Stories from Avelengo, Verano & Merano 2000

On 17 December, the new 10-seater Naifjoch gondola lift will start operating. 37 spacious cabins transport you from the Piffinger Köpfl zone/mountain station Merano 2000 to the back area in just over 6 minutes. From the Naifjoch middle station to the valley station, the Naifjoch run, which was already used in the past, has been reactivated. 𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐬 & 𝐅𝐢𝐠𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬 Construction time: 8 months (April - December 2022) Number of supports: 17 Number of haul rope: 1 Number of cabins: 37 Travel time: 6 minutes

The Merano 2000 ski area is open. We are looking forward to numerous sunny winter days with lots of snow experience.

Our Andreas Reiterer takes third place at the World Trail Running Championships in Thailand. On 5 November, the Haflinger started at 6.30 a.m. local time (0.30 a.m. in South Tyrol) in Chiangmai. He managed 81 kilometres and 4,700 metres of altitude difference in only 7 hours and 36 minutes, barely 21 minutes behind the world champion Adam Peterman from Montana. Congratulations, we are proud of you!

Together with his team mate, master confectioner, Oliver Gasser from Lüsen, Helmut Oberkalmsteiner, head pastry chef at the Mirabell in Hafling, brought home the “Golden Cupcake” in the third series of Germany’s “Bake Off - the Professionals” to South Tyrol. Once again this year, TV channel Sat-1 invited six pairs of confectioners to participate in the exciting baking battle. And taking part for the first time was “Team South Tyrol”, aka Olli and Helli. The two South Tyrolean confectioners faced up to the challenges and ultimately won over the jury of experts with craftsmanship and technical expertise. Helli has run the patisserie in the Hotel Mirabell in Hafling for six years. Anyone wishing to partake of his exquisite creations should reserve a table to dine high above the roofs of Merano immediately...

It is one of the loveliest viewpoints in South Tyrol: the Knottnkino mountain cinema in Vöran. A project by the artist Franz Messner at the turn of the millennium; a unique open-air cinema auditorium with magnificent views of Meran. Now the Knottnkino has a three-part sequel: on the Rotstein Knott, the Beimstein Knott and the Timpfler Knott in Vöran, Messner’s children, Verena and David, have created three new “cinema auditoriums” with gigantic views of South Tyrol’s mountains. Nature, art and a wonderful circular trail invite visitors to enjoy hikes with sweeping views high above Meran.

The high calibre travel magazine, Hideaways, reports regularly on the most exclusive and unforgettable hotels and holiday destinations in the world and is the reference guide for the discerning traveller. Every year the Hideaway Award, which is among the most prestigious honours in the luxury hotel industry, is presented at the ITB in Berlin. Hideaway of the Year 2018 is Chalet Mirabell in Hafling! Congratulations on this prestigious award!

The Travelers’ Choice Awards are among the highest honours that can be bestowed upon a hotel or restaurant. The Hafling, Vöran, Meran 2000 holiday region also has its Travelers’ Choice winners...

“Our” Hotel Chalet Mirabell in Hafling recently received considerable acclaim. The renowned Relax Guide awarded its highest points score of 4 lilies to the luxurious 5-star resort and praised its “peaceful locations at the heart of the magnificent landscape.” Every year the incorruptible wellness guide independently and critically tests and evaluates hotels in the categories of wellness, spa, health and beauty. In this year’s South Tyrol Extra, the Mirabell impressed as a “high-end resort the like of which is unfortunately a rarity.”