Exploring the Village of Villabassa/Niederdorf

Villabassa is a small town in the Dolomite region of Italy. It is predominantly an agricultural area. It is popular with cyclists, hikers and outdoor enthusiast and has a reasonable number of places to stay. We visited in spring when the area was a bit quiet.

The main street away from the center

While walking though town and on the outskirts we did see some wildlife…

Cats
Duck
Squirrel
Cows
Heron
Dogs
Chickens

A proper urban farm cat

Where is your tail Mr Marmalade ?

A couple of churches

Mixed traditional and modern farming

Serious wood pile

We saw many similar cats, suspect there was a Siamese tom around

Milk ready for collection, this is where the fantastic cheese comes from

The stream running through town

Fishing ?

The area with most of the accommodation

Old buildings like this are still found on the main street

I looked in the window and what did I see…?

Comfortable cows

All milking cows nice and warm and well fed through winter

Villabassa – would we go there again. Definitely, here or any of the other small towns in the area. Just watch out for all the shops closing between 12 and 3pm. In the town are small food shops, a few clothing shops, cafes, bakery etc.

Next – Local walks around Villabassa