Cavalese

The village of Cavalese (Cavalés in fiemmese dialect) is lying on a sunny terrace in front of the Lagorai chain. It dominates the village the crenellated bell tower of the church of San Sebastiano. The origins of Cavalese are attested in the late bronze age thanks to the presence of a prehistoric fort. In the late Roman age and barbarian age on the nearby hill of San Valerio stood a castelliere which then evolved into a castle and a sanctuary. The Romanisation of the place is further confirmed by the discovery of some ancient coins and by the presence of a necropolis of the VI century. From the XII century the village began its development. Along the banks of the rio Gambis arose mills, sawmills and workshops by blacksmith, for the processing of copper. In the XVI and XVII centuries Cavalese became a place of vacation of the bishops and of the noble Trentino, that you had to build their palaces. The palace of the bishops would later become, in the nineteenth century, the seat of the Magnificent Community. In the eighteenth century was the center of interest for the presence of the painting school of Giuseppe Alberti, in which he learned the art even Michelangelo Unterperger.

From the village depart lifts Alpe Cermis that accompany skiers and hikers to spectacular views of high altitude. The systems allow to reach even the bottom of the valley which in summer is crossed by the trail of the Dolomites and in winter from the track from the bottom of the Marcialonga. Just a few steps from the center there is the Parco della Pieve, with the archpriest church of the Assunta (year 1112) and the "Tour de la Reson", where sat - as in Parliament - the representatives of "the Magnificent Community of Fiemme", the institution which for a thousand years manages the forests of the valley. Guided tours and teatralizzate accompany in Palazzo Magnificent Community with a museum-art gallery and nineteenth-century prisons. Another ancient palace houses the Center of Contemporary Art. Around the town you expend pleasant walks in the nature. Among the natural monuments most admired, the cascade of Cavalese and shaft secular "Pezo of Gazolin".

Between sundials, decorations, gnomes of wood, legnaie and horses, the time stops between the farms of small Masi di Cavalese. In this small village laborious there is a very high concentration of craftsmen and even an accordion repairer. The fraction is 3 kilometers far from Cavalese and extends along the Avisio stream. Masi is also called "the country of the Rainbow" because almost after each rainfall supports its colors on the inhabited center. Walking between the ancient houses and farmhouses and barns you may encounter various farm animals. To admire the eighteenth century church dedicated to the Holy Trinity. Next to the ski lifts Alpe Cermis, the cross-country ski run of the Marcialonga and the cycling track of the Dolomites, Masi is also a point of departure for pleasant excursions into nature. A beautiful promenade, for example, accompanied in locality Salanzada, between fir woods and pastures, until the waterfall of Cavalese. Other tours lead in the savage Lagorai chain.

Immersed in the Lagorai chain, the Alpe Cermis in summer is the gateway to a naturalistic paradise still wild among small alpine lakes, eagles and marmots. When it drops the snow, the pastures are transformed into ski slopes. The longest and most famous is the Olimpia (7,5 km), illuminated in the last stretch even at night. From Cavalese the panoramic gondolas lead to Doss del Laresi where the curious attractions of Cermislandia entertain the children both in summer and in winter. Climb again, first in gondola, then in the chairlift up to Cima Paion to admire a view from dizziness among the Latemar, Catinaccio, Sasso Piatto, the Sassolungo, the Sella Massif, the South wall of the Marmolada, the Pale di S. Martino, the Brenta Group, the Cevedale, the Ortles and the Ötztal Alps. The cuisine of the refuges, particularly cared, offers tasty menus with typical and genuine products. The Alpe Cermis is part of the big Dolomiti Superski (possibility of purchase of one single skipass is valid on 1,200 km of slopes).

