The beautