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Sèn Jan di Fassa

Member of I Borghi più belli d'Italia

Bbruno (Wikipedia user)Vigo Fassa S-GiovanniPublic domain
Dmitry DjouceView from Forcella de la Marmolada - Dolomites, Italy - 2025 CC BY 4.0
SyrioSan Giovanni di Fassa - Cippo a Marco e Tita vicino al rifugio Vajolet CC BY-SA 4.0
SyrioSan Giovanni di Fassa - Alberi innevati CC BY-SA 4.0
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Ladin is widely spoken in Sèn Jan, a municipality formed in 2018 from Pozza and Vigo di Fassa in the Dolomites of Trentino. Its hamlets hold the Ladin museum of the Fassa valley and two ski areas, Buffaure and Ciampedie. Walking trails lead up to the Catinaccio and the Roda di Vaèl.

Highlights

Museo ladino di Fassa, with a sawmill at Pemia and a mill at Pera (IT)
The round of the Catinaccio and the hike to the Roda di Vaèl
The Sentiero delle Leggende walking trail
Skiing at Buffaure and Ciampedie
Local speck and cheeses

Text adapted from Wikipedia (San Giovanni di Fassa (IT), San Giovanni di Fassa (EN)), Wikivoyage (San Giovanni di Fassa). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Population: 3,573

Things to see

Events through the year

Sagra di San Giovanni Religious · 24 JunePatronal feast of Saint John the Baptist
Feast of Saint Nicholas Religious · 5 to 6 December

Dates follow the traditional patterns in our sources: check locally before you travel.

Adapted from Wikipedia (San Giovanni di Fassa), Wikivoyage (San Giovanni di Fassa). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Specialities of Trentino-South Tyrol

Typical of the region rather than of this village.

KobakoSemmelknödel CC BY-SA 2.5
CanederliDishBread dumplings with meat and cheese, served in broth or with butter and sage
Strangolapreti (IT)Bread and pasta
BenreisBaggers mit Apfelmus Fürth CC BY 3.0
Tortel di patate (IT)Dish
BenreisCarne Salada e fasoi CC BY-SA 3.0
Carne saladaCured meat
Ferruccio Zanone from Biella, ItaliaPuzzone di Moena (32843526186)CC BY-SA 2.0
Puzzone di MoenaCheese
Takeaway2015 0723 Apfelstrudel Gaislachalm Sölden CC BY-SA 4.0
StrudelSweet

Adapted from Wikipedia (Cucina trentina). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Where to sleep

84 places to stay within 3 km

Hotels 69
B&Bs and guest houses 7
Mountain huts 5
Campsites 3

Data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

Thermal baths nearby

Thermal spa: QC Terme Dolomiti · ~2 min by car

Data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

Nearby member villages

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