Ski holidays St. Leonhard in the Passeier Valley - Plenty of winter fun on the Jaufen Pass!

St. Leonhard in the Passeier Valley

The village of St. Leonhard in Val Passiria/Passeiertal lies at an altitude of 693 metres in the heart of the Texelgruppe Nature Park. Shielded by mountain ranges, the valley is only open towards Merano/Meran and the valley villages are therefore best reached from there via the Val Passiria/Passeiertal road. The municipality comprises several small villages, with St. Leonhard being the lively main town. The most well-known man out of this town is the Tyrolean freedom fighter Andreas Hofer, in honour of whom there are several historical sights to discover here that are linked to his life: Hofer was baptised in the parish church of St. Leonhard, he hid from the French on the Pfandler Alm and the French cemetery is located on the central Andreas-Hofer-Straße. The Passeier Museum dedicates a permanent exhibition to his hero, and the Sandwirt restaurant was once the house where Hofer was born. The listed Sandhof farm is located just south of the village and, like the Jaufenburg castle above the village, is part of the museum's outdoor area.

Quiet, relaxation, beautiful nature and a lively history are the order of the day in St. Leonhard. For sporting activities in addition to winter sports, there is a large SportArena Passeier, where you can enjoy climbing, bowling, kickboxing, tennis and beach volleyball.

Merano Region

The holiday region Merano is an interconnection of 5 very diverse ski area and extends from the western rim, via the southern border, right up to the eastern rim of the nature reserve Texel. The Texel mountain chain is located southern of the border to Tyrol and offers impressive views of the 3,000 m mountains, whereby the Roteck with 3,337 m is the highest of them all. May it be family-friendly, romantic or active all year round with ski tours on the 3,700 m high Schalstal Glacier - Merano could not offer more diversity that it already has. Winter sports fans will find everything they are looking for here. Besides a large number of pistes there are also great freeride opportunities, and the region also offers many more activities, e.g. tobogganing, cross-country skiing, ice-climbing and winter rafting - to only name but a few. Relaxation and recreation is also a not to be missed in Merano. Enjoy a wonderful winter landscape during an idyllic sleigh ride or let yourself be pampered in the spacious spa area of the "Therme Meran".

Travel St. Leonhard in the Passeier Valley

• By train: Merano (approx. 20 km), Bolzano (approx. 50 km)
• By plane: Bolzano (approx. 50 km), Innsbruck (approx. 90 km), Verona (approx. 195 km)