as a body shop but has expanded its offerings over the years to include an authorized workshop for Volkswagen, VW VIC, Skoda, and Suzuki, along with services such as car washing, rental, and 24/7 roadside assistance.

Since 2011, we have also offered fuel at our Tamoil service stations with car wash boxes and a shop. In our showroom, we offer a wide range of car models from all brands.

Our team is composed of young, experienced, and passionate professionals, dedicated to providing you with high-quality services and personalized assistance.

Powder-entertainment with view on over the Dolomites UNESCO World Heritage

The Ski Cross Track La Crusc guarantees fun and action outside the “typical slope”. It is a revolutionary route with freeride and freestyle oriented elements, distant from the crowd, created for skiers and snowboarders of all ages. A sequence of big steep turns, rollers, drops and jumps on the perfectly primed cross-slope offers powder-entertainment at its best. 

On the Free Ride Cross of La Crusc you will experience a shift from the slope to the backcountry, while having a view on the unique panorama of the mountain massif Sas dla Crusc (Kreuzkofel – Santa Croce). 

The certified skiing instructors from the ski school “Ladinia” shows you the correct handling of skis and Snowboards
with passion and professionalism. All of them regularly attend further trainings and courses to maintain the high educational standards.
Some of the skiing instructors are former ski racers and coaches of the Italian national ski team and possess
a particularly high level of expertise.

Fun and adventure for kids

A lot of entertainment awaits the young athletes in the Kids Fun Line near the valley station of the La Crusc 1 lift. Along the ski slope the young skiers, beginners or advanced, meet different obstacles like the Fun Line Rainbow Bridge, a kicker, a smiley which they can greet or the Speed Booster that makes sounds while sliding over. In addition, the slope over hills and through tunnels is accompanied musically by a chinese gong, a outsize xylophone and a „sound high five“.

How to reach the Kids Fun Line:

With the Baby La Crusc skilift, in the ski area Santa Croce/La Crusc in Badia.

Sportswear for men and women, ski rental and repair in the center of Colfosco.

The small highland area La Crusc/Santa Croce, located at the foot of the magnificent Santa Croce mountain, has always had a special place in the heart of the people from Val Badia.

A story that started many hundreds of years ago
Many centuries ago, when Alta Badia was still largely uninhabited, La Crusc (Holy Cross) seems to have been a pagan place of worship. It was probably the unfavourable living conditions of the area that led the first Christians to construct a sanctuary here.

Around 1010 the monks built a chapel at La Crusc where a small church was erected in the 15th century. At the end of the 17th century the church was deconsecrated by the then Austrian Emperor and was subsequently left to decay. Pilgrims and valley dwellers rescued the little church by partially rebuilding it, and some years later in the middle of the 18th century it was enlarged and embellished with a bell tower.

For a long time the existence of La Crusc as a place of pilgrimage had been established on the basis of documents from the year 1511. And then two further parchment documents emerged with evidence pointing to an earlier existence. The first mentioned a church consecration; the second contained the story of “Morellus de Caninis” who made a pilgrimage to Rome in 1500 in order to seek favours for the La Crusc church.

Numerous relics are preserved in the altar of the church, such as those of St Leonhard (to whom the parish church of San Leonardo/Badia is dedicated), St Hippolitus, St Virgilius (Bishop of Salzburg), St Mary Magdalena, St Agnes and St Barbara.

Nowadays there are several processions to the church during the summer season, and there is an important service on the first Sunday in June.

The legends surrounding the church

The building of the church
Many, many centuries ago, the inhabitants of Badia had planned to build a chapel on the “Col d’Anvi”. During the construction work however the workers kept injuring themselves on the wooden shavings. White birds collected the blood-spattered shavings and took them to the foot of the La Crusc/Santa Croce mountain. After a while the workers began to notice this and they followed the birds in order to find out where they were flying to with the shavings. Once they had arrived at the wonderful spot at the foot of the mighty Sas dla Crusc/Santa Croce, they were so impressed that they decided to build the church there.

