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ACTIVE RECREATION IN THE ITALIAN DOLOMITES Holiday Region Kronplatz
The Kronplatz Holiday Region, located in South Tyrol in the Italian Dolomites, offers everything a winter sports enthusiast could dream of: three ski resorts with perfectly groomed slopes, plus other winter sports, diverse Alpine-Mediterranean culture and cuisine, an outstanding Dolomites landscape, lovely villages and Brunico, a small city known as the happiest in Italy. KRONPLATZ-PLAN DE CORONES The ski resort Kronplatz-Plan de Corones provides 119 kilometres of ski runs with various difficulty levels and 32 highly modern cable cars and chair lifts. If your idea of ski heaven involves seriously challenging runs, you’ll want to try out the famous “Black Five”. When the World Cup comes to Kronplatz for the first time in January 2017, the Erta slope will be the women’s giant-slalom course. The area offers a unique 360° view of the
peaks of the Dolomites, a renowned UNESCO World Heritage site. This can be enjoyed from the large windows or platform of the MMM Corones museum, on top of Kronplatz. Thanks to the design created by the architect Zaha Hadid, the museum works in harmony with nature, with most of the building below ground level. SPEIKBODEN AND KLAUSBERG The other ski resorts are true paradises for families with breath-taking views of the 3,000 metre high peaks. Speikboden, with its 37 kilometres of varied ski slopes, has an 8 kilometre long descent with an elevation change of 1,500 metres. The Klausberg, the highest ski resort in the region with the mountain terminal located at 2,510 metres, offers 30 kilometres of ski runs. Skiers can also try out guided ski touring, with other activities including cross-country skiing, sledding, ice skating and snowshoe-hiking. A CULTURAL PARADISE The Kronplatz Holiday Region is a melting pot of three cultures, cuisines and languages – German, Italian and Ladin. It has an ambience of lived Alpine traditions, paired with a Mediterranean lifestyle and cosmopolitan atmosphere. There are multiple pubs and après-ski bars along the slopes as well as at the top
and bottom. The Christmas Market in Brunico-Bruneck is a real highlight. MOVING AROUND STRESS-FREE The whole holiday region is easily accessible. Resorts can be reached via ski buses, and there is a train service to Kronplatz. This “Pustertal Ski Express” train connects the ski resorts Kronplatz and Three Peaks-Dolomites and from the foot of Kronplatz, a shuttle bus also brings guests to the famous Sella Ronda ski circuit. All guests (staying in accommodation that is a member of the local tourist board) receive a travel pass, allowing the use of public transport in South Tyrol for free. So if you are looking for active recreation, the Kronplatz Holiday Region is the right destination for you. Find out more or book your accommodation: www.kronplatz.com