Both in summer and winter you can lend a helping hand during the feeding of the only reindeer herd in the Alps, which lives on the Croda Rossa mountain in the Alta Val Pusteria valley.
Image gallery: Reindeer on Mount Croda Rossa
Reindeer in the heart of the Dolomites, how can it be possible? The 2,965 m high Mount Croda Rossa di Sesto (Rotwand) in the Sesto Dolomites is known for many things, among them for its well-known hiking paradise, beautiful skiing area and historic scene of the Italian Front, where a series of battles between Austria-Hungary and Italy took place in WWI.
Some years ago, a herd of Finnish reindeer found a new home in a vast enclosure near the mountain station of the Croda Rossa. It is accessible by cable car from the village of Sesto. Once a week you can lend a helping hand during the feeding of the reindeer with Iceland moss and mixed grains. A truly unique encounter!
At the mountain station and near the enclosure there’s also the Rif. Rudi mountain hut, which offers a large playground with a sandbox, several slides and a water mill. The hut is an ideal starting point for hikes and mountain tours and is named - how could it be otherwise – after Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.
Reindeer feeding - summer: from June 13 - September 12, 2019 on Thursdays at 2 pm
from July 22 - August 26, 2019 also on Mondays at 2 pm
Further information:
phone: +39 0474 710355, info@dreizinnen.com
