Passo Stelvio
The Queen of the Alpine roads
Stelvio Pass - Serpentine on the Stelvio Pass road in the Ortles area in South Tyrol in Italy

Passo Stelvio

The panoramic road of Passo Stelvio

The highest mountain pass in Italy is the Stelvio Pass, or Passo dello Stelvio. At an altitude of around 2,757 m, the Stelvio Pass connects Bormio, which belongs to the Lombardy region, with Prato in South Tyrol. The Stelvio Pass is particularly famous for its panoramic road with 48 breathtaking hairpin bends, which are used by numerous motorcyclists and cyclists in summer.
Not only the view of "King Ortler" with its 3.905 m is captivating the visitors. Also the fantastic location in the middle of the Stelvio National Park, which is home to a unique flora and fauna, makes the visitors' hearts beat faster.
Popular and notorious: the Passo Stelvio
After a 5-year construction period, the almost 50 km long Stelvio Pass road was completed in 1825. Under Emperor Franz I, the road was intended to connect Lombardy, which at the time belonged to the Austrian Empire, with the rest of the empire. 
On the South Tyrolean side, the road consists of almost 28 km with 48 hairpin bends, on the Lombard side of almost 22 km with 34 hairpin bends, and there are 6 tunnels.
Despite the 1870 m difference in altitude on the South Tyrolean side, the gradient of the road could be kept relatively low at 9%. Only in a few places does it rise to 11%. Naturally the road - especially its eastern part - is highly prone to avalanches, therefore wooden avalanche protection tunnels were built soon after its opening.
Until 1848, the pass road could thus be passed all year round. 
During the revolution of 1848 some of these avalanche tunnels were set on fire, making the road impassable. This prompted the authorities of the time to create alternative routes: the Tonale and Aprica passes were upgraded, which reduced the importance of the Stelvio Pass road. 
Around the pass you can still see the remains of the First World War, when the Italian front passed over the Stelvio Pass. 
The Stelvio National Park
Stelvio National Park

One of the largest nature reserves in Europe

The high alpine national park is one of the largest nature reserves in Europe and covers almost 130,800 hectares and stretches across South Tyrol, Trentino and Lombardy. It encompasses large parts of the Ortler Alps, the Livigno Alps and the Sobretta Gavia Group and borders the Swiss National Park in the Engadine to the south-west. The National Park is bordered to the north by the Vinschgau Valley and the Val Müstair, to the east by the Ulten Valley, to the south by the Val di Sole and to the west by the Valtellina. 

It stretches from 700 to 3900 m above sea level and thus runs through all Alpine climate zones. The flora and fauna here are accordingly unique! Besides deer, roe deer, ibex and chamois, eagles and vultures also live here. To protect this area with all its inhabitants it was declared a national park in 1935. In the 1970s the national park was extended to its present size.

Five visitor centres have been opened in South Tyrol in order to communicate the various themes that are important for this region:

Visitor centre Place  Topic  Contact 
 Aquaprad Prato allo Stelvio The element "water" with the permanent exhibition "Under the fishes - a journey into foreign worlds". info@aquaprad.com
 Avimundus Silandro The world of birds info@avimundus.com
 Culturamartell Val Martello The world of mountain farmers in the National Park then and now   info@culturamartell.com
 Lahnersäge Santa Gertrude / Val d'Ultimo The forest as an irreplaceable resource of nature and the special exhibition "Puppies-Born to be wild". info@lahnersaege.com
 Naturatrafoi Trafoi Life in the high mountains info@naturatrafoi.com

The Martelltal Valley in the Stelvio National Park and the visitor centre Naturatrafoi
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๐Ÿ”๏ธ Alpine Magic around Naturns๐Ÿฅพ๐Ÿฎ
What could be better than fresh mountain air, lush alpine meadows, and breathtaking views?๐ŸŒž

The area around Naturns is home to countless beautiful alpine pastures just waiting to be explored โ€“ whether you're after a relaxed family hike or a more challenging mountain tour, you're sure to find your perfect alpine adventure here!โค๏ธ

๐Ÿ”น Take a break & enjoy: Homemade Kaiserschmarrn, Speckknรถdel, and so much more โ€“ the perfect reward after every climb!๐Ÿ˜‹
๐Ÿ”น Tip: Start early and catch the sunrise in the mountains!๐ŸŒ„

๐Ÿ“ธ: Tourismusgenossenschaft Naturns_Santer Peter

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๐ŸŒ„ Magische Morgenstunden...๐Ÿฅฐ
Frรผh aufstehen lohnt sich โ€“ vor allem, wenn einen der Sonnenaufgang auf der Aussichtsplattform Unterstell erwartet.๐Ÿ˜ Was fรผr eine traumhafte Aussicht oder?๐ŸŒค

Wer von euch, hat schon einmal eine Sonnenaufgang auf der Aussichtsplattform Unterstell erlebt?๐Ÿค”โ˜บ๏ธ

๐Ÿ“ธ: Tourismusgenossenschaft Naturns_Konrad Gรถtsch

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๐ŸŒ„ Magiche ore del mattino... ๐Ÿฅฐ
Alzarsi presto ne vale davvero la pena โ€“ soprattutto quando ad aspettarti cโ€™รจ lโ€™alba sulla piattaforma panoramica di Unterstell.๐Ÿ˜
Che vista da sogno, vero?๐ŸŒค

Chi di voi ha giร  vissuto unโ€™alba lassรน, sulla piattaforma di Unterstell?๐Ÿค”โ˜บ๏ธ

๐Ÿ“ธ: Associazione turistica di Naturno โ€“ Konrad Gรถtsch

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๐Ÿ˜‚Naturns lacht 2025 โ€“ das Kabarett- & Comedy-Highlight des Jahres!๐ŸŽญ
Auch 2025 heiรŸt es wieder: Bรผhne frei fรผr Humor und richtig gute Laune!
Freut euch auf ein vielseitiges Programm mit bekannten Comedians, scharfzรผngigen Kabarettist:innen und frischem Nachwuchs-Talent โ€“ direkt hier bei uns in Naturns!โค

๐ŸŽŠ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ. ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—›๐˜‚๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ (๐—ก๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐—Ÿ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐˜!):
05., 08., 12., 15., 19. und 22. August 2025
๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿ‘ง๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ. ๐—ก๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ž๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ป:
03.08. (Jubilรคumsfest Kinderlachen), 06., 13. und 20. August 2025

๐Ÿ“žReserviert euch jetzt eure Tickets unter: info@naturnslacht.com oder +39 334 7027027

Mehr Infos: https://www.merano-suedtirol.it/de/naturns/info-events/events/naturns-lacht.html

โ€ผ๏ธAchtung: Die Veranstaltung findet nur in deutscher Sprache statt!๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช

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โ€ผ๏ธ Attenzione: Lโ€™evento si svolge esclusivamente in lingua tedesca! ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช
๐Ÿ˜‚ Naturno ride 2025 โ€“ il grande evento di cabaret e comicitร  dellโ€™anno! ๐ŸŽญ
Anche nel 2025 il palco si apre di nuovo a buonumore, ironia e tante risate!
Vi aspetta un programma vario con comici famosi, cabarettisti pungenti e giovani talenti โ€“ tutto qui a Naturno! โค๏ธ

๐ŸŽŠ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒยฐ ๐—›๐˜‚๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐˜‡๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฒ (๐—ก๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ผ ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ!):
5, 8, 12, 15, 19 e 22 agosto 2025
๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿ‘ง ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌยฐ ๐—ก๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ผ ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ถ
3 agosto (festa del giubileo), 6, 13 e 20 agosto 2025

๐Ÿ“ž Prenotate subito i vostri biglietti:
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๐Ÿ“ฑ +39 334 7027027

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Our hiking tip for today:
๐Ÿ” ๐—›๐—ถ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ข๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ธ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜๐˜ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜€

From the mountain station of the Texelbahn cable car ๐Ÿšก, follow trail no. 2 uphill toward Zielspitz. After a while, trail no. 25A branches off to the left, leading up to the Orenknott.โ˜€ The descent follows trail no. 25 in the direction of Hochforch. From there, return to the Texelbahn mountain station via trail no. 24 (Merano High Mountain Trail). ๐Ÿฅฐ

โฐ Duration: approx. 4 hours (round trip)
๐Ÿ“ˆ Elevation gain: 955 m
๐Ÿ” Highest point: 2,258 m

๐Ÿ“ธ: Naturno Tourist Association _Michi Nischler

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๐ŸŒžEinfach mal die Aussicht genieรŸen โ€“ vom Sonnenberg in Naturns Richtung Meran๐ŸŒ„
Ein Moment zum Durchatmen. Zum GenieรŸen. Zum Loslassen.
Wer war schon mal hier oben โ€“ oder stehtโ€™s noch auf eurer Liste?๐Ÿค”

Teilt gerne eure schรถnsten Fotos vom Sonnenberg oder eure Aussicht Richtung Meran in den Kommentaren!๐Ÿฅฐ

๐Ÿ“ธ: Tourismusgenossenschaft Naturns_Fotostudio2000

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๐ŸŒžGodersi semplicemente il panorama โ€“ dal Monte Sole a Naturno verso Merano๐ŸŒ„
Un momento per respirare a fondo. Per godersi lโ€™attimo. Per lasciar andare i pensieri.
Chi รจ giร  stato quassรน โ€“ o รจ ancora sulla vostra lista dei desideri?๐Ÿค”

Condividete volentieri le vostre foto piรน belle del Monte Sole o la vostra vista verso Merano nei commenti! ๐Ÿฅฐ

๐Ÿ“ธ: Associazione turistica di Naturno_Fotostudio2000

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