Caldes works well as a base: 5 minutes from Croviana, 12km from Lago di Tovel.
Caldes is in Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy, with about 561 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Croviana, about 4 km away.
Caldes (Caudés or Cjaudés in local dialect) is a comune (municipality) in Trentino in the northern Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 35 kilometres (22 mi) northwest of Trento. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,049 and an area of 20.9 square kilometres (8.1 mi2).
The municipalityRead more of Caldes contains the frazioni (subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Bozzana, Bordiana, Tozzaga, Cassana, S. Giacomo, and Samoclevo.
Caldes borders the following municipalities: Bresimo, Cis, Malè, Cles, Terzolas, and Cavizzana. It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy").
Emerald lake cupped in the Brenta Dolomites, famous until 1964 for turning blood-red each summer from an algal bloom. A quiet paved road through Val di Tovel ends near the shore; a flat loop trail circles the water under 2,000-m walls.
12 km · about 20 min drive
mountain pass
Mendel Pass
A pass above Bolzano with a historic funicular alongside, looking out over the Adige valley vineyards.
21 km · about 25 min drive
mountain pass
Gampen Pass (Passo delle Palade)
The wooded pass linking Merano's valley to the Val di Non, a quiet and consistently graded climb.
22 km · about 25 min drive
mountain pass
Passo del Tonale
A wide, fast Alpine pass at 1883m connecting Lombardy to Trentino, with WWI history and views of the Presena glacier and Adamello mountain group.
30 km · about 35 min drive
mountain pass
Passo di Gavia
A narrow, exposed former military road climbing to 2621m with minimal barriers, renowned among cyclists from the Giro d'Italia and thrilling for adventurous drivers.
35 km · about 40 min drive
mountain pass
Stelvio Pass
Italy's highest paved pass with 48 hairpin turns - an engineering marvel
41 km · about 50 min drive
cafe
Stelvio Pass Summit Restaurant
The restaurant at the top of the legendary Stelvio Pass (2,757m), one of the highest paved roads in the Alps and a mecca for driving enthusiasts.
41 km · about 50 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Stelvio Trafoi Hairpins Viewpoint
The classic look back down the 48 numbered hairpins of the Stelvio's northern ramp above Trafoi — the view that appears on every poster of the pass.
41 km · about 50 min drive
Driving roads near Caldes
16 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 60km.
21 kmMendel PassA pass above Bolzano with a historic funicular alongside, looking out over the Adige valley vineyards.
22 kmGampen Pass (Passo delle Palade)The wooded pass linking Merano's valley to the Val di Non, a quiet and consistently graded climb.
30 kmPasso del TonaleA wide, fast Alpine pass at 1883m connecting Lombardy to Trentino, with WWI history and views of the Presena glacier and Adamello mountain group.
35 kmPasso di GaviaA narrow, exposed former military road climbing to 2621m with minimal barriers, renowned among cyclists from the Giro d'Italia and thrilling for adventurous drivers.
41 kmStelvio PassItaly's highest paved pass with 48 hairpin turns - an engineering marvel
41 kmStelvio Trafoi Hairpins ViewpointThe classic look back down the 48 numbered hairpins of the Stelvio's northern ramp above Trafoi — the view that appears on every poster of the pass.