San Cipriano

The village of San Cipriano, a picturesque mountain village, is starting point for various tours

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Winter feeling with the St Cyprian Chapel in the foreground.
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Snow-covered slopes at the farmsteads of Bagni di Lavina Bianca.
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The winterly San Cipriano in early morning, when the first sun rays light up the Catinaccio Group.
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The environs of the village are ideal for winter walking and snow-shoeing.
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If you prefer skiing on the slopes, you don’t need to go far, as the Carezza skiing area, located at the foot of the Catinaccio, is only a few minutes’ drive away.
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You can also choose to go by cabrio cable car: skiers and hikers can reach the Frommer alpine hut in the Carezza skiing and hiking area in just 8 minutes from San Cipriano.
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The village of San Cipriano (with the settlement of Bagni di Lavina Bianca) is located right at the foot of the Catinaccio Group.
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The St Cyprian Chapel with its beautiful frescos is the symbol of the village.
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In the environs, you can do extended walking tours, e.g. to the Plafötsch alpine pasture in the Sciliar-Catinaccio Nature Park (1,570 m a.s.l.).
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A little higher, there is the Costa-Haniger alpine pasture at approx. 2,000 m a.s.l.
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A challenging mountain tour takes you also to the Bergamo al Principe mountain hut (2,165 m a.s.l.).
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Mt Catinaccio d’Antermoia is the highest elevation of the Catinaccio Group.
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video : Ski Area Carezza Dolomites
video : A night at the Wuhnleger Pond

San Cipriano, a beautiful little village, is located at 1,071 m a.s.l., about 3 km away from the main place Tires village. Eye-catching is above all the St Cyprian Chapel, name-giving for the village (San Cipriano, in Italian). Consecrated to the Saints Cyprian and Justina from Antioch, it was built in the 13th century in late-Romanesque style. The paintings on the outer facade from the 17th century illustrate the saving of the so-called "Platzlinder" meadow. Tradition has it, however, that the first settlers of the municipality Tires al Catinaccio established themselves in San Cipriano, not in Tires village.

From San Cipriano, a new cabrio cable car brings you directly to the Frommer hut, in the skiing and hiking area of Carezza.

The Catinaccio Group, part of the Natural World Heritage site of the Dolomites, is venue of the famous phenomenon of the enrosadira: at sunrise and sunset the legendary Dolomites shine in a light rose colour. If you would like to watch this amazing natural spectacle, we recommend you a walk to the alpine meadow of Proa above the hamlet of San Cipriano.

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