Holidays in Auer (Ora) …
Auer (also known as Ora in Italian) is a lovely wine village with more than 3,000 inhabitants nestled in the Castelfeder holiday region. Although the people no longer live exclusively off agriculture, the place has been able to preserve its rural charm and there are historic residences and farms in the Mediterranean style, narrow lanes lined by natural stone walls, trees and flowers wherever you look.
Auer is situated in the fertile Etsch valley, at a slight elevation of 250 metres above sea level. Shops, cafés and cosy guesthouses lend the place a pleasant atmosphere that you will enjoy soaking up.
Holiday in Auer - and take a break from your daily life.
Sights and leisure tips:
- Schwarzenbach sports and recreation area
- Church of St Peter with the oldest organ in the whole of the Alps
- Auer Castle
- Baumgarten Castle
- Ruins of Leiter Castle
- Katzenleiter trail
- Waterfall
- Cycle trips on the new cycle path, over 60 km long
- The characteristic centres of the wine villages of Auer, Neumarkt (Egna) and Tramin (Termeno)
- The warmest bathing lake in the Alps – the Kalterer See, right on our doorstep!
- Castelfeder, ruins of a Roman fort
- The botanical gardens of Trauttmansdorff Castle in Meran – an excursion into the vegetation of the south
- Maria Weißenstein pilgrimage site
- Hiking in the surrounding mountains, the Dolomites (Seiser Alm, Rittner rock pinnacles, Rosengarten - Catinaccio district, Bletterbach Gorge, ...) – we will be happy to advise you!
Tips for day trips:
- Lake Garda circular tour (about 300 km round trip)
- Central Dolomites trip (about 180 km round trip)
- Venice, the city of the lagoon
- Trip to the theatre festival in Verona
- Seiser Alm with Gröden
- Ritten
Castelfeder
The Castelfeder hill lies at the heart of the holiday region Castelfeder as well as lending its name to it. It soars up between the villages and connects them all; it is fascinating and unique at the same time. The vista from here stretches far over the Etsch valley while the complex historical events attached to the region reach much further back. Old wall foundations suggest late antique fortifications and a prehistoric settlement. The sub-Mediterranean flora gives the place a southern feel. Castelfeder has a magical attraction and there are numerous legends attached to this porphyry hill.
The porticos of Neumarkt
Stroll through Neumarkt’s porticos and soak up the unique atmosphere, enjoying a cappuccino and some retail therapy in the little shops.
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