Meran 2000 ski resort is a perfect winter and summer destination for families. It's not a big plateau area but it has a lot on offer: 40km of ski slopes, winter walks, a natural sledge run and the Alpine-Bob. Apparently, it's the longest one in Italy.
If you prefer walking to taking the cable car, you can follow the footpath
from Falzeben (1680m) towards Pfiffinger Koepfl (1980m) . The walk takes about 45 minutes. If you plan to use sledges on your way back, it is better to rent them at Falzeben, near the cable car station. The only reason is that they always have sledges available here, whereas you won't always find them on top of the mountain.
from Falzeben (1680m) towards Pfiffinger Koepfl (1980m) . The walk takes about 45 minutes. If you plan to use sledges on your way back, it is better to rent them at Falzeben, near the cable car station. The only reason is that they always have sledges available here, whereas you won't always find them on top of the mountain.
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| An information point listing all the restaurants and the time to get to them. |
In our case, we set off from Falzeben and took a cable car up to Pfiffinger Koepfl. We had lunch at a nearby restaurant and we followed a well sign-posted path towards Malga Waidmann/Waidmannalm. The walk was very easy and not very long. We passed on our way other families with small children and buggies. It was definitely worth going a bit further off the busiest area near the cable car station. All we could see was white mountains dotted with ski slopes and mountain huts. It was much quieter and tranquil. We wanted to avoid going back the same way so we followed the path towards Rotwandhuette/ Rifugio Parete Rossa to the start of our sledge run. This path doesn't take you to the exact beginning of the sledge run, but a bit further down the slope. It is also narrower in places so not suitable for buggies. If you get to Malga Waidmann with a buggy, you would be much better off going back the same way.
How to get there:
By car from Trento: follow the A 22 towards Bolzano/Bozen, take the Bolzano sud exit and then follow the Merano-Bolzano superstrada. Exit at Merano Sud and follow the indications for Meran 2000. The journey takes about 1 hour 20 minutes. You can either leave your car at the cable car station in Falzeben or near the cable car Naif, which lies a little before Falzeben. Both cable cars take you to Pfiffinger Koepfl.Duration: 1 day;
Restaurants:
Restaurants:
Falzeben restaurant (0473 279423), Halbweg/Mezzavia: Zeughuette (0473279408), Waidmannalm (0473279461;
Useful links:http://www.meran2000.net/uk/start.php
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