Vitalpina Hotel Pfösl****

The designation Alpine Pearls stands for a vacation with Soft Mobility in 22 unique Alpine destinations in Europe. They promise sustainability, protection of our climate and top quality tourism.
Names sonorous and familiar are among them, celebrated winter and summer sports destinations - and also small and delightful villages well off the beaten track. But they all have one thing in common: our Pearls of the Alps will clearly prove to you that doing without your car - at least in part - in no way limits your freedom and your holiday pleasure, but enriches the experience in a quite wonderful manner.

The Pearl Nova Ponente
Escaping the noise and the hectic! Here in the heart of the Italian Dolomites only 20 minutes away from Bolzano you will find the sunny locations of the villages Nova Ponente (1350), Eggen (1100), Obereggen (1550) and Petersberg (1380) where exclusive and gentle holiday delight is still yours to discover. Hundreds of kilometres of well marked paths await you: an incredible voyage of discovery for all who love to hike or walk; it is yours to choose between a stroll through Alpine meadows with their sheer blaze of flowers or the fragrant woods - or a challenging climb to the heights. The public bus will take you to the best places for starting any kind of tour, free of charge. Winter is not to be missed with 40 km of perfectly prepared slopes and100% snow certainty. The sun shines here an incredible 300 days a year and after sundown the floodlit skiing and tobogganing slopes at Obereggen at the Latemar Ski Centre make this one of the best loved winter sports locations.

Soft mobility connections
By train to Bolzano, by local bus to your pearl! The pearl Nova Ponente and the surrounding Eggen, Obereggen and Petersberg are so very easy to get to with public transport. The train goes straight to Bolzano. The frequent buses run daily to every community in the Eggental. Your host will of course be glad to pick you up straight from Bolzano station.

Soft mobility in the pearl
A new mobility concept was launched in June 2007. Guests profit from an hourly connection from the main municipalities Nova Levante, Nova Ponente/Karerpass and Cornedo-Collepietra from and to Bolzano. In addition there is an excellent connection from St. Zyprian over Karerpass, Nova Ponente, Birchabruck, Eggen, Obereggen, Nova Levante, Petersberg to Weissenstein, running six times a day in both directions. Vigo di Fassa is connected in a 2- hour-interval. For the tourists in the Area of Catinaccio / Rosengarten - Latemar there is a special "Mobil- card" for the use of all busses for a period of seven days (8 EUR). Free for children up to 6 years, from 6 to 16 years 4 EUR. In addition, a 24-hour-call shuttle is at your disposal.

Special soft mobility services
The soft mobile active holiday! We offer more than 250 km of paths for walkers. All hikes with an officially tested mountain guide 3x weekly. Nordic walking courses 2x weekly. Invitingly broad upland plateaus offer a rewarding day out for the entire family. Mountain bikers have spectacularly interesting routes to choose from. Riding stables, tennis courts, skittles and minigolf are a great alternative way to keep busy when you are not in the mood for a walk. Winter has its own rich variety: tobogganing, cross-country skiing, guided snowshoe hikes, skiing and snowboarding on 44 km of fine slopes in Obereggen, a member of the Dolomiti Superski Association