Noce River

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Location

Val di Sole
Italy
46° 19' 1.4088" N, 10° 48' 50.0184" E
IT
General info: 

Fed by melting Alpine glaciers, the Noce tumbles through the wild, remote Val di Sole (Sun Valley) in the Dolomites of northern Italy. It offers some of the most exciting whitewater rafting in Europe, including a spectacular series of Class V rapids as it roars through the gorges of Mostizzolo. The landscape is breathtaking picturesque if you have time to enjoy it from the paddling.

There are several locations where you can start your run and different rafting operators. See contacts below. The selection is large in terms of level of difficulty, length of ratfing, no. of people and vehicle to use.

Getting there: 

EURORAFTING
Cusiano di Ossana - c/o Centro Sportivo
Tel. +39 335 7596323
www.eurorafting.com - info@eurorafting.com

RAFTING CENTER VAL DI SOLE
Dimaro - Via Gole, 108
Tel. +39 0463 973278 - Cell. +39 340 2175873
www.raftingcenter.it - info@raftingcenter.it

CHILI RAFTING
Croviana - Via de le Ovene, 1
Tel. +39 338 4093109
http://www.chilirafting.it/ - info@chilirafting.it

Costs: 

A pricing example:
50€ for 15km rafting. Ideal for people who try rafting for the first time and want to have a great experience.
DURATION: 1h40 only descent; 2h30 with preparations, explanation and transfer.

Interesting places nearby

The Dali Theatre and Museum is located in the town Figueres, a bit further from Barcelona, but nevertheless worth of visit.

The beach of the Prince is one of the most beautiful beaches of the whole Costa Smeralda. The name comes from the prince Aga Khan who loved this beach and decided to buy 10km of this shoreline to himself.

Spiaggia della Pelosa is a dreamy crescent of flour-fine white sand and sparkling emerald water in every shade of turquoise and hue of electric blue. The shallow waters in the bay are guarded by an ancient stone watchtower.

One of the most renowned opera houses in the world. It first opened in 1778 and re-opened in 2004 after extensive renovation.

Europe's largest high alpine meadow, Alpe di Siusi, separates two of the most famous Dolomite ski-resort valleys (Val di Fassa and Val Gardena).

Monte Cristallo (3,221 m) is the highest peak of the Cristallo mountain group in the Italian Dolomites. The mountain group is a long, indented ridge with four summits higher than 3,000 metres.