L‘Paganella plateau it is a corner of paradise that surprises. Why don’t you expect, after you leave the Piana Rotaliana in the Adige valley with its expanses of vineyards, to find yourself after a few hairpin bends on a plateau that seems to have come out of Heidi’s pages. We are a Make Paganella, at an altitude of 958 m. Overlooking the iconic Paganella mountain, the village it combines the tourist vocation with a rural identity. In addition to about fifteen hotels, you can stay in various farmhouses that offer the opportunity to savor one zero kilometer productionfrom honey to raspberries and currants, as well as vegetables, milk and local cheeses, such as Paganella.
On the hunt for monoterpenes
The cult destination for those visiting Fai della Paganella is the Respir Parkor, an area of thirty-six hectares to a mixed forest with a strong presence of beech trees. Here since 2016, after in-depth studies of the experts Marco Mencagli and Marco Nieriyou can practice the forest bathing, i.e. immersion in the forest to inhale monoterpenes, volatile substances emitted by various trees. If you breathe for a minimum of 10-12 hours in three / four days, reduce stress, blood pressure and stimulate the immune system. The Parco del Respiro di Fai della Paganella is particularly effective due to the presence of beech trees, strong emitters of monoterpenes, as well as larch, Scots pine and spruce. A curiosity: monoterpenes are odorlessyou inhale them without realizing it.
In contact with the trees of the Parco del Respiro. Ph Voglino
Negative ion friends
Parco del Respiro also has beneficial effects due to the presence of negative ionswhich are absorbed with the skin and respiration. The excess of positive ions, which often exists in urban environments, causes fatigue, depression, sleep disturbances.
The presence of negative ions is not an opinion: the agronomist Marco Mencagli measures them with a special equipment. The Parco del Respiro also allows you to carry out activities of tree hugging, hugging trees that has energetic power and reconnects us with nature, di barefootingor walking barefoot to stimulate the senses.
Marco Mencagli measures the presence of negative ions, which are good for health. Ph Maria Tatsos
Well-being is in the forest
After PEFC Italia certification which he recognizes in the Parco del Respiro of Fai della Paganella proper forest managementthis area is also a candidate for recognition as suitable for carrying out health functions and promoting forest well-being. This is an important novelty. There are many woods in Italy and around the world, but to obtain this certification, as explained by the general secretary of PEFC Italy Antonio Brunori, they must meet particular requirements.
Cloe the bear lives in the Belpark wildlife park. Ph Maria Tatsos
Yogi’s cousins
Da Fai on the Paganella plateau can be reached quickly Spormaggiorewhere is the wildlife park Belpark reserves many surprises, for children and adults who love animals. In an enclosure of 5000 square meters, with a little luck you can spot Cora and Chloe, two delightful bears who are sisters. Having been born in captivity, it is no longer possible to free them. However, Trentino boasts about 120 bears free in the woods, the result of a meritorious reintroduction action. In addition to the two bears, the Park is also home to nine wolves, two owls, a wild cat and a reindeer. Many of them are the result of kidnappings, or come from difficult situations, such as i two chamois hit by a car and left without a leg.
The small port of Molveno. Ph Maria Tatsos
The most beautiful lake in Italy
The pearl of the Paganella plateau is the Molveno lake by the turquoise waters, in which the Brenta Dolomites. Loved by bathers in the summer, this stretch of water has won Legambiente’s most beautiful lake award in Italy. The fishes, which populate its waters, also agree: char, perch, carp, trout, bleak and even eels. The lake offers paths for walking, cycling, horseback riding, bird watching and also for practicing SUP (stand up paddle). And those who love history can walk to the remains of the Austrian trenches of the First World War. They cost a lot of effort to the locals, forced to work to reinforce them, but luckily the conflict did not reach this point and they were never used.
The ancient stone houses of the village of San Lorenzo. Ph Joe Barba
Ancient charm
Last but not least, before leaving the Paganella Plateau they deserve a stop San Lorenzo in Banale And Dorsinotogether one of the most beautiful villages in Italy, with ancient houses, churches, alleys and arched loggias. Don’t forget to taste the Ciuìga, a salami produced exclusively in this place which combines local turnips with pork.
Info: visittrentino.info
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