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Foto: Lake Braies © Hermann Oberhofer

Hotel Pragser Wildsee

Un passo dal cielo - Terence Hill

Experience Lake Braies

Marvellous landscapes and spectacular views await visitors to lake Braies.

The Dolomites are a Breathtaking splendor and for decades a popular holiday destination in Europe.

The lake is an idealstarting point for touring in the Fanes-Sennes-Braies nature reserve. Here you

can experience the beauty of the Dolomites; you’ll know why Unesco declared them part of our

World Natural Heritage in 2009.

Words cannot describe its beauty, the magical play of its colors, or the cam it radiates. Whoever

sees it on will never forget it.

Foto: Impressions from the lake © Hermann Oberhofer

Terence Hill

This summer, we are delighted to heva a special guest in our hotel welcome hot.
The well-known film and television actor Ternce Hill.

After the huge success of the first season of “Un passo dal cielo” in 2010, this year the recordings of

the second season were filmed on Braies. On behalf of RAIUNO, this lavish production was produced

by the Roman production company LUX VIDE.

In the series, Terence Hill plays the lead role. He represents a forestry official named Pietro, who tried

in accordance with the natural world. Other roles were filled with the famous opera singer Katia Ricca-

relli, Francesco Salvi.

The stories are told, combine the genre of adventure with the magical scenery of the Dolomites, in par-

ticular the Pragser wild lake. Detective film and comedy, dramas and stories about love and friendship,

secrets from the past, a juxtaposition of nature, animals and people that are held together with exci-

ting stories.

The new episode will be aired every Thusday from mid-October.

Foto: Katia Riccarelli and Miriam Leone, Terence Hill, actor duo © Caroline M. Heiss

Lake Braies

Braies has it all. This friendly piece of countryside offers extraordinary experience for hikers of all kids:

from easy hikes for families to ambitious treks for more motivated hikers, to physical challenges for

those who want to push their limits.

Hiking tours starting from here range from easy and picturesque tours like the sea round, to challeng-

ing tours to the top of the Croda del Becco or the Dolomite high trails No. 1.

Hiking is relaxing! There’s something special in being a part of nature and sometimes something secret.

Hiking also involves learning for life, and there is a great deal to learn abaut this natural and cultural

region. Hiking trails are windows on nature, revealing what those who hurry by on the highway will ne-

ver see.

Foto: Marmot, Gentian and Ibex ©Hermann Oberhofer

Excursions from Lake Braies

Croda del Becco – 2810 m

Trail No 1. – walking time to Croda del Becco hut (2327 m) about 3 to 3 ½ hours;

the hut is 1 ¾ hours frome the peak.

ROUTE: Buco del Giavo, Forno, Porta Sora al Forn, Rif. Biella, Croda del Becco (return by the same

route).

A simple, but strenuous hike. Sturdy shoes are required for the ascent to the peak. Beautiful pano-

rama. Elevation difference: 1320 m.

Val Foresta and Lago Colli Alti (San Vigilio) –highest elevation: 2252 m

Trail No. 19 – Walking time: 5 ½ to 6 hours (round trip), 6 to 6 ½ hours to San Vigilio.

ROUTE: Malga Foresta , Casera Vecchia, Tabiai dei Colli Alti, Lago dei Colli Alti (returne by the same

route, or continue on to San Vigilio.)

A long, but not overly strenuous hike. Leads through the beautiful, pristine Val Foresta valley with

its high alpine huts and lake. Elevation difference: 760 m

The Chapel of the Hotel Lago di Braies

The hotel`s chapel is one of the most beautiful sights at Lake Braies. Its architecture, like that of the

hotel itself, is in complete harmony with the surrounding mountains.

The chapel was designed by Otto schmid, the same architect who designed the hotel. It was intended

as the Hellenstainer family `s private chapel, and to allow the hotel guests and staff to attend worship

services. It was consecrated to Our Lady of Sorrows on July 3, 1904.

After the arrival of the SS hostages at Lake Braies, the little church was the scene of a moving event.

In a service on May 1, 1945, the liberated prisoners stood here at an altar, for the first time in freedom,

praying and taking hope for a new life. Fey von Hassell, the daughter of Ulrich von Hassell, the former

German Ambassador to Italy who was later executed in Plötzensee prison in Berlin, wrote in a memoir

of her internment under the SS regime:

"Canon Neuhäusler, who had joined us in Dachau, wanted to say a Mass in the chapel near the hotel.

In his simple, moving sermon, he thanked God for His protection and our miraculous rescue. This little

mountain chapel, so isolated from the rest of the world, was the perfect place to give thanks - thanks

that we all felt deeply."