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10 Instagram spots in South Tyrol worth stopping for
Emerald lakes, pale peaks and chapels in the meadows: South Tyrol is built for landscape shots. These 10 spots run from the Dolomite lakes to the high pastures.
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Lake Braies
A green-blue lake under Dolomite peaks with a wooden jetty and rowboats. Shoot from the jetty at sunrise before the boats go out.
Open in Google MapsAlpe di Siusi
A high plateau of meadows above Bolzano with about 300 days of sun a year. The huts and the peaks behind give the layered panorama.
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Alpine pasture Geisler
A mountain hut in the Puez-Odle park facing the Geisler peaks. The hut terrace frames the peaks over lunch.
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Three Peaks
Three pale rock towers form the best-known silhouette in the Dolomites, part of the UNESCO World Heritage. The north faces give the strongest light in the morning.
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St. Johann in Ranui
A small baroque chapel with painted facades under the Geisler peaks. Shoot from the meadow path with the chapel below the rock faces.
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Lake Reschen
A church tower rises from the water of this western lake. The tower reads best from the shore path with the mountains behind.
Open in Google MapsSt. Valentine Chapel
A small chapel in the meadows near Castelrotto. The flower meadows in front give the foreground in early summer.
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Cadini di Misurina
Jagged spires above Lake Misurina in the neighboring province of Belluno. The viewpoint is reached most easily from Rifugio Auronzo.
Open in Google MapsLake Carezza
An emerald lake in the western Dolomites, also called the Rainbow Lake. The colors read best in calm morning light from the fenced shore path.
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Lago di Limides
A small clear lake that shifts color through the day. Skip midsummer, when it can dry out; spring and autumn give the fullest water.
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