The valley opens to the west of the Valle dell’Adige, near the confluence of the Noce nell’Adige. It is bordered to the east by the Anauni Mountains that separate it from the Bassa Atesina and the Val d’Adige, to the west from the Brenta Dolomites, while to the north-west, where the Val di Sole is born, from the Maddalene chain; finally it borders to the north with the Val d’Ultimo and the Alto Adige.

The valley is an ideal starting point for excursions in the Brenta Dolomites, on the Mendola, on the Ortles, but also towards Caldaro and Merano in South Tyrol and is also known for its lakes. Among them the artificial lake of Santa Giustina, the Lake of San Felice, and the Lake of Tovel, famous for the unique natural phenomenon in the world that colored it red at a particular time of the year following the flowering of an algae