Have you ever wondered what it's like to be way up high? Whether you're thinking of a leisurely walk in the untouched Stelvio National Park or planning to climb a 3,000-meter peak, in Solda, there's something for everyone.

HIKING EXPERIENCE AT NIVES

Hotel Nives is right in the heart of the action in Solda and is the perfect starting point for your adventures or hikes. You can choose from a network of over 250 km of hiking trails around the area, offering various levels of difficulty so you can experience exactly what you're looking for. Solda is the ideal place to breathe in fresh mountain air and simply relax. Particularly during hay fever season, allergy sufferers appreciate this. There's nothing better than escaping the stressful everyday life, chilling out, and recharging with new energy from nature. Where better to do this than in the Stelvio National Park, one of the largest nature reserves in Europe, amidst the Ortles Alps? There is a variety of alpine animals and plants to admire and to secure the future for generations to come.

To keep the young guests entertained, the "Bear Bath" was built in Sulden, a new playground made of natural materials, as well as the "Naturaronda Adventure Trail". The picturesque Solda lake is located near the hotel and is ideal for a family outing or a romantic stroll with your loved ones.

Renowned extreme mountaineer Reinhold Messner has also left his mark in Soda. The Messner Mountain Museum dedicated to ice was build underground at this spot. Designed by the same architect as our Hotel Nives, the museum cleverly portrays "the horror of ice and darkness." A visit to Solda is worth it just for the museum; in addition, true fans can accompany him to the Madritsch Hut at the end of June when the annual "Almauftrieb" of his Tibetan yaks returns to their summer residences. Next to the Messner Mountain Museum, in an old accommodation for mountaineers, you will find the Museum Alpine Curiosities, where Mr. Messner showcases remarkable rarities and unique treasures of mountaineering.

For those who have not had enough, the Ortles Region Museum offers a collection of valuable exhibits to delve deeper into the history and culture of the Ortler Region. Definitely a great plan; not only on a rainy summer day.

Up for a new challenge in cycling or motorcycling? How about crossing the super winding Stelvio Pass road? This is the highest pass in Italy and at the same time the second highest paved pass in the Alps.

The action-packed road starts on the South Tyrolean side in Prato at the Stelvio (915 m above sea level) and winds through 48 bends through the villages of Gomagoi (1,273 m above sea level) and Trafoi (1,540 m above sea level) to the summit of the Stelvio Pass at 2,757 m above sea level.