The legend surrounding Ottwin, Count of Lurn
People in Badia like to relate how there used to be a hermit who lived at the foot of the Sas dla Crusc/Santa Croce. This hermit was no less a person than Ottwin, Count of Lurn and Pustrissa, or possibly his son Volkold, the founder of the Sonnenburg Monastery at the entrance of the Val Badia Valley. The legend tells how Ottwin had fallen into heresy during a pilgrimage to the Holy Land. Upon his return to his homeland in South Tyrol, he was unable to overcome the feelings of guilt over his lapse. He therefore decided to live as a hermit in a log hut under the crags of the Kreuzkofel and devote his life to prayer and penance.

In the sports area in La Villa you have the possibility to use the athletics track.

Price: 4,00€

Little tennis court at the sports area in Badia.

Booking: +39 328 4410737

The leisure program for a dream vacation is called Bike-Hike Alta Badia. The Dolomites offer breathtaking views and unforgettable experiences, and our project provides guided tours by road bike, mountain bike, e-mtb, and hiking to explore this stunning nature. Our local, certified guides will accompany you to discover the most beautiful places and landscapes without worry, as your safety and enjoyment are our top priorities. From group tours to share these experiences with others, to private tours for personalized adventures, we are committed to offering these opportunities to anyone seeking them.

Ski rent, Service and Ski Depot, directly at the cabin lift Col Alt.

A thought to take home

Numerous gift ideas, perfect for both adults and children, celebrating memories and special occasions, featuring typical offerings and items from around the world.

The teachers of the National Ski School of La Villa welcome the guests. Everyone who intends to practice the wonderful ski-sport is invited to come and see us.

The courses are perfectly successful because of the modern learning sistems of the school, wich are always up to date and because of the perfect training of the teachers, who will always be to the disposal of beginners, intermediate and advanced skiers.

The direction of our school is in the centre of La Villa, famous winter resort and modern skiing centre of the Alta Badia, wich offers a warm welcome to all guests because of the kindness of its inhabitants and besides this it offers every possible service being part of the Dolomiti Superski, the largest skiing complex of the world.

The Ski School of La Villa offers the service of the ski nursery school Skiminiclub. Children from the age of 2 onwards are looked after by specialized trainers from 09.30 to 16.30. Lunch is included.

Choose among the latest models of skis and snowboards or let the staff of our SKI HIRE SERVICE take care of your equipment.

Whether it’s just beginner’s skis, stylish women’s skis, racing Top-Speed models at the international level or trendy All-Mountain models, at Ski Rent La Munt you’ll find all the highlight equipment of the season.

The rental offers a large choice of skiing brands and the right equipment for everyone. Other than it disposes of sledges, cross country and ski touring equipment, helmets and also offer top consulting.

Many centuries ago, when Alta Badia was still largely uninhabited, La Crusc (Holy Cross) seems to have been a pagan place of worship. It was probably the unfavourable living conditions of the area that led the first Christians to construct a sanctuary here.

Around 1010 the monks built a chapel at La Crusc where a small church was erected in the 15th century. At the end of the 17th century the church was deconsecrated by the then Austrian Emperor and was subsequently left to decay. Pilgrims and valley dwellers rescued the little church by partially rebuilding it, and some years later in the middle of the 18th century it was enlarged and embellished with a bell tower.

For a long time the existence of La Crusc as a place of pilgrimage had been established on the basis of documents from the year 1511. And then two further parchment documents emerged with evidence pointing to an earlier existence. The first mentioned a church consecration; the second contained the story of “Morellus de Caninis” who made a pilgrimage to Rome in 1500 in order to seek favours for the La Crusc church.

Numerous relics are preserved in the altar of the church, such as those of St Leonhard (to whom the parish church of San Leonardo/Badia is dedicated), St Hippolitus, St Virgilius (Bishop of Salzburg), St Mary Magdalena, St Agnes and St Barbara.

Nowadays there are several processions to the church during the summer season, and there is an important service on the first Sunday in June.

Ski Peppi is a LEADING-SKI-SERVICE rental, the only one in San Cassiano.

As such guarantees quality and safety in the preparation of skiing and snowboards.

