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Bike holidays in the Hotel Laurin

Autumn is not far away and for biker there is nothing better than enjoy the sunny days on their motorcycle and to explore the landscape. Particularly great is a tour along Dolomites mountain passes, away from the traffic of the main streets.

Dobbiaco is the ideal starting point for a lot of tours. The Bike Hotel Laurin in Dobbiaco has the right tips for every biker and it excursions.

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A lot of music in Dobbiaco

Only a few days ago there finished the 30th edition of the Musical Week Gustav Mahler and, in a few weeks there begins the Alto Adige Festival Mahler|Kontraste|Belcanto. So, from 17th to 26th of September you can assist to several classic concerts in Dobbiaco, again. Look for the program of the Alto Adige Festival Mahler|Kontraste|Belcanto. But this is not all.

There are still two big concerts in program still during the month of August:

26th August 2010: Concert with the “Solisti Veneti” and star violinist Ugo Ughi
27th August 2010: Concert with the Innviertler Symphonie Orchester

Both concerts will begin at 8.30 pm and will take place at the Centro Culturale Grand Hotel of Dobbiaco, only 2 minutes from the Hotel Laurin.

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Shopping at the evening and local specialities

The shopping at the evening and local specialities in Dobbiaco is part in summer program and it is meeting point for guest and locals, for old and young people.

Enjoy the music and the culinary on 04th, 11th, 18th and 25th of August, when the shops will be open up to 10.30 p m and on 04th and 18th of August 2010 when the farmer of Dobbiaco offers their regional specialties.

The Hotel Laurin wish you enjoyable promenades under the starry sky.

The pageant in Dobbiaco

Every 2 years, so also this year, on August 15, in Dobbiaco in program a big pageant, which has the work of the farmers as theme. Sowing, haymaking, he harvest – without the wonderful work of the farmers Dobbiaco would not be such a cultivated and marvelous landscape. The pageant starts at 2 pm at the Grand Hotel of Dobbiaco, near the Hotel Laurin, to arrive than in the center of the village. Here you find still some photos from the pageant 2006.

 

 

Gustav Mahler Music Weeks in Dobbiaco/Toblach – Four anniversaries

This year Gustav Mahler would be celebrate his 150th birthday, exactly 100 years ago he composed the “Adagio” from the 10th Symphony, the festival would have place for the 30th and the Mahler Protocol for the 20th time. Good motive for booking your holiday in the Hotel Laurin in Dobbiaco and attending to the Gustav Mahler Music Weeks.

For classical music friends the opening concert with the “Bundesjugendorchester” from Germany under the direction of Gabriel Feltz is especially recommendable.

Foto: Consorzio Turistico Alta Pusteria / J. Rehmann

Dobbiaco, a hiking paradise

Dobbiaco, situated in the heart of the Natural Park Three Peaks, is a real paradise for hiking. Here you find comfortable valley hikes as well as alpine paths, family trails as well as hut-tours. Dobbiaco offers to the wanderer a lot of comfortable walks and demanding tours. During your holiday in Dobbiaco you should plan an excursion to the Corno di Fana. Even if the excursion is a demanding one, it is worthwhile due to the great panorama from the peak. For the ascent you need about 3.5 hours.

The Alta Pusteria International Choir Festival

Also this year, exactly from the 23rd to the 27th of June 2010, in Alta Pusteria Valley and its environs, is in program the Alta Pusteria International Choir Festival. Just for the 13th time about 90 choirs of all over the world will give about 60 concerts. You can hear gospels, jazz, folk and alpine songs, opera and sacred music in different locations: in churches, at mountains, at lakes, in huts, in castles. And you can visit all the concerts for free. 

Foto: Consorzio Turistico Alta Pusteria / M. Schönegger

Climbing in Dobbiaco

Dobbiaco, situated between the two natural parks of the Three Peaks and of Fanes-Sennes-Braies offers a lot of possibilities for climbing. Near the culture center of Dobbiaco you find the 16 meters high climbing tower, ideal to test your climbing skills. And then there exists two climbing garden, one in Landro and one in the Valley of Rienza. The climbing garden in Landro, near the Landro Lake offers about 50 routes with different difficulties from 3+ to 8a. The climbing garden in the Valley Rienza offers easy and well secured routes for beginners in the lower area and in the upper area routes of medium and high level of difficulty.

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The Wood Wonder World

Just a few minutes by foot from the Hotel Laurin you reach the “WoodWonderWorld” of Dobbiaco. Here you can learn a lot about the forest. With the celtic tree horoscope the visitor can find out the tree, under which symbol they were born and you can check the characteristics of this tree with the own characteristics. Very interesting also the Tree Village, which informs about the activity of our forests and the possibility of the usage of the wood. For children this area is a great playground in free nature.

The great events in Dobbiaco

Boredom in Dobbiaco? Never! Dobbiaco, situated in the heart of the Dolomites is well known as cross country mecca during winter but also in summer it has a lot to offer for adults and for children, too. Organ recitals, children programs, traditional celebrations, guided excursion and the big events, the highlights of the village:

the Cortina-Dobbiaco-Run on 30th of May 2010
the Alta Pusteria Int. Choir Festival from 23rd to the 27th of June 2010
the Gustav Mahler music weeks from 10th July tot he 08th of August 2010
the mountainbike race Cortina-Dobbiaco on the 25th of July 2010
the Alto Adige Festival “Mahler Kontraste Belcanto” from the 17th to the 26th of September 2010

And right in the middle: the Hotel Laurin in Dobbiaco, the ideal destination for your holidays in the Dolomites.