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Bletterbach Gorge - Geoparc Bletterbach

Dolomites UNESCO World Heritage

400 meters deep and eight kilometres long, the tiny Bletterbach stream persistently worked its way through all rock strata for 15,000 years and uncovered 250 million years of geological history.
The canyon it created awaits visitors with an active journey through time to the dinosaurs and primeval reptiles: Millions of years old stones, traces of dinosaurs, well preserved imprints of parts of plants, numerous traces of feeding and burrowing, as well as marine deposits such as mussels, snails and cephalopods that lived here millions of years ago in the tropical seas of the Dolomites, all create a sense of excitement about the colourful history of the world.

Opening hours:
1 May to 31 October, daily from 9:30 am to 6:00 pm
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UNESCO World Heritage

Thanks to its uniqueness, the Bletterbach gorge and nine Dolomite mountain ranges were included into the UNESCO Natural Heritage List.

Conquering the Unesco World Heritage by bike

Less pedalling, more enjoyment: by eBike around Corno Bianco and the Geoparc Bletterbach. E-Bike hire stations at the Geoparc Bletterbach visitor centre at Aldino and the GEOMuseum ad Redagno.

Geoparc visitor centre

The visitor centre in Aldino below Malga Lahner shows the formation of the rock strata of Bletterbach gorge. Like the Geo Museum in Radegno it houses fossils from the gorge such as traces of dinosaur, fossilised fish, mussels and plants. Visitors experience and discover many fascinating facts about life in this region millions of years ago.

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