mountain pass
Mendel Pass
A pass above Bolzano with a historic funicular alongside, looking out over the Adige valley vineyards.
9 km · about 15 min drive
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Dambel
Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy · Europe
About Dambel
Dambel is worth a stop: 5 minutes from Cavareno, 19km from Lago di Tovel.
Dambel is in Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy, with about 412 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Cavareno, about 4 km away.
Dambel (Nones: Dambel; Latin: Ambulum) is a comune (municipality) in Trentino in the northern Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 35 kilometres (22 mi) north of the city of Trento.
Dambel is located in the Val di Non at an elevation of 750 metres (2,460 ft). It is on the provincial highwayRead more
between Sanzeno to the south and Sarnonico to the north. The town's name derives from the Latin word ambulum because it was at a historical crossroads on the commercial road between Lombardy and Germany, which crossed through Dambel and over the Novella River at the Pozzena bridge. Today the economy of Dambel is concentrated on the production of apples.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Dambel?
Within an hour or so of Dambel: Mendel Pass (9 km), Gampen Pass (Passo delle Palade) (14 km), Lago di Tovel (19 km), Passo di Lavazè (31 km).
Are there any good drives near Dambel?
The nearest famous roads are Mendel Pass, Gampen Pass (Passo delle Palade) and Passo di Lavazè.
Where is Dambel?
Dambel is in Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy, about 4 km from Cavareno.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 412
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Italy
- Region
- Trentino-Alto Adige
- Timezone
- Europe/Rome
- Coordinates
- 46.4047, 11.0931
Emergency & Services
Essential numbers in Italy
ACI roadside assistance: 803 116. ZTL (limited traffic zones) in city centres are camera-enforced.
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Worth the detour from Dambel
8 notable places within an hour's 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.
14 km · about 25 min drive
natural wonder
Lago di Tovel
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.
19 km · about 20 min drive
mountain pass
Passo di Lavazè
A gentle forested pass between the Val di Fiemme and the Val d'Ega, with the Latemar massif rising ahead.
31 km · about 35 min drive
natural wonder
Lago di Carezza
A tiny jewel-toned lake reflecting the Latemar peaks, framed by spruce forest beside the Great Dolomites Road.
37 km · about 45 min drive
mountain pass
Passo Manghen
Narrow, tree-then-tundra climb to 2,047 m linking the Valsugana with Val di Fiemme: a Giro d'Italia climb that stays almost empty of cars. Twenty-plus hairpins, a summit lakelet and Lagorai granite all to yourself.
37 km · about 45 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Passo di Costalunga Latemar Viewpoint
A roadside outlook on the Karer Pass road with the Latemar towers reflected in the woods below.
39 km · about 45 min drive
famous road
Grosse Dolomitenstrasse (SS48)
The Great Dolomites Road from Bolzano to Cortina over the Costalunga, Pordoi and Falzarego passes.
39 km · about 45 min drive
Driving roads near Dambel
22 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 60km.
- Right hereMendel PassA pass above Bolzano with a historic funicular alongside, looking out over the Adige valley vineyards.
- Right hereGampen Pass (Passo delle Palade)The wooded pass linking Merano's valley to the Val di Non, a quiet and consistently graded climb.
- 31 kmPasso di LavazèA gentle forested pass between the Val di Fiemme and the Val d'Ega, with the Latemar massif rising ahead.
- 37 kmPasso ManghenNarrow, tree-then-tundra climb to 2,047 m linking the Valsugana with Val di Fiemme: a Giro d'Italia climb that stays almost empty of cars. Twenty-plus hairpins, a summit lakelet and Lagorai granite all to yourself.
- 39 kmPasso di Costalunga Latemar ViewpointA roadside outlook on the Karer Pass road with the Latemar towers reflected in the woods below.
- 39 kmGrosse Dolomitenstrasse (SS48)The Great Dolomites Road from Bolzano to Cortina over the Costalunga, Pordoi and Falzarego passes.
Driving in Italy
- Drives on
- the right
- Petrol
- ~€1.82/litre
- Motorway tolls
- ~€8.50/100km
When to drive here
April to October
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