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Pure nature on the magnificent Rittner High Plateau!
Dive into the cool lake and let the sun smile down on you... |
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NEW! Relax and enjoy yourself in our new Wellness world directly at the Wolfsgruben Lake.
That”s how relaxing a holiday can be!
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Culinary delicacies
... in the cosy „Bauernstube”
... on the sun patio near the lake
... in the hotel restaurant
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Holiday on the sunny side of the Alps
Ritten is an elevated plain, between the rivers Eisack and Talfer in the heart of South Tyrol and expands over an area of 111 km. It is situated in the north of the main city Bozen and the towns Klobenstein, Lengmoos, Oberbozen, Unterinn, Oberinn, Lengstein and Wangen lie on a sea level between 800 and 1500 m.
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100 years Rittner Train
The Ritten railway opened for service on 13th August 1907, at that time connecting the main square of Bozen, the Waltherplatz with Klobenstein, making Ritten easily accessible for tourism.
In 1907 a narrow gouge railway was completed from the centre of Bozen to Klobenstein, dropping the cog engine required for the steep 1000-meter ascent of the mountain. In Maria Himmelfahrt and continuing as a tramway, which still is in use today, to Oberbozen and Klobenstein.
The writer Hans von Hoffensthal claimed when it was opened that the introduction of the railway changed the character of the Ritten for ever, but the complention of a paved road in 1971 brought further changes, and in 1966 the cog railway gave way to a cable car from Bozen to Oberbozen. Many people now use the cable car or highway to commute to and from Bozen in daili modern variation on the old June to September "Sommerfrische".
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The Ritten plateau has been a tourist area for 400 years, the citizens of Bozen invented the health resort here.
The Ritten plateau is a popular tourist attraction for hikers, families and loners.
Holiday tradition par excellance and serial scenic beauties expect lovers of this climatically special place, which does give inspiration and recovery to artists and philosophers since all times, but not only.
The highlights of the Ritten are given because of the different altitudes:
While in the valley area over Bozen it is possible to practice winegrowing till a sea level of 1000 m, overbalance in the highlands wide forest- and feedlot-landscapes.
At an altitude of 1.500 m the landscape changes into the alpine vegetation and landscape.The Ritten is the ideal holiday paradise for epicures: the wanderer from here has a wonderful outlook over the magic world of the Dolomites, which presents its self on the south side of the elevated plain by its most beautiful side. |
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Hike & enjoy: 350 km hiking trails - 360° experience!
Where the hiking is an experience for the senses, the mind and the body can find calmness and recovery. At the Rittner plateau the family with children finds its trail, just as the summiteers. Because the net of our hiking trails goes from sunny vineyards over bloomy grassland and forests up to alpine mountain pastures und alps on an altitude of over 2.200 m.
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Family tip: Plattner Bee-yard at Wolfsgruben
In Wolfsgruben at Ritten stands the Plattner yard, one of the oldest barnyards in the area. In the inner yard you can watch how the farmers used to life in the past. And more: besides you can learn everything you should know about bees. Because in the barn yard the biggest collection of south Tyrolean apiary is located and there has also been applied a trial, to make you understand the welt from a bees point of view.
Opening hours: from Eastern till the last days of October, daily from 10 am to 6 pm.
Admission charge incl. guided tour: Kids till 6 years free, Children over 6: 4,00 € 12 years: 3,00 €; Adults: 5,00 €; Families: 10,00 €; school classes: 4,00€; groups from persons 4,00 € |
Ritten bike region
Mountain biking on our plateau is an experience in itself! There are numerous MTB tours and trails for hobby bikers and professional cyclists, but comfortable family tours are also possible.
Riding on the Ritten plateau
The Ritten is a natural high plateau, ideal for equestrian sports lovers. The wide world full of forests and pastures can be discovered on horseback, always with a wonderful view of the Dolomites ahead. |
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Excursion destinations
The Ritten lays in the heart of South Tyrol and because of that it”s the ideal starting point for excursions in the surrounding area:

BOZEN
South Tyrol Museum of Archaeology
The collection on exhibit at the South Tyrol Museum of Archaeology is structured chronologically and documents the entire history of South Tyrol from the Palaeolithic and Mesolithic Age (15,000 BC) to the Carolingian period (around 800 AD).
Set off against the wider historical background, the Iceman along with the associated finds form the exhibit's core.
Messner Mountain Museum
Within the old walls of Castle Sigmundskron, supplemented with a modern structure out of glass and steel, Reinhold Messner tells about the meaning of the mountains to the people.
The mountain can charm people and that what”s the Messner Mountain Museum in Firmian is all about.
Opening hours: from March till 24th December, Tuesday till Sunday from 10 am to 18 pm (in addition many night-and special-events).
Bozen is the provincial capital and mediates a southern flair. Alcove allies, the fruit market and the Walter plain invite to extensive shopping tours and walks.
MERAN
Also Meran is definitely worth a trip, we recommend visitors Castle Tyrol: as property of the Dynasty of the earls of Tyrol, the Castle gave it”s the name to land. The matchlessness of the castle lies in its middle age architecture from the 11th century.
Or you may experience Merans thermal springs?
In a trip to Meran a stop at the gardens of Castle Trauttmansdorff should definitely been included. In addition to the impressive gardens you will find the Touriseum, a museum about the history of South Tyrolean Tourism.
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