Val di Sole
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Sole Valley applies to the Vermiglio Valley, the east-west aligned valley of the river Noce
Nocé
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and its sidevalleys, among which the Peio Valley that heads to the Ortler
Ortler
Ortler is, at above sea level, the highest mountain in the Eastern Alps outside the Bernina Range. It is the main peak of the Ortler Range. It is the highest point of the Southern Limestone Alps, of the Italian province of South Tyrol, of Tyrol overall, and, until 1919, of the Austrian-Hungarian...
. The rest of the valley from Ossana
Ossana
Ossana is a comune in Trentino in the northern Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 40 km northwest of Trento...
to Mostizzolo is simpy called Sole Valley.
Some of the towns in the valley are Vermiglio
Vermiglio
Vermiglio is a comune in Trentino in the northern Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 40 km northwest of Trento...
, Peio
Peio
Peio is a comune in Trentino in the northern Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 50 km northwest of Trento...
, Dimaro
Dimaro
Dimaro is a comune in Trentino in the northern Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 66 km northwest of Trento...
, Croviana
Croviana
Croviana is a comune in Trentino in the northern Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 35 km northwest of Trento. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 612 and an area of 5.1 km²....
and Malè
Malè
Malé is a comune in Trentino in the northern Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 35 km northwest of the provincial capital Trento...
(the main town).
The Sole Valley heads to the Tonale Pass
Tonale Pass
Tonale Pass is a high mountain pass in northern Italy across the Rhaetian Alps, between Lombardy and Trentino.It connects Valcamonica and Val di Sole...
, on the other side of the pass (and in the same direction as the Vermiglio Valley) begins the valley of the river Oglio which flows to Edolo
Edolo
Edolo is a town and comune in the province of Brescia, in Lombardy, located in the High Camonica valley.The comune is bounded by other communes of Corteno Golgi, Incudine, Lovero , Malonno, Monno, Ponte di Legno, Saviore dell'Adamello, Sernio , Sonico, Temù, Tovo di Sant'Agata , Vezza d'Oglio,...
. In the northwest the region is bordered by the Ortler
Ortler
Ortler is, at above sea level, the highest mountain in the Eastern Alps outside the Bernina Range. It is the main peak of the Ortler Range. It is the highest point of the Southern Limestone Alps, of the Italian province of South Tyrol, of Tyrol overall, and, until 1919, of the Austrian-Hungarian...
group with the national park
National park
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Parco Nazionale dello Stelvio, in the southwest by the Adamello
Adamello-Presanella
The Adamello-Presanella Alpine group is a mountain range in the Italian Alps. It is part of the Southern Limestone Alps. It is located in the provinces of Trentino and Brescia...
group with the nature reserve
Nature reserve
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Parco Naturale Adamello Brenta. In the southern part of the region is the ski resort
Skiing
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Madonna di Campiglio
Madonna di Campiglio
Madonna di Campiglio is a village and a ski resort in northeast Italy. It is a frazione of the comune of Pinzolo. The village lies in the Val Rendena at an altitude of 1,522 m...
, just over the Campo Carlo Magno
Campo Carlo Magno
Campo Carlo Magno is a pass in the Adamello-Brenta mountain region in Italy.It connects the Val Rendena and the Val di Sole. To the west of the pass are the Adamello-Presanella mountains, to the east the Brenta Dolomites....
, a pass that leads to the Rendena Valley.
In the east the region ends at Mostizzolo, where the main valley bends south to Non Valley before joining the valley of the Adige
Adige
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north of Trento
Trento
Trento is an Italian city located in the Adige River valley in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. It is the capital of Trentino...
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