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Idyllic Mountain Haven

Redagno is a small Alpine hamlet located in the far south of South Tyrol. It belongs to the municipality of Aldino, which stretches along the southern run of Regglberg mountain’s elevated plateau in south-eastern South Tyrol, an expansive ridge forcibly shaped by the hill crests, elevations, hollows, and valleys of the Fiemme Mountains in the westernmost Dolomites.

Separated from the rest of the municipality by a deep and narrow gorge (the Geoparc Bletterbach, a UNESCO World Heritage site in the Dolomites), the settlement area of Redagno lies at a higher altitude and comprises the localities of Nuova Redagno, Redagno di Sotto, and Redagno di Sopra, which are spread out across 300 m of elevation to the south-east of Aldino’s village centre. At 1,500 metres above sea level, Redagno (di Sopra) lies “near the stars”, as the 1910 travel report Joy of Tyrol put it.

Fig. 1, Directly from the hotel grounds, guests can embark on beautiful hikes tailored to their individual fitness level and preferences.
Fig. 2, Here, the surrounding nature, flora, and fauna remain largely untouched, offering visitors breathtaking scenery and unforgettable impressions.
Fig. 3, During hikes, guests are rewarded with endless panoramic views over the valley, extending all the way to its capital city, Bolzano.
Fig. 4, Silence, tranquility, and nature in its purest form are what guests can expect during their excursions.
Fig. 5, Redagno remains, to this day, one of the few places in South Tyrol that has preserved its authentic and original character.

Snowfall to Sunshine

By car, it takes just around 30 minutes to get from the Egna/Ora motorway exit to Redagno di Sopra, where you are greeted by a virtually pristine natural landscape: rolling hills with lush, sun-kissed meadows and pastures as well as forests of larch, spruce, and Swiss pine, yet never barren like so many other highlands; the clear, wide-open view of the surrounding mountain panorama, the blue tint of the sky, the intense colour palette of the countryside – everything here has that distinct southern charm. It comes as no surprise that Redagno has been a popular summer retreat since the late 19th century.

And despite its long-standing and continued tradition of welcoming visitors from faraway lands, this mountain hamlet was able to retain its original idyllic charm to this day. 300 souls, and not even that many more during peak season in summer; a tiny church standing lonesome on a hill, a village school with a club house, scattered farms, a few small hamlets; two hotels and a handful of guest rooms, one boarding house in Redagno di Sopra and one in di Sotto, quite a bit higher up the slope; two mountain huts for weary hikers; no distinct village centre, no shops, no restaurants, bars, or cafés; a world away from the hubbub of sporting events and après-ski festivities.

Redagno embodies solemn Alpine calm instead of the hustle and bustle of mass tourism, a quaint hiking paradise instead of the stressful optimisation of leisure time, an authentic rural way of life instead of tacky attempts to commercialise the region, a place where soul-searching travellers find what they yearn for instead of a stronghold of all-inclusive tourists.

Redagno is that kind of place that is not touristic; somewhat sleepy, kind of forgotten, undiscovered, almost removed from the unyielding passage of time; that special insider’s tip so desperately sought by all those who don’t want to go where everyone goes but don't want to go where nobody goes, either.

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