A Guide to Stelvio

Stelvio National Park is located in the heart of the Central Alps and comprises of a variety of ecosystems with exceedingly rare species of animals and plants. The park is seen as the most extensive in the whole of the Alpine Arch and historically the largest in the whole of Italy.

Nature lovers can enjoy the 'Rezia' Alpine Botanical Gardens, the Botanical Pathway 'Pradèi-Bedolédi' the 'Scianno' Center of Fauna, the Paluaccio di Oga and Forte Venini Nature Reserve, and the 'Runcal' area. The National Park of the Stelvio also offers a number of cultural sites such as the Monumental Scalinata dei Larici, the Venetian Segherie and Casel Sombrabbi, Castel Coira, Castelbello castle, Castel Juval, the Val Venosta Museum, the Monte Maria Abbey, the Museum of Val d’Ultimo and the Civic Museum.

There are many other attractions in the area such as the Mineral Museum, the 'Mario Testorelli' Museum Vallivo della Valfurva, the Museum of the 1915-1918 Guerra Bianca in Ademello, the 'L.Zuf' Ethnographic Museum, the Solandra Civilsation Museum, the Museum of the Guerra Bianca and the Strino Fortress.