Artificial turf field

Reservation for groups required: +39 340 9531673

Price:
€ 50,00 per match
€ 4,00 per person

Reservation required: +39 389 6969424

The fascination of things well made, the idea of a discreet, refined and never ostentatious elegance, combined with passion, love and care in the selection of the best raw materials: this is the philosophy of Tessitura Artistica Nagler, the historic Alta Badia textile company based in Pederoa (La Val) and specialising in home textiles. 

Tessitura Nagler in Alta Badia, guardian of an exclusive handicraft tradition, has not stopped its aesthetic research for almost two centuries,
year after year, in search of new lines and geometries. It is not only the craftsmanship handed down from generation to generation that guarantees a workmanship faithful to the best South Tyrolean traditions, but also a true art that unites past and future, ancient knowledge with a modern vision and innovative methods of design, weaving and tailoring.

Here, art is everywhere: in the workshop where modern jacquard looms create fine natural fibre fabrics with unique designs, in the shop with a wide range of ready-made products and, of course, in the atelier where the boldest ideas of our customers take shape. 

Our services range from bespoke small fabric items for every corner of your home to the complete textile design of a new or renovated room. Whatever your needs, Tessitura Artistica Nagler is the right choice, as confirmed by our many satisfied customers, whether private individuals, hotels or restaurants. Come and see for yourself!

"Listening to customers, understanding their needs and fulfilling their wishes. Our mission."

The Kidslope Pralongiá II was created specifically for children. A short slalom with doors made of figures of fairy tales gives this carousel a unique character.

The path of the Kidslope is easily accessible by the chairlift Pralongiá II. Here, over a distance of 950 meters, the kids can whiz safely on steep turns, jump the many bumps, ski through six tunnels of snow and give five to two nice obstacles to celebrate a successful descent. 

The parish church of "Our Lady": the present church was consacrated in 1516.

Starting from the 19th century the interior decoration was adapted to the taste of the age. The exterior is simple. The Gothic altar is a work created by a workshop of the Val Gardena valley, while the lateral altars present a marked style of the Tuscan Gothic.

Colz Castle, also called Rubatsch Residence, is a massive building, which boasts a curtain wall with four round towers and many embrasures.

The castle dates back to the year 1536, when Ferdinand I. permitted Hans von Rubatsch to build himself a residence. At the end of the 16th century the castle entered into the possession of the Lords of Colz. In the course of time, the building served many functions, like the one of a poorhouse. Finally, it entered into the possession of a farmer’s family.

Colz Castle gained some popularity thanks to the knight Franz Wilhelm Prack zu Asch, also called “Gran Bracun“, who lived in the Ladin valleys between 1573 and 1581 and was known for his cruel but heroic battles.

Finally, Colz Castle was restored, today it is private. 

In the sports area in Badia everyone has the possibility to play volleyball.

Price: €4,00 per person

Get more information here: +39 328 4410737

Ski Peppi is a LEADING-SKI-SERVICE rental, the only one in San Cassiano.

As such guarantees quality and safety in the preparation of skiing and snowboards.

We are glad to welcome all winter sports friends in our offices.

If you want to learn skiing or snowboarding or if you want to improve your technique please apply to our ski school with its 35 ski instructors; they all have a lot of experience and know the current teaching methods. We teach: skiing, snowboard, telemark, slalom, carving, ...

Ski rent, service and ski depot right next to the Skipass office in Corvara

Welcome in our Ski & snowboard school in Pedraces, where friendly ski teacher will teach to you and your kids to ski and surf the snow.

Expertise, safety and helpfulness are guaranteed. Since a long time we take care of our guests, adults and kids, offering different courses of ski and snowboard, all to join together or privately.

In our shop you find the leading brands of sports and fashion, the best materials for skiing also for rent.

The “Tru dla liösa Foram” toboggan slope starts at Piz Sorega at an altitude of 2.003 metres and goes as far as San Cassiano at 1537 metres. The countryside you see during the descent is marvellous to say the least. The departure point at Piz Sorega can easily be reached from San Cassiano by means of the cable car Piz Sorega.