The village of Saltusio (490 m) is located in the foothills of the Texel and Hirzer mountains and it is an ideal starting point for hikes to the mountains.
Here is located the station of the Hirzer cable car that will take you to the excursion area of the Hirzer plateau (1,989 mt, Punta Cervina - Hirzerspitze 2,781 mt), the ideal place for whichever adventurous excursions you prefer.
The Hirzer cable car opens up a multitude of possibilities for discovering the mountains in Passiria valley, such as hikes at all altitudes and along familyfriendly irrigation channel paths.
Saltusio is located along the Passiria valley road and is a distance of 9 km from Merano, 6 km from San Martino and 10 km from S. Leonardo in Passiria.
Saltusio is a hamlet of S. Martino in Passiria.
Above Saltusio is the Merano High Mountain Trail, a path that leads around the Tessa Group Nature Park.
The Museum Passeier is located on the farm of the Tyrolean patriot Andreas Hofer, the Sandhof Inn. The Jaufenburg Castle is part of the Museum.
The St. Martin am Schneeberg settlement is a former village for miners working at the Schneeberg Monteneve mine and can only be reached on foot. Today the shelter, exhibition and the mine itself document the history of one of the most important lead and zinc mines in Tyrol.
