Predazzo

Updated October 2026 · Sources: Latemar Dolomites, Val di Fiemme tourist board, Milano Cortina 2026, MUSE

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Predazzo is the largest village in the Val di Fiemme, in Trentino, in the Italian Dolomites. The centre sits at 1,018 metres, where the Travignolo stream meets the Avisio, between the Latemar group to the north and the Lagorai range to the south. About 4,500 people live here. Bolzano is around 50 km away and Trento around 60 km, about an hour’s drive from either. The closest airport is Bolzano; the main international gateways are Verona (about 160 km), Innsbruck (about 170 km) and Venice (about 220 km).

In February 2026 Predazzo was an Olympic venue: its ski jumping stadium hosted all the ski jumping events and the jumping part of the Nordic combined at the Milano Cortina Winter Games. The municipality also includes Bellamonte and Paneveggio, on the road up to the Passo Rolle and the Pale di San Martino, part of the Dolomites UNESCO World Heritage Site. The old German name for the village is Pardatsch.

In winter a gondola takes you from the village into the Latemar ski area, about 50 km of slopes linked with Pampeago and Obereggen and covered by the Dolomiti Superski pass. In summer Predazzo is a practical base for hiking in the Paneveggio nature park, riding the lifts up the Latemar or cycling the valley bike path.

You can walk around the centre in an hour. Outside the village there are two directions: the Latemar, by gondola, and the road to Paneveggio and the Passo Rolle.

Main square and old centre

The heart of Predazzo is the square of Santi Filippo e Giacomo, with the neo-Gothic parish church built between 1866 and 1870 and the Geological Museum. In the lanes around it, look at the stone and timber houses with painted façades; the Casa del Mònech has a fresco dated 1742. The oldest church is San Nicolò, in the cemetery, from the late 15th century.

Local tradition says the village grew from twelve farmsteads; the forests are still managed by the Regola Feudale, a community of owners. On 25 July, the feast of the patron saint James, there is a market; in early October the Desmontegada celebrates the cows coming down from the summer pastures; on 11 November bonfires are lit for St Martin.

Geological Museum of the Dolomites

Founded in 1899, this is the oldest museum in the valley, and since 2012 a branch of MUSE, the science museum in Trento. Rocks, fossils, videos and interactive displays explain how the Dolomites rose from an ancient sea. Volcanic and sedimentary rocks crop out side by side around Predazzo, which is why the museum is here.

Tickets cost €5 (reduced €4), free with the Trentino Guest Card or the Fiemme Cembra Guest Card. In summer it opens Tuesday to Sunday, mornings and afternoons, and daily in August. Current hours on the Val di Fiemme tourist board website.

The Olympic ski jumping stadium

The “Giuseppe Dal Ben” ski jumping stadium is at Stalimen, on the edge of the village towards the Val di Fassa. Opened in 1989, it hosted the Nordic World Ski Championships in 1991, 2003 and 2013, and was rebuilt for the Games with longer hills and an inclined lift replacing the old chairlift. It holds up to 5,000 spectators.

At Milano Cortina 2026, nine events were held here between 7 and 19 February: every ski jumping event (men’s and women’s individual normal hill and large hill, mixed team, men’s super team) and the jumping rounds of the three Nordic combined events. The women’s large hill and the men’s super team made their Olympic debut. On 14 February Slovenia’s Domen Prevc won gold on the large hill. In summer the tourist board runs guided tours (in Italian), with a lift ride up to the start towers: check dates on its website.

Guardia di Finanza Alpine School

Since 1920 Predazzo has been home to the Alpine School of the Guardia di Finanza (Italy’s financial police), one of the oldest military mountain schools. In 2026 it served as the Val di Fiemme Olympic Village, with 691 beds. Its history museum on Via Fiamme Gialle covers five rooms, with captions also in Braille.

Latemar, Passo Feudo and the Dos Capèl Geotrail

From Stalimen the gondola rises to Gardonè (1,650 m) and a chairlift continues to Passo Feudo (2,200 m), beneath the Latemar spires. This is the start of the Dos Capèl Geotrail, described as Italy’s first geological trail: a 5.4 km loop, about 2 hours and 262 m of ascent, with 19 stops on the rocks and fossils of a 250-million-year-old sea. Free, very scenic and with almost no shade.

