Egna

Egna in South Tyrol

The village Egna (218 m) lies in the sunny Southern part of South Tyrol, near the German linguistic boundary. Egna is a small medieval village with pleasant, Mediterranean climate.

Egna offers the tourists a large variety of possibilities to enjoy their holidays. With strolling under the picturesque arcades, the guests can either follow historical tracks.

Egna is rich in treasures of the past and well-preserved architectural monuments in Venetian style which certainly will be a highlight for culture and art lovers.

The Romans settled down at the Domus Mansio Endidae along the Via Claudia Augusta.

Arcades
Arcades

At the south of Egna, in Laghetti, the famous path of Albrecht Dürer starts. The great German artist had to escape from a flood of the river Adige by taking an alternative way over the mountains to proceed his travel to Venice.

Dolomites
The Dolomites

Climbing in the best known and spectacular mountains in the Alps

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Sciliar plateau
Sciliar plateau

The highest plateau in Europe, situated in the middle of the Dolomites

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Oetzi
Ötzi

The Iceman and his clothes, belongings and weapons at the museum in Bolzano

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Merano's Alta Via
Merano's Alta Via

The path 24 encompasses the reserve of the Tessa mountains

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