MALGA CAGNON DI SOTTO
Altitude: 1732
Village: Telve
Malghese: Renzo Stroppa & Giuseppina Rassele
Breeds: Alpine Brown, Simmental
Dairy products: butter, ricotta, Nostrano cheese
Thanks to the greenness of the surrounding woods and meadows, Malga Cagnon di Sotto is presented as a green oasis reachable with a 30 minute walk. Towards the path lots of baite - the lovely traditional mountain houses – can be admired.
If needed, this alpine hut offers accommodation.
MALGA CASERINA
Altitude: 1468
Village: Scurelle
Malghese: Francesco Lenzi
Breeds: Alpine Brown, Simmental, Friesian
Dairy products: butter, Nostrano cheese, fresh and smoked ricotta, tosela
Malga Caserina is a mixture of modernity and tradition: even if it has been recently restored, it conserves the peculiar features of the old alpine huts, like, for example, the wood roof and the walls made with stones.
The malghese runs both the farmhouse and the near agritourism, a structure giving the possibility to locals and tourists to taste the gastronomic specialities of the area.
MALGA CAVALLARA & MALGA MARANDE
Altitude: 1650
Village: Castello Tesino
Malghese: Luca Mengarda
Breeds: Alpine Brown, Simmental
Dairy products: butter, Nostrano cheese, ricotta, pepper cheese
While Malga Marande is used as farmhouse for the cows, Malga Cavallara is the house of the malghese and the place where the genuine cheese is made.
This alpine hut is famous for the production of a special type of cheese - the pepper cheese – and for its landscape, majestic from the environmental, the historical and the sporting points of view.
MALGA CENON DI SOPRA
Altitude: 1490
Village: Scurelle
Malghese: Claudio & Anita Ropele
Breeds: Alpine Brown, Simmental
Dairy products: butter, Nostrano cheese, ricotta
Thanks to its architectural features, the dedication to the grazing lands of its malghese and the dairy products made according to the ancient method Malga Cenon di Sopra is one of the most appreciated alpines hut of the charming Valcampelle Valley.
MALGA COLO
Altitude: 1740
Village: Ronchi Valsugana
Malghese: Marco Pompermaier
Breeds: Alpine Brown, Simmental, Alpine Grey and Rendena
Dairy products: butter, Nostrano cheese, ricotta, tosela
Malga Colo is easily reachable from the small villages of Ronchi Valsugana and Torcegno, right at the foot or the southern slopes of the Lagorai chain.
At Malga Colo the dairy products are made in huge copper cauldrons, which allow the cheese to maintain the old tastes of the mountain.
MALGA TRENCA
Altitude: 1700
Village: Roncegno
Malghese: Eugenio Campestrin
Breeds: Alpine Brown, Simmental, Alpine Grey, Rendena
Dairy products: butter, Nostrano cheese, ricotta, tosela
Malga Trenca can be reached through a panoramic drive and offers an unforgettable view on the small villages of the Valsugana Valley.
In this alpine hut the production of butter is particularly important and support the maintenance of the ancient dairy products tradition.
MALGA VALFONTANE
Altitude: 1750
Village: Castello Tesino
Malghese: Carlo & Adriano Sandri
Breeds: Alpine Brown, Simmental, Friesian
Dairy products: butter, Nostrano cheese, ricotta, tosela
Malga Valfontane is one of the nine alpine huts which dot the Brocon pass. In addition to the traditional butter and Nostrano cheese in this alpine hut also a great quantity of fresh and smoked ricotta is produced.
MALGA ARPACO
Altitude: 1663
Village: Castello Tesino
Malghese: Omar Lenzi
Breeds: Alpine Brown, Simmental
Dairy products: butter, Nostrano cheese, ricotta
This alpine hut lies on the Brocon pass, midway between the Tesino Valley and the Vanoi Valley. The local word “Brocon” means “heather”, a pink flower that colours the grazing lands where the cows freely pasture.
MALGA VALSOLERO DI SOTTO
Altitude: 1538
Village: Telve
Malghese: Sonia & Remo Stroppa
Breeds: Alpine Brown, Simmental, Friesian, Alpine Grey
Dairy products: butter, Nostrano cheese, ricotta
Going through the Calamento Valley towards the Manghen pass you can reach Malga Valsolero di Sotto.
Comfortably couched in the womb of the mountain, right in front of the WWF oasis, this alpine hut is run by a woman who is famous for her casoleta, a soft and delicious cheese.
MALGA VALTRIGHETTA
Altitude: 1440
Village: Carzano
Malghese: Roberto Ropelato
Breeds: Simmental, Friesian, Alpine Grey
Dairy products: butter, Nostrano cheese, ricotta
Malga Valtrighetta lies in the heart of the homonymous valley, exactly at the foot of the WWF oasis, the unique WWF protected area of the Alps.
This alpine hut is run according to the ancient tradition and lodge not only cows, but also pigs, hens and turkeys.