Step by step into another era…
During your hike through the Bletterbach Gorge, you will embark on an interesting journey through time. The UNESCO World Heritage site allows you to take a look inside the mountains, into the world of rocks, and into the history of the Dolomites. The Bletterbach Gorge presents itself as an open book, where scientists, geology enthusiasts, and families with children interested in nature can leaf through more than 40 million years of Earth’s history.
Tickets:
Full price: Adults €9.00, family entrance (2 adults and children up to 11 years) €18.00; single-family (1 adult and children up to 11 years) €9.00
Reduced price: €5.00 (groups, travelers with minibuses up to 9 seats)
Museum entrance: €5.00 (children up to 11 years free)
GUIDED TOURS
Visitor Center above Aldino: May 1 – October 31, 2025; daily at 10:30 AM, duration 3.5 hours.
Cost: €10.00 adults; €8.00 reduced (students up to 27 years); €18.00 One-family-Card (1 adult plus children up to 11 years); €28.00 family ticket (2 adults plus children up to 11 years). Prices do not include entrance fee.
GEOlogy Museum in Redagno: July and August, every Sunday at 10:30 AM, duration 4.5 hours.
Cost: €10.00 adults; €18.00 One-family-Card (1 adult plus children up to 11 years); €28.00 family ticket (2 adults plus children up to 11 years); reduced (students up to 27 years) €8.00. Prices do not include entrance fee.
ACTIVITIES
Discover Wild Orchids and Flowers
June 15 and 22, 2025 at 10:00 AM from the Aldino Visitor Center
They reveal their beauty only at a second glance, but they are as fascinating as their tropical relatives: wild orchids and flowers. During this hike, our guides will present the orchids and flowers found within the Bletterbach Gorge.
Bletterbach for Kids from the Aldino Visitor Center
Wednesdays July 2, 9, 16, 23, and 30; August 6, 13, 20, and 27, 2025 at 10:00 AM
If you enjoy exploring nature and rocks, listening to exciting tales, or seeing nature as a hunter sees it, then the GEOPARC Bletterbach is perfect for you.
Every Wednesday in July and August from 10:00 AM to 1:30 PM for children aged 6 to 10 years.
Geo-Hike from the Aldino Visitor Center
Thursdays July 3, 10, 17, 24, 31; August 7, 14, 21, 28, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Hike to discover the entire Bletterbach Gorge and its geological peculiarities. A lunch package with local products can be prepared upon request.
Stone & Wild Herbs from the Aldino Visitor Center
Fridays July 4, 11, 18, 25; August 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Every illness can be cured with an herb, says a German proverb. The influence of wild herbs, how to gather them, process them, and use them: this is the theme of our hikes.
A Look into the Past at Passo Oclini
Saturday, August 30, 2025, starting at 9:00 PM
During the night hike up to the viewpoint at Passo Oclini, astronomy and geology enthusiasts will not look into the deep Bletterbach Gorge but will direct their gaze upwards to see the starry sky above the White Horn. With the help of two telescopes, together with David Gruber, director of the South Tyrol Museum of Natural Sciences, and Brigitte Lintner from the amateur astronomers’ group “Max Valier,” you can observe the moon and its craters, the planets Saturn and Jupiter, the Milky Way, and – with a bit of luck – shooting stars. Geologist Benno Baumgarten from the South Tyrol Museum of Natural Sciences will explain the geological peculiarities of the planets, since the UNESCO World Heritage Dolomites have more in common with the starry sky than one might think at first glance. An impressive outdoor exhibition in front of the Aldino Visitor Center shows the similarities between the Bletterbach and Mars; it can be visited before the event.
