Holidays in Kronplatz

There’s a wild world beyond Kronplatz with Fanes-Senes-Braies Natural Park stretching out to the south-east. It’s perhaps best-known for the Alta Via 1 – one of the most famous long-distance walking trails in the Dolomites; this is a beautiful route to do in the summer. Easier routes take you rambling past sheer mountain faces, and onwards through bright green pastures grazed by hardy cows, rocky, forested valleys, and meadows awash with wildflowers. The walking opportunities here are endless, so you'll never be lacking in activities to enjoy on your summer holiday.

The neighbouring Puez Odle Natural Park is another great choice for wanderers who like their walks with a bit of drama. The unusual geology of the Italian Dolomites is on full display here, including tunnel-like cleft mountains and towering limestone karsts. Keep your eyes on the skies – you might just spy a golden eagle gliding overhead.

If you’re looking for a walking trail that the whole family will enjoy, take part in the local, bread-and-butter themed trail. A family friendly walk where you can learn about alpine farming and how bread and butter is made – yum! Head to the middle station Olang 1 and 2 for the start of the trail.

Holidays in Kronplatz and it's surrounding towns have lots to offer for families on their summer holiday. Whether you're looking for a mountain adventure like the 40-metre-long marble run at the top of the mountain station or family friendly walks like the bread and butter trail. There's a wide array of action packed fun to be had such as the summer tubing track for those adrenaline junkies or the Kron trampoline park, ideal if you want to experience those mountain views from even higher up. Walk along alpine paths in the Dolomites, zoom down zip lines, tackle the via ferrata course, take to the skies on a paraglider, or rocket through the bike park on its dedicated (and occasionally hair-raising) trails - you'll be spoilt for choice in Kronplatz when it comes to family fun!

It’s a good idea to learn a little of the three local languages if planning a summer holiday in Kronplatz. German is most widely spoken after the region’s stint under Austrian rule, but you’ll also hear Italian and Ladin, the original language of these once-remote mountain valleys. In fact, Kronplatz is a stronghold of Ladin culture – best experienced by staying in a valley village such as San Vigilio di Marebbe. Here, life revolves around the cobblestone village square, where a baroque church points it's steeple to the sky. Chalet-like houses, hotels and restaurants line the streets, some adorned with wood carvings and serving Tyrolean culinary favourites like crispy feies da soni potatoes and poppy seed pasta.

Cable Cars

In true mountain fashion, the cable cars around San Vigilio di Marebbe are the best way to get up to those sought after viewpoints. The first lifts open in mid-May, but all lifts will be open by late June, so you’ll have more choice available. Many of the lift opening times and names are listed on the Kronplatz official website.

If you want to explore the walking areas slightly further afield, the Kronplatz 2000 lift in Brunico is open from mid-May and takes about 15 minutes to the top (2,275 metres) from the valley and has fantastic views of the main town of Brunico. You can access this lift by taking a couple of public buses, your Inghams rep will be on hand to help you find your way there.

Other cable cars in the area include the Piz de Plaies cable car which opens from the end of June and the Ruis cable car which is open every day from mid-June.

Buses

The buses are a useful and affordable way of hopping from place to place in the Alta Badia region. If you use your free guest card, local buses are free (not applicable to the private Cortina Express bus), so they're a great option. To get to the main bus and train station you’ll have to head to the main town of Brunico, which you can get to on the bus. The bus from San Vigilio to Brunico has one change; take the 461 bus from San Vigilio to Zwischenwasser and change to the 460 bus to Brunico. This journey takes around 40 minutes in the daytime.

Guest Card

When staying in any of our hotels in San Vigilio di Marebbe in the Kronplatz region you'll have access to a free Guest Card. The card includes free use of most public buses in the Kronplatz and Alta Badia region (not applicable to the private Cortina Express bus) and free use of most local trains in the Kronplatz and Alta Badia region.

Dolomiti Supersummer Card

You can purchase this card locally, it gives you access to 120 lifts in the region. For a 3 day card the cost is €120 per adult and €84 per child. For a 5 day card the cost is €160 per adult and €112 per child.  Children under 8 years can access the card for free if accompanied by an adult who has purchased the pass. Prices are accurate at the time of publishing, for up to date pricings visit the Dolomiti Supersummer official website.