Paneveggio, the violin forest

On the way to the Passo Rolle you drive through the Paneveggio forest, one of Italy’s best-known spruce forests. It is called the violin forest: luthiers choose its resonance wood, and tradition has it that Stradivari sourced his here. It is part of the Paneveggio – Pale di San Martino Nature Park, set up in 1967.

At the Paneveggio visitor centre, by the road, the “Suona Foresta” exhibition lets you hear the forest. A few minutes’ walk away, the deer enclosure has viewing platforms; the Marciò trail, open all year, makes a loop of about an hour through the trees. Opening hours on the nature park website.

Forte Buso lake and the forts

A little higher up, the Travignolo is dammed to form Lago di Forte Buso. It takes its name from Forte Buso, one of the Austro-Hungarian First World War forts on the Rolle road; Forte Dossaccio is in the same area. You can drive there and walk along the shore.

Passo Rolle and the Pale di San Martino

The Passo Rolle (1,984 m) links the Val di Fiemme with Primiero, about 20 km from Predazzo. In front of you rise the Pale di San Martino and the Cimon della Pala (3,184 m). Near the pass are the Colbricon lakes, the Baita Segantini and the Val Venegia. On the other side the road drops to San Martino di Castrozza.

Bellamonte

Bellamonte is a hamlet of Predazzo on the Rolle road, on a sunny shelf of meadows and hay barns. In winter it is one of the access points to the Alpe Lusia ski area; in summer, a starting point for quiet walks.

From Predazzo you ski straight into the Latemar, and the Alpe Lusia (from Bellamonte) and Passo Rolle are a short drive away. All of them are on the Val di Fiemme–Obereggen pass, over 110 km of slopes in five areas, which is part of Dolomiti Superski (1,200 km).

The Latemar from Predazzo

Latemar Dolomites has about 50 km of slopes and 18 lifts, up to 2,400 m, with three access points: Predazzo, Pampeago and Obereggen in South Tyrol. Two thirds of the runs are red: 9 km blue, 33 km red, 7 km black. The longest run is the Tresca (3.1 km), the steepest the Pala di Santa.

In Predazzo you start at Stalimen, next to the ski jump, where there is a large car park. The gondola climbs from 1,050 to 1,650 m to Gardonè, with a ski school area; the chairlift continues to Passo Feudo (2,200 m). From there, ski down the Cinque Nazioni (2.6 km) or head across to Pampeago and Obereggen. In 2026/27 the Predazzo lifts are scheduled to run from 4 December 2026 to 4 April 2027, snow permitting. Open runs on the Latemar website.

Alpe Lusia and Passo Rolle

The Alpe Lusia (about 26 km of slopes) is reached from Bellamonte or Moena and suits families. The Passo Rolle has about 15 km of slopes facing the Pale di San Martino. Both are on the same pass.

Ski passes 2026/27

Official adult day pass prices for Val di Fiemme–Obereggen: €67 in low season and €74 in high season (20 December – 9 January and 31 January – 13 March). Juniors (born 2009–2018) €47/52, seniors (born 1961 or earlier) €60/67; children born 2019–2023 ski free with a paying adult. A Dolomiti Superski day pass costs €80 in low and €89 in high season. Full price list on the Latemar website.

Cross-country, the Marcialonga and snowshoeing

Predazzo lies on the route of the Marcialonga, the 70 km classic-style cross-country ski marathon held at the end of January: it starts in Moena, goes up to Canazei and back, then passes through Predazzo to finish in Cavalese; the shorter 45 km version finishes in Predazzo. For everyday cross-country skiing there is the Lago di Tesero centre and 80 km of trails on the Lavazè plateau and at Passo Oclini. On snowshoes, head into the Paneveggio forest or around the Passo Rolle. Ski schools and rental shops are in the village.

In summer you have three directions: the Latemar lifts, the road to Paneveggio and the Rolle, and the valley floor with the bike path. Many walks suit children.

The Predazzo waterfall

The easiest walk from the village. From the sports centre (Fontanelle), a dirt road climbs through meadows, then follows the stream through the forest over small wooden bridges to the waterfall. A 3.2 km loop, about an hour, 134 m of ascent. Near the end you can still see trees felled by Storm Vaia in 2018.

Dragon Forest and Alpine Coaster

At the Gardonè top station (1,650 m) the Dragon Forest is a 1.4 km loop on a wide forest road with games along the way, suitable for buggies and wheelchairs. Next to it, the Alpine Coaster is a 980 m mountain coaster through the woods at up to 40 km/h; children aged 9 to 14 ride with an adult.

