Viles on the slopes and water mills in the valley - the small village of Longiarù in the Val Badia is a certified “Mountaineering Village”
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The "Mountaineering Villages" are an initiative that stands for landscape-friendly tourism, active traditions and plenty of hiking opportunities in the mountains. The cultural and natural heritage of the village and the surrounding area is to be preserved, a reversal, so to speak, of the development of mass tourism of the past decades. One of these gems in the countryside that can officially call itself a "Mountaineering Village" is Longiarù (Campill) near San Martino in Badia.
Among the main attractions are the Viles, one of the most peculiar and oldest types of settlements in the area. They are the groups of old buildings that you can see on the hillside: The individual farms share common facilities such as the access road and the oven. On several hikes you will pass such Viles, which have names like Seres or Miscì, one of them leads through the rustic Val di Molins. This cultural heritage tells of the times when grinding the grain made life on the mountain farms a bit easier. The small Rio Seres stream gurgles past the restored Longiarù Mills.
The Puez-Odle Nature Park provides special experiences in Longiarù, such as a sunrise hike on Mt. Sass de Putia, which is called Peitlerkofel in German and Sas de Pütia in Ladin, one of the most important peaks of the Dolomites. The tour is only recommended for experienced mountaineers. In winter, Longiarù has its own sledge run, Do Juvel, which can be used by prior arrangement.
