San Leonardo in Passiria / St. Leonhard in Passeier

Surrounded by the Stubai, Ötztal, and Sarntal Alps, the Passeier Valley is located at the entrance to the Texel Group Nature Park. San Leonardo / St. Leonhard, the main town of the valley at the junction of the roads to Timmelsjoch and the Jaufen Pass, is almost a sacred place for Tyroleans as the hometown of their folk hero Andreas Hofer. Here - in his birthplace, the Gasthof "Sandwirt" - is also the "Museum Passeier", which naturally devotes a large part of its exhibition space to the Tyrolean freedom fighter.

With a wealth of leisure activities, San Leonardo is an ideal holiday destination for sports enthusiasts, wellness fans, and those seeking relaxation. In the summer, it is the countless hiking and mountain biking routes that make your holiday here so special. Climbing, Nordic walking, tennis, horseback riding, rafting, kayaking, and paragliding are also part of the holiday offering. Golfers appreciate the harmoniously integrated 18-hole course of the Passeier-Meran Golf Club, where the mild climate allows for an almost year-round golf season.

In the winter, the snow-sure ski areas of Pfelders and Jaufen-Ratschings offer ideal conditions for skiing and snowboarding. Cross-country skiers will find romantic and challenging trails in different difficulty levels in San Leonardo. In addition, there are toboggan runs, an ice rink, and many beautiful opportunities for winter and snowshoe hiking and ski touring to ensure a successful holiday.

There is no shortage of first-class accommodations in San Leonardo. The range extends from family hotels to modern sports and wellness hotels, cozy romantic hotels to luxurious design hotels. The best facilities with spacious wellness areas make your holiday in the Passeier Valley a memorable experience. Hospitality and gastronomy in San Leonardo guarantee professional service combined with warm hospitality.

In addition to or as an alternative to sports, San Leonardo offers the vacationer some special cultural treasures: This includes the preservation of traditional customs as well as the once powerful Jaufenburg with an outpost of the "Museum Passeier" and impressive wall paintings. Also worth seeing are the striking, castle-like so-called "Schildhöfe", which can be explored along the picturesque Schildhöfe circular path. A trip to the small chapel of St. Hippolyt on the Glaiten Alm is also worthwhile, both because of the magnificent view and the valuable frescoes from around 1380.

The Schneeberg Adventure Mine offers fascinating insights into the former highest-altitude mine in Europe. The new "Bunker Mooseum" is also very successful, a museum and information center of the Texel Group Nature Park. In the bunker complex from the Second World War, there are exhibitions on archaeology and contemporary history, as well as an ibex enclosure and a climbing garden in the outdoor area.