The neat centre of Salonetto is dominated by its St. Valentine Church, a little baroque village church dating back to 1769
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The mountain station of the Meltina Cable Car is located a little below the village of Salonetto (Schlaneid), and takes you from Vilpiano in the Valle dell'Adige Valley to the high plateau of the Monzoccolo or vice versa in just four minutes, including panoramic views on the Valle dell'Adige valley, the area of Oltradige and the villages of the municipality of Meltina. Salonetto itself extends in the midst of meadows and forests at an altitude of considerably more than 1,000 metres a.s.l.
The Church of St. Valentine, a simple baroque building that replaced the previously existing church in the Valtes Forest just outside of Salonetto, stands right in the middle of the centre. Its remains were uncovered around 1900 and can be visited. Another small church is a popular panoramic site: St. Ulrich in Gschleier between Salonetto and Meltina invites you to take a seat on its wooden bench and breathe deeply amidst the South Tyrolean mountains.
Hikers and families, mountain bikers and Nordic walkers appreciate the remote village because of its good connections. The paths start right in the village and take you to the surrounding alpine pastures. An excursion leads to the Leadner Hut and the Möltner Kaser in the Sarentino Alps, a hut with mountain pasture farming and South Tyrolean specialities. Alternatively, you may reach it by mountain bike. Gschnofner Stall and Tschaufenhaus are also names of managed huts that are often also open in winter, when you can reach them with snowshoes.
