Holiday apartment in Pens: Hiking, alpine roses and culture

Pens is a destination for travelers who want to combine trails through the mountain landscape with cultural discoveries. A holiday apartment in Pens provides the ideal thematic starting point for days when you can choose between hiking experiences, the mountain pass road, church art and winter routes.

Holiday apartments in Pens between trails, pass and culture

At the beginning of the Sieben-Schupfen Trail, there are interesting dry-stone walls to see. The Sieben-Schupfen Trail features block huts that were still used as accommodation not too long ago during the hay harvest. The St. John’s Chapel, built in the late Gothic period, also stands along the Sieben-Schupfen Trail. From Pens, a hike leads to old trees, waterfalls, alpine pastures and mine tunnels. On different trails, you will therefore encounter both distinctive landscape features and traces of earlier uses.

Panoramic mountain pass road and alpine rose season

The panoramic mountain pass road from Pens to the Penser Joch is over 9 km long. Along the panoramic mountain pass road to the 2,211 m-high Penser Joch, you can experience the alpine rose season from mid-June to mid-July. The route thus combines a specific landscape feature with a clearly defined seasonal nature experience. If you choose your accommodation in Pens according to your desired holiday theme, this focus can be taken into account just as much as hiking and cultural destinations.

Churches and art around Pens

The Church of Peter and Paul stands in Pens. The parish of Pens dates back to 1442. The Church of St. John in the Woods near Pens is richly decorated with church art. Together with the St. John’s Chapel on the Sieben-Schupfen Trail, it forms a cultural sightseeing thread that can be clearly distinguished from the town’s nature and activity themes. For a holiday apartment in Pens, this combination may be interesting if you want to alternate active days with more peaceful impressions from sacred and local history.

Peaks and regional destinations

The peaks of Mudaccio, Penser Weißhorn, Karnspitz and Cima D'Accia are located in the immediate vicinity of Pennes. In the wider regional area around Pennes lies Castel Strada, a castle. The wider regional area around Pennes also includes Castel Velturno, a museum, the Diocesan Museum Hofburg Brixen, a museum, and Schenna, a castle. This spatial structure is helpful for planning your trip: while the peaks shape the alpine character of the nearby surroundings, the regional destinations offer additional cultural themes.

Routes for different holiday days

The cross-country ski trail in the Pensertal valley associated with Pens is 18.8 km long. The Pens–Asten loop is 8.7 km long. The different trail lengths make it easier to find your bearings when planning and show that the choice of a holiday apartment in Pens can be tailored to different ideas for each day. The focus may be a hike to waterfalls and alpine pastures, a drive along the panoramic mountain pass road, church art or a winter cross-country skiing route. This allows you to choose the desired mix of nature, culture and activity without the individual destinations requiring the same holiday rhythm.

Further destinations for your planning: San Felice, Santo Stefano, Verschneid, Riomolino, Stulles, Margreid an der Weinstraße, Unterinn and Fundres.

To the main travel overview: Bolzano.