Centro visite del Parco naturale Fanes-Senes-Braies

The Fanes-Sennes-Braies Nature Park visitor centre in San Vigilio di Marebbe presents the park’s geology, habitats and cultural landscape. Its exhibition uses spiral ramps, terrariums, videos and a three-dimensional relief model to introduce the Dolomite park.

Why it matters

The centre provides an interpretation of the Fanes-Sennes-Braies Nature Park, a protected landscape of karst plateaus, Dolomite peaks and lakes that includes Lago di Braies. The park is part of the Natura 2000 network and the UNESCO-listed Dolomites. The centre also presents the Ladin culture and alpine-pasture traditions associated with the area.

What to notice

The exhibition follows the formation of the Dolomites and introduces the park’s habitats through terrariums and displays. A three-dimensional relief model shows the terrain, while sections on alpine pasture settlements and mountain meadows highlight places such as Armentara and Pratopiazza. The Conturines cave-bear discovery of 1987 and Ladin legends are also part of the exhibition’s themes.

Context and history

The provincial visitor centre stands at the entrance to the Rudo valley in San Vigilio di Marebbe, within a Ladin-speaking area. Its “window on the park” concept brings together natural science and local culture, including the geological history of the Dolomites and the Fanes-Sennes-Braies landscape. The province administers the region’s nature parks, and the centre is part of that interpretive network.