Castelrotto / Kastelruth

Every winter the village stages a traditional farmers' wedding, with horse-drawn sleighs, Tyrolean dress and a banquet. It stands at about 1,000 metres in the Dolomites at the foot of the Seiser Alm, and from nearby Seis a cable car lifts hikers up to the high meadows. Most people speak German, with a Ladin minority, and the bell tower of Saints Peter and Paul dominates the small centre.

Highlights

• The bell tower of Santi Pietro e Paolo above the centre
• Hauenstein castle ruins near Seis, once home to poet Oswald von Wolkenstein
• Hiking trails and mountain huts across the Seiser Alm from Compatsch
• The Marinzen chair lift to an alpine meadow in summer
• Aged cheeses from the Fallhof family farm

Summary based on Wikipedia and Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA), written with AI assistance.