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Gaul Canyon in Lana

The Gaul Canyon in Lana in the Merano region is a protected area and popular excursion destination on hot summer days

In Lana di Sopra, the Gaul Promenade along the Valsura River leads you into the protected Gaul Canyon. Here, at the feet of Braunsberg Castle - which by the way offers a gorgeous panoramic view on Lana and its surroundings -, a cool and forested area with interesting vegetation can be found. A little jungle seems to grow here. Among others also bats live in the Gaul Canyon.

Part of the path in the Gaul Gorge (Gaulschlucht or Gola di Lana) is the well-known South Tyrolean Sculpture Path made by national and international artists. After a small clearing, the path proceeds across footbridges and through a tunnel past an abandoned power station. On both sides steep crags rise, quartz porphyry and gneiss are dominating, in between stripes of granite are visible. After two chain bridges the path ends after about half an hour at a waterfall.

By the way, the already mentioned clearing at the entrance of the Gaul Canyon is venue of the Open Air Gaul in late spring and in winter the artificial ice skating ground can be found here.

Contact info

Opening times

Always open

Admission

Gaul Canyon freely accessible

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ice skating - Friday (2 hours):
€ 5.00 adults
€ 5.00 young people (15-18 years)
€ 3.50 children (5-14 years)

ice skating - Saturday/Sunday (3 hours):
€ 5.50 adults
€ 5.50 young people (15-18 years)
€ 4.00 children (5-14 years)

free for children under 5 years

€ 12.50 family ticket (2 adults with 1 child)
€ 3.00 every further child of the family (up to 14 years)

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€ 4.00 ice skate rental

More information

The Gaul Canyon in Lana is freely accessible all year round.

The artificial ice rink in the canyon stays open for the public from Oct 28, 2024, to March 2, 2025, every Friday from 2 pm to 4 pm as well as Saturday and Sunday from 2 pm to 5 pm. Ice stock sport on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 5.30 pm to 10 pm (except during the tournament on Dec 26).

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