The Alpe di Siusi lies in the Dolomites north-east of Bolzano, above Castelrotto (Kastelruth), Siusi and Fiè allo Sciliar. At 56 square kilometres, it is Europe's largest high-altitude Alpine meadow, stretching between 1,680 and 2,350 metres. Part of it belongs to the Sciliar-Catinaccio Nature Park and thus to the UNESCO World Heritage Dolomites.

Unlike most mountain regions, the terrain here is largely flat — a wide plateau instead of steep slopes, framed by the Sciliar (Schlern) to the south-west and the Sassolungo (Langkofel) group to the south-east. Many trails are broad and level, partly pram-friendly. The plateau is grazed by cows and horses throughout the summer and dotted with working mountain huts serving South Tyrolean cuisine.

The key to the quiet is a rule: between 9am and 5pm, access is closed to private cars. Guests staying up top may drive to the hotel at set times; everyone else takes the gondola from Siusi. The bloom lies between mid-June and mid-July, when the meadows are covered in wildflowers — the main reason many visitors come precisely then. In winter, gentle ski slopes, cross-country trails and toboggan runs stretch across the plateau; the ski area belongs to Dolomiti Superski.