Dolomiten & Südtirol
5 routes · 13 food stops · 2 bike-friendly stays.

A gentle valley glide from Innichen to Bruneck, shadowed by Dolomite spires and punctuated by smokehouses.

Orchard corridors from Mals to Naturns, ending in a cool cellar of Vinschgau white wine.

Monastery wine, Schlutzkrapfen and a long, easy drop to Bolzano.

Vernatsch, pergola vineyards and a swim in Italy's warmest alpine lake.

Four Dolomite passes in one day, with hut food at the top of each.

The bakery in Laas, the Vinschgau village known for its marble and its apricots.

Schüttelbrot broken over hard cheese and speck

A traditional farm tavern above Klausen, serving homemade South Tyrolean specialities.

A major cooperative winery on the Kaltern wine road, above the lake.

Spinatknödel in brown butter with grated Graukäse

A cooperative winery founded in 1923, with around 200 member families farming some 220 hectares around Girlan.

Eisacktaler Sylvaner tasted in an 800-year-old monastery cellar

A family winery at Kastelbell, worked by the Pohl family since 1786 on the steep Sonnenberg slopes at 600 metres.

Zelten, the dense South Tyrolean fruit and nut bread

Graukäse with onion, vinegar and dark bread, on the way down

Barley soup and apple strudel at 2,100 m on the Gardena Pass

Bauernspeck cut by hand, with rye Schüttelbrot

Ladin turtres, fried and filled with spinach and sauerkraut

Family pension 300 m off the Pustertal cycle path with a locked bike garage and 6 a.m. breakfast.

An organic fruit farm in the centre of Latsch with secure bike storage, GPX route info, a basic repair kit and bike-school discounts.