These are the tallest and most beautiful in shape in all of Europe. These originated from late Ice Age moraine clay, which was heaped up here by the large Eisacktal main glacier and local side glaciers. The earth pyramids on the Ritten can be admired in three different places: in the Finsterbach valley between Lengmoos and Mittelberg, just below Oberbozen and near Unterinn.
(Source: suedtirolerland.it/de/highlights/natur-und-landschaft/naturschauspiele/erdpyramiden/)

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The highest and most beautiful earth pyramids in Europe can be found on the Ritten.

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May 3, 2017

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Earth pyramids consist of cone-shaped heaps of clay and the boulders lying on top of them and often form bizarre landscape shapes. They can arise in soils from late Ice …

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