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Tourist Info Dobbiaco
Via Dolomiti 3
I-39034 Dobbiaco
Alta Pusteria - South Tyrol - Dolomites - Italy
Phone: 0039 0474 972132
Fax: 0039 0474 972730
E-Mail: info@dobbiaco.info
VAT No. IT 00364950212
tax No. 00364950212
The beginning of the Grand Hotel in Dobbiaco
Everything began in 1871 with the construction of the railroad from Lienz to Fortezza by the Austrian-Hungarian Southern Railway Company, after the initial years of construction the business expectations had not been met. Hence, the owners concentrated on the future market of tourism. In summer of 1878 the hotel was opened. From then on, European aristocracy and the rich spent their summer in the Grand Hotel. The then called "Southern Railway Hotel" provided the basis for the touristic development of Dobbiaco, and the hotel was continuously expanded thanks to generous investments.
Varied development of the Grand Hotel in Dobbiaco
During World War I the Grand Hotel suffered only minor damage, and was converted into a base hospital. By the end of the War the hotel was in a dire condition, and had very few guests. In 1934 the Grand Hotel was put up for auction, and the Venezia Tridentina credit institution took over. Due to the ensuing economic growth, the Italians discovered Dobbiaco as an Alpine Mecca for their summer holidays. The Grand Hotel was passed over to the State, and in 1991 the South Tyrolean Government started with renovation works, and the construction of today's Grand Hotel Culture Centre.
Culture in Dobbiaco: Nature Park House Sesto Dolomites, Gustav Mahler Auditorium
Today, the Grand Hotel hosts a modern culture and congress center, a hostel, a cafeteria, the Nature Park House, a music school for Alta Pusteria, the Alta Pusteria Youth Service, an educational centre, council flats, and a holiday home for the bishop's aid organisation. The highlight of the building is the "Gustav Mahler Auditorium" with excellent acoustics and 460 seats.
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