Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Ferrovia Trento-Malè
( 0463 90 11 50)
Ferrovia Trento-Malè has frequent services to Cles
(€2.90, 45 min+utes) and Malè (€5, 1½ hours, eight daily) and continue to Dimaro and
Marilleva.
Trentino Transporti
(
www.ttesercizio.it
)
Buses connect Rabbi and Madonna di Campiglio with
Malè.
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Val di Fiemme
In a region where few valleys speak the same dialect, let alone agree on the same cheese
recipe, the Val di Fiemme stands out. In the 12th century, independently minded local no-
blemen set up their own quasi-republic here, the Magnificent Community of Fiemme, and
the ethos and spirit of the founders lives on.
From Cavalese, skiers can take a cable car up to the
Cermis ski area
(2229m), part of the
extensive Dolomiti Superski region. There is a Fiemme-Obereggen pass (1/3/7-days €42/
120/227), or Dolomiti Superski passes can be used. Cavalese's tourist office acts as a con-
tact point for local alpine guide groups who organise, among other things, mountaineering
ascents on Pale di San Martino, Cima della Madonna and Sass Maor, a 120km-long high-
altitude skiing excursion.
RESOURCES
»
Find a mountain guide at
www.bergfuehrer-suedtirol.it
.
»
Lonely Planet's
Hiking in Italy
details five classic Dolomites hikes.
»
Cicerone
(
www.cicerone.co.uk
)
publishes specialist route guides.
Sights
Palazzo Vescovile
(Piazza Battisti)
The modern day Magnificent Community of Fiemme is headquartered in the
wonderfully frescoed Palazzo Vescovile in Val di Fiemme's main town of Cavalese. The
building is well worth an admiring look.
PALACE
