Val di Sole is situated in the north-western end of Trentino, wedged among the mountain groups of Adamello, Presanella, Ortles-Cevedale and of the Maddalene (from the Passo del Tonale to the Lombardia border and the Val di Non); and about one third of its territory belongs to the Adamello Bren...
Val di Sole is situated in the north-western end of Trentino, wedged among the mountain groups of Adamello, Presanella, Ortles-Cevedale and of the Maddalene (from the Passo del Tonale to the Lombardia border and the Val di Non); and about one third of its territory belongs to the Adamello Brenta Natural Park and to the Stelvio National Park.
Val di Sole covers the highest peaks of Trentino, starting from the 700 m of the valley bottom, where the river Noce flows, to the 3500 m of the mountains with their perpetual snow. Along the slopes of those mountains there are several lakes - Lago Nero, Lago di Covel, Lago delle Marmotte...- originated by the overhanging glaciers (Presena Glacier, 3000 m).
Val di Sole tourist area included the two lateral valleys of Pejo and Rabbi, well-known for centuries thanks to their thermal springs with waters rich of ferruginous minerals, which make them particularly suitable for all those who suffer hepatic dysfunctions and for other more pathologies. But these valleys represent also a good starting point for the excursions in the Ortles-Cevedale Group for all those who love Mountain bike and trekking.
Folgarida, risen in 1965, and Marilleva offer a wide range of choices in the tourist equipment, especially for the winter season, and tracks and lifts are linked together and to Madonna di Campiglio resort.
Several fortresses, such as Castel Caldes, Rocca di Samoclevo, Castel S. Michele in Ossana, Palazzo Pezzen in Croviana and Palazzo Migazzi in Cuciano, and the sacred buildings, such as the little church of S. Maria Maddalena in Cuciano, the church of the Nativity of Maria di Pellizzano and the churches dedicated to S. valentine and S. Luis, both in Malè, tell the thousand years old story of this corner of Trentino.
In Malè it has been opened, since 1980, the Museo della Civiltà di Solandra, which collects the testimonies of the history of the mountain civilization of the civilization Val di Sole.
Strino Fort, on the road for the Tonale, gives hospitality to a permanent exhibition of the tragic clash between Italians and Austro-Hungarians in the Val di Sole mountains in May, 1915, and called "White War" by historians. Another testimony of the First World War is the "Monumento Ossario dei Caduti della Prima Guerra Mondiale", built in 1924 in the Tonale.
