THE VALLEY
Villnöss (Val di Funes), a side valley of the Eisack, from Teis at 950 m up to St. Magdalena at 1,250 m and the foot of the Geisler.
- 3,025 m
- Sass Rigais and Furchetta, the two highest Geisler peaks, exactly the same height and 600 m apart.
- Odles
- The Ladin name of the Geisler, meaning "needles". In the inner valley the farm names are still Ladin.
- 2009
- The year the Dolomites became a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and the Puez-Geisler Nature Park house opened in Villnöss.
- 1744
- St. Johann in Ranui, the chapel on the Ranuihof meadow below the Geisler, listed since 1950.
June to August
SUMMER
- Walk from the Zanser Alm at 1,689 m to the Gampenalm and the Schlüterhütte, below the Peitlerkofel.
- Ride the gondola from Urtijëi up to the Seceda, 2,519 m, on the Val Gardena side of the Geisler.
- The cattle are up on the Alm; the huts serve lunch.
September to early November
AUTUMN
- The larches turn yellow before they drop their needles; the slopes go gold in October.
- The cattle come down from the Alm between mid-September and mid-October.
- The Speckfest is held in St. Magdalena; across South Tyrol it is the season for Törggelen, new wine and roasted chestnuts.
26 December to Easter
WINTER
- Ski on the Plose above Brixen, its gentle slopes reached by cable car.
- Walk to St. Johann in Ranui, the chapel of 1744 below the Geisler, in the snow.
- The tiled stove in the Stube is lit every afternoon.
THREE WALKS
To St. Johann in Ranui
The chapel of 1744 on the meadow of the Ranuihof, with the Geisler behind it; St. Magdalena is the nearest village.
Zanser Alm to the Schlüterhütte
From the Zanser Alm at 1,689 m up by the Gampenalm (2,062 m) to the Schlüterhütte (2,301 m). Sure feet go on to the Peitlerkofel, 2,875 m.
The Seceda from the other side
Over to Val Gardena and up from Urtijëi by gondola to the Seceda, 2,519 m, in the Odles group.
When we are open
Summer and autumn: 23 May to 2 November. Winter: 26 December to Easter Monday. In between, the farm rests.