Mountain hut Ospizio Santa Croce (mt. 2.045) The old hospice of Santa Croce was built in 1718 and has served as a place of gathering and refreshment for pilgrims from all parts of the area for hundreds of years. Still today, the hut offers its hospitality to many hungry tourists as well and its famous Kaiserschmarren (the Emperor’s pancake with raisins and red berries). Guests may also arrange to spend the night.
The Rifugio Santa Croce can be reached by the Santa Croce and La Crusc chairlifts. Open in summer and winter. Family-run business
Fam. Irsara Phone number: +39 0471 839632 E-mail:
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Mountain hut Lee (mt. 1.850) The Rifugio Lee, located at the Santa Croce mountain station, offers South Tyrolean and Ladin cuisine, with typical mountain specialities like eggs, speck and potatoes, roasted pork ribs with sauerkraut, canederli (dumplings) and gulasch, penne alla pastora (shepherdess’s pasta), venison stew with polenta, grilled meat, and apple strudel with vanilla sauce. There’s a large sun terrace furnished with deck chairs for sunbathing and a wonderful view of the surrounding mountains of Alta Badia. Open in summer and winter. Family-run hut.
Fam. Valentin Phone number: +39 347 2383927 E-mail:
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Mountain hut Nagler (mt. 1.850) The Rifugio Nagler has a large, sunny and panoramic terrace and offers typical dishes of local cuisine like the famous “Schlutzkrapfen”, the famous potato pie with sauerkraut ("föies da soni"), delicious penne pasta and homemade desserts. Open in summer and winter. Family-run business.
Fam. Alfarei Phone number: +39 335 6932118 E-mail:
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(3:38 min)
Restaurant Oies Alla Tana dell’ Orso next to the church and birthplace of Saint Frëinademetz The Oies “At the Bear’s Den” restaurant has two characteristic wooden parlors: these are the famous “tana dell’orso (the bear’s den)” and the “grotta delle streghe (the witches’ grotto)” both with very original decor.
The kitchen offers special dishes such as the cappello tataro (with 5 different meats), the “piatto dell’orso (the bear’s dish)”, grilled meat and a delicious variety of desserts. Irene and her staff welcome guests warmly and the restaurant also has a large, sunny terrace.
Open in summer and winter.
Pedratscher Irene Phone number: +39 0471 839671 E-mail:
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Ranch da Andrè on the meadows of Armentara. The snack bar at Ranch da André is located at the base of the spectacular wildflower meadows of Armentara. It can be reached by an easy trail that starts in Santa Croce, or others starting in Valgiarëi, Arciara or Spëscia in La Valle. The bar offers Ladin snacks, such as turtres with spinach or sauerkraut, plates of speck and local cheeses, and homemade elderflower and blackberry juices.
Open in summer. Family-run business.
Fam. Moling Phone number: +39 0471 843174 or +39 338 6098704 E-mail:
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