The Matsch Valley

At 1,584 m lies Matsch, a small hamlet of the municipality of Mals, secluded in the eponymous Matsch valley. This Vinschgau side valley branches off at Tartsch and winds toward the main Alpine ridge.

Nestled between larch forests, alpine pastures and breathtaking three-thousanders, Matsch has preserved its down-to-earth character. Traditional agriculture, old waals and a strong sense of community shape the valley to this day.

Matsch was the first village in South Tyrol to join the „Bergsteigerdörfer" initiative of the alpine associations – a network standing for gentle, nature-based tourism, uniting places that have made mountaineering part of their identity.

Here the experience under your own steam matters: hiking, mountaineering, ski touring – without large lift facilities, but with intact natural and cultural landscapes, regional value creation, and old knowledge of sustainable irrigation through the waals.