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ADLER DOLOMITI
Spa & Sport Resort

I-39046 Ortisei - Val Gardena
Dolomites / Italy
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HOTEL ADLER - high level hospitality for centuries

Archeological findings from the Iron Age show that around 500 BC people settled where ADLER is located today. The first documented mention of "Urtisei-Moritzen" is from 1288, this later became the ADLER and is the origin of the town's name. A small inn named "Mauriz" opened around 1500.
In 1810, Joseph Anton Sanoner, originally from Selva and a trader in Paris, purchased the inn and changed the name to ADLER. Since then, the historical birth-year of the ADLER, it has been managed and run by the well-established Val Gardena family Sononer. It is currently in the seventh generation.
At the beginning of the last century, Hotel ADLER had already been established as one of the most famous hotels in teh Alpine region. Various rennovations and expansions followed, the largest of which was the construction of the main building in 1926, designed by Austrian star architect Clemens Holzmeister.
Further expansions followed, and the hotel increased both in size, comfort and style. Today ADLER Spa & Sport Resort is the wellness leader in the Dolomites.

		Val Gardena Local Heritage Museum in the "Cësa di Ladins" This is an exposition about Val Gardena's history: archeological findings from the Stone Age, Bronze Age and Early Iron Age are exposed, as well as naturalistic and mineral collections. The valley's history of wood-carving is of particular interest, reaching back over 300 years. Visitors should not miss the commemoration of the local film star Luis Trenker, whose best known movie productions are "Son of the White Mountains" and "Mountains in Flames". For more information: Tel. +39 0471 797554
		Museum of Ladin History "Ciastel de Tor" Language, culture and history of the Ladin population in the Dolomite regions Val Gardena, Val Badia and Val di Fassa are presented at the Museum Ladin Ciastel de Tor with an insight on archaeology (history of settlements, "Sotciastel"o, (from the Rhaetians to the Ladin people), the history (rulers, judges, subjects), the Dolomites (development, discovery, exploitation), the Ladin language and identity (language lab, crafts), the economy (types of settlements of the "Viles", railway) and the observation tower (Ladinoscope). For more information: Tel. +39 0474 524 020
		Ötzi, the Iceman Ötzi the Iceman is a well-preserved natural mummy of a man from about 3300 BC, found in 1991 in the Senales glacier in the Ötztal Alps. He is Europe's oldest natural human mummy, and has offered an unprecedented view of Chalcolithic (Copper Age) Europeans. The remains of "Ötzi" are now well preserved and on exhibition at the South Tyrolean Museum of Archaeology in Bolzano. For more information: +39 0471 320 100
		Trostburg Castle Castle Trostburg, also called the "Strong Castle", is located at the entrance of Val Gardena, near the village Ponte Gardena. It was built in the 12th century and was owned for a long time by the family of Oswald von Wolkenstein, a renowned singer and poet of medieval times. The remains of the fortification date back to Renaissance times, presenting a structure that unites the characteristics of a fortress with those of a mansion. For more information: Tel. +39 0471 654 401
		Thuniversum With decorative handcrafted articles made of clay, the company Thun of Bolzano has established itself on the international market. In the Thuniversum in Bolzano, the company created a small world for all admirers of clay-objects by Thun. The Thuniversum includes a panopticon (created in the 18th century, a panopticon was a device containing pictures of attractions, such as European capitals, that people viewed through an opening), a bistro, a store with handcrafted gifts and many lovely surprises. For more information: Tel. +39 0471 245 255
		The botanical gardens at Trauttmansdorff Castle Enjoy a journey through an entire world of plants and flowers at the botanical gardens of Castle Trauttmansdorff near Merano, covering an area of over 12 hectares (30 acres). The castle itself hosts the "Touriseum", the Museum of Tourism. The museum displays the history of South Tyrolean gastronomy and lodging in an objective and entertaining manner. For more information: Tel. +39 0474 524 020