BY CAR

• From the A22 highway, take the Egna / Ora exit and follow the Statale delle Dolomiti (S.S. 48) for Cavalese. Or exit at Trento Nord, join the S.S. 12 and at Lavis follow for Valle di Cembra SS 612 and continue towards Cavalese.
• From the A27 highway, take the Belluno exit and follow the signs for Agordo. Then follow for Falcade and cross the S.Pellegrino Pass, up to Moena from where you can take the S.S. 48 which connects the valley.
• From Strada Statale 47 heading north, shortly after Cismon del Grappa, merge onto S.S.50. Follow the signs for S.Martino di Castrozza, cross the Passo Rolle, and continue until you reach Predazzo and the S.S. 48 of the Dolomites.

ON THE TRAIN

• Ora railway station
• Trento railway station
• Bolzano railway station

BY PLANE

• Bolzano airport

• From 1 to 8 February 2018 - Zecchino d'Oro White Week. Children in the choir on the white stage. Between animations and songs, in fact, takes off the Zecchino d'Oro White Week, with selections for the 61st edition of the most italian famous exhibition, the most loved by children. In addition to the two concerts of the Piccolo Coro Mariele Ventre of Antoniano di Bologna and the National Selections, every day are organized fun games in the squares of the Val di Fiemme and in-park games of snow. An afternoon after l’other, parents and children take part in exciting activities together with the staff of Zecchino d’Gold in the kindergarten in share of Val di Fiemme: Laricino Park - the Lair of the Gnomes to Bellamonte, Kingdom of Cermislandia on Alpe Cermis, Bip Club in Pampeago and the Kingdom of the dragons to Gardoné Predazzo. Fun, music, parties and animation on the slopes and in the hotel, a treasure hunt in dairy between forms of Trentingrana, but also cheerful walks in the snow. In the meantime, many young talents attempt selections of Zecchino d’Gold, living the emotion of the most famous Singing Review of Italy. Saturday 3 February 2018 at 20.30 Concert of the Piccolo Coro Mariele Ventre of’Antoniano PalaFiemme to Cavalese. Sunday 4 February: 15.30, afternoon d’Oro... Zecchino ; spectacle of the finalists of the selections; to follow concert of the Piccolo Coro Mariele Ventre of’Antoniano di Bologna, directed by Sabrina Simoni, at Sporting Center of Predazzo. For info and reservations: ApT Val di Fiemme. 

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• From 10 to 17 March 2018 - 21° Dolomiti Ski Jazz. Under the spring sunshine, the most seductive glimpses of Val di Fiemme are the frame of one of the most important music festivals of the Alpine arc that celebrates its 20th edition. Here's the “Dolomiti Ski Jazz”, an original appointment that combines a passion for music to that for skiing. The most loved european jazz musicians next to American jazz musicians of worldwide fame preparing to descend on the ski slopes of Val di Fiemme, pubs and theaters notes of the Dolomiti Ski Jazz. In a tested formula, for eight days go on stage concerts and jam sessions, close to the ski resorts and in major centers of population. Alpine pastures, refuges, huts, pubs and nightclubs are hosting the magical notes of jazz. The black music born in New Orleans then goes to marry with the whitest panoramas, in a marriage evocative and fascinating.

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• Happy Cheese - Fun aperitifs on the slopes during the concerts of the Dolomiti Ski Jazz.

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• 10 June 2018 - Fiemme without cars. A day for the environment to live with environmentally friendly means. Closing a traffic highway is like dropping a bandage from the eyes. While you reveal spaces unexpected liveable, new prospects facing’horizon. And it's what that the Val di Fiemme wants to look to the future. During the feast Fiemme without cars, the S.S. 48 of the Dolomites from Cavalese to Predazzo, from 10 to 17, will be closed to cars and open to citizens, between parades of floats with horses, electric bikes, concerts, games, demos, tastings, exhibitions at’open air and performances.

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• 5-6 January 2019 - 13° FIS Tour de Ski. Stage of Lago di Tesero - Final Climb Alpe Cermis. Valid as World Cup races of cross-country skiing. Among the numerous celebrations of contour, a Tour of Taste invites the fans at the edge of the slope to taste typical products while samples in race arrancar on the mythical final ascent (Final Climb Alpe Cermis). For more information visita the event website.