Museums in Alta Badia:
history, art and culture in the Dolomites

The history, art and culture of Alta Badia are preserved in numerous museums which can be visited in Val Badia. The museums are treasures rich in historic evidence and definitely worth a visit. The utensils, costumes, pieces of art and literature in Alta Badia tell the past of a population dedicated to agricultural work and to the protection of their own beliefs and traditions.

To be mentioned out of the museums in Alta Badia are the Ladin Museum in Ciastel de Tor in San Martino in Badia where you can follow the history of the Ladin population; the Museum of the Nature Park Fanes-Senes-Braies in San Vigilio with the Conturines caves where the skeletons of the Ursus Ladinicus were found; and the Pic’ Museum Ladin in San Cassiano where some important fossils give evidence of the life of inhabitants of Val Badia in ancient times.

Alta Badia with its long traditions is an ideal tourist destination not only for those who want to spend their holidays in the Dolomites, but also for those who want to learn more about Ladin culture, which developed in this territory and which has been preserved up to today.