Brenner Pass

#1368 among destinations in Italy

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain pass

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Facts and practical information

The Brenner Pass is a mountain pass through the Alps which forms the border between Italy and Austria. It is one of the principal passes of the Eastern Alpine range and has the lowest altitude among Alpine passes of the area. ()

Local name: Passo del Brennero Maximum elevation: 4495 ftCoordinates: 47°0'12"N, 11°30'27"E

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Trentino-South TyrolItaly

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Brenner Pass – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Hatzlacke, Wipptal, Grabspitze, Grafsee.

2.9 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Hatzlacke
74 min walk • The Hatzlacke Lake is located on the southern side of the Zillertaler Alps in the province of South Tyrol, Italy. The small lake can only be reached on foot from Kematen near Sand in Taufers via travel route 5.
0.4 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Valley
Wipptal
11 min walk • The Wipp Valley is an Alpine valley in Tyrol, Austria and in South Tyrol, Italy, running between Innsbruck and Franzensfeste. The Brenner Pass at the Austro-Italian border divides it into the northern, Austrian Lower Wipp Valley and the southern, Italian Upper Wipp Valley.
6.7 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Grabspitze
172 min walk • The Grabspitze, formerly also called the Hochferner, is the second highest peak in the Pfunderer Mountains after the Wilde Kreuzspitze. The Pfunderer are a subrange of the Zillertal Alps located in the Italian province of South Tyrol. Its former name, "Hochferner", was derived from a firn field that lay to the side of the summit.
2.7 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Grafsee
70 min walk • Grafsee is a lake in northern Italy. It lies more than 2000 metres above sea level and approximately 500 metres above the Hatzlacke lake. Both lakes can be reached on foot by following travel route 5 beginning from Kematen. To the south of the lake is a snack station called the Gruben alpine hut.
5.9 miSW
Forts and castles
Straßberg - Castello della Strada
151 min walk • Strada Castle, is a small medieval castle located near Ried/Novale, south of Colle Isarco, a hamlet of the Brenner municipality in South Tyrol.

Brenner Pass

Facts and practical information

Brenner Pass – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Hatzlacke

Wipptal

Grabspitze

Grafsee

Straßberg - Castello della Strada