Rifugio Torre di Pisa

From Passo Feudo, path 516 climbs to the Rifugio Torre di Pisa (2,671 m), named after a leaning rock pinnacle beside it. Around 500 m of ascent on a steep but well-made path: allow half a day there and back. The hut opens in summer.

Colbricon lakes, Baita Segantini and Val Venegia

Two of the park’s easiest walks start at the Passo Rolle. The Colbricon lakes, at around 1,920 m, are about an hour away with little climbing, good for families. On the other side of the pass, a walk of just over an hour leads to the Baita Segantini, above 2,100 m, facing the Cimon della Pala. From there you can descend into the Val Venegia, a valley of pastures and summer dairy huts.

Lagorai

South of the village runs the Lagorai, a long, wild range of red porphyry, very different from the Dolomites: few lifts, many small lakes, First World War paths and bivouac huts. This is the place for long, quiet hikes with few places to stop.

Cycling and the Biolago

The Fiemme and Fassa Dolomites bike path runs through Predazzo: about 48 km along the Avisio from Molina di Fiemme to Alba di Canazei, with roughly 650 m of height difference. Downhill towards Cavalese it is family-friendly, and in summer a bike bus takes you back up. Mountain bikers have the Latemar forest roads and the climb to the Passo Rolle (about 20 km, 4.6% average). On hot days the village Biolago is a natural swimming pond with plant-based water filtering.

• Cavalese (about 13 km): the main town of the valley, with the palace of the Magnifica Comunità di Fiemme and the Alpe Cermis lifts.
• Moena (about 9 km): the first village in the Val di Fassa and the start of the Marcialonga.
• Val di Fassa: the Ladin valley below the Catinaccio, Sassolungo and Marmolada.
• Canazei (about 30 km): the base for the Sella Ronda and the Marmolada.
• Passo San Pellegrino (about 20 km via Moena): slopes and trails on the border with the Veneto.
• San Martino di Castrozza (about 30 km over the Passo Rolle): at the foot of the Pale.
• Passo Rolle (about 20 km): the nearest pass, summer and winter.
• Bolzano (about 50 km): South Tyrol’s capital, home of the Ötzi museum and its arcaded streets.

Predazzo is a working village all year round, not just a ski resort. Choose your area by what you plan to do.

• Centre and main square: best without a car, with restaurants, shops and bus stops on foot. Hotels, B&Bs and apartments.
• Towards Stalimen (north end of the village, towards Moena): for skiers who want to walk to the Latemar gondola.
• Bellamonte: higher and quieter, for families, skiing on the Alpe Lusia and walks towards the Rolle. You need a car.
• Paneveggio and Passo Rolle: few places to stay, isolated in the forest or up high, for nature lovers.

For a family ski week, an apartment or residence works best; for a weekend, a hotel in the centre. Book early for Christmas, February and Marcialonga week.

By car

Take the Brenner motorway (A22) to the Egna-Ora exit, then the SS48 Dolomites road via Cavalese to Predazzo; the valley starts about 20 km from the exit. From the south you can also leave at Trento Nord and drive up through the Val di Cembra. Winter tyres or chains are required in winter.

By train

Predazzo has no railway station. The nearest stations are Ora/Auer, Bolzano and Trento, all on the Brenner line between Verona and Innsbruck. From there you continue by bus. Timetables on Trenitalia.

By bus

Buses run from Ora station to Cavalese and Predazzo, sometimes with a change in Cavalese. From Trento, Trentino Trasporti buses leave from the bus station, 100 m from the railway station. In the valley, the Cavalese–Penia line also stops at the Latemar lifts. Timetables on Trentino Trasporti or the Mio Trentino app.

By plane

The nearest airport is Bolzano, about 50 km away. The main international airports are Verona (about 160 km), Innsbruck (about 170 km), Venice (about 220 km), Bergamo (about 250 km), Munich (about 310 km) and Milan (about 330 km). In winter, shared Saturday transfers run to the Val di Fiemme from Verona, Bergamo and Venice/Treviso; otherwise take a train to Ora, Bolzano or Trento and then the bus, or hire a car at the airport.

Parking

For skiing, use the large car park at the gondola base station in Stalimen. The Biolago has parking by the entrance. In summer, arrive early at the Passo Rolle, Paneveggio and Val Venegia: car parks fill up on sunny days.

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