What is Baselga di Pinè known for?

One of only three outdoor speed skating ovals in the world, training home of the Italian national team and host of the annual 24-hour endurance race. Baroque sanctuary in Montagnaga built around the 1729 Marian apparition, the most visited pilgrimage site in Trentino and a Diocesan basilica. Blue Flag lake at 974 metres, swum and sailed in summer, skated on in winter, the centre of summer life on the Piné plateau.

Where is Baselga di Pinè?

Baselga di Pinè is a comune in the province of Trento, Trentino-South Tyrol region of Italy, about 24 kilometers from Trento.

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Baselga di Pinè

The main town of the Piné plateau at 964 metres, with a Blue Flag lake, Italy's outdoor speed skating oval and a baroque Marian sanctuary.

964m

Elevation

24 km / 15 mi

Nearest hub (Trento)

5,127

Population

May–Oct

Best time to visit

Recognised as

Why come

Baselga di Pinè is the main town of the Altopiano di Piné, a forested plateau at 964 metres northeast of Trento, between the Adige valley and the Val di Cembra. Its territory holds ten hamlets and four lakes: Serraia, Piazze, Lases and Laghestel. Lake Serraia, at 974 metres, has been awarded the Bandiera Blu each year for the cleanliness of its waters, and freezes solid enough in winter to skate on. The Stadio del Ghiaccio di Piné in the hamlet of Miola is one of only three outdoor speed skating ovals in the world, hosting the Italian national team and the annual Piné 24 Hours endurance race. The Santuario della Madonna di Pinè, in the hamlet of Montagnaga, was built in 1730 around a Marian apparition reported by the shepherdess Domenica Targa, and remains the most visited pilgrimage site in Trentino. The Church of San Mauro in the hamlet of San Mauro, documented in 1242, was the first pieve of the plateau.

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Known for

Lago di Serraia
Blue Flag lake at 974 metres at the edge of Baselga, used for swimming, canoeing and sailing in summer and skating when the surface freezes.
Santuario della Madonna di Pinè
Baroque Marian sanctuary in Montagnaga, built in 1730 after the reported 1729 apparition to the shepherdess Domenica Targa, the most visited pilgrimage site in Trentino.
Stadio del Ghiaccio di Piné
Outdoor speed skating oval in the hamlet of Miola, training home of the Italian national team and venue for the Piné 24 Hours endurance race.
Chiesa di San Mauro
Oldest church on the plateau, documented in 1242 and the first pieve of the Piné area, rebuilt and reconsecrated several times across the centuries.
Lago delle Piazze
Second lake of the plateau, paired with Serraia in summer for canoeing and swimming and in winter for natural-ice skating sessions.
Prato della Comparsa
Meadow in Montagnaga marked by a cast-iron group at life size, commemorating the first reported apparition of the Madonna to Domenica Targa.

When to visit

Best months · May–Oct

Best
Hot or crowded
Quiet
Mostly closed

May through October is the lake season: Serraia warms enough for swimming by mid-June, the sailing and canoeing clubs run from May, and the surrounding forests open for hiking and mushroom foraging into late October. June and July bring pilgrims to the Madonna di Pinè sanctuary, with the main feast on 26 May. November through March is the ice season: the speed skating oval runs at full schedule, the lakes freeze for natural-surface skating, and the Piné 24 Hours race takes place in winter. April is the quietest month, between the end of the ice season and the green-up of the meadows. Snow holds on the plateau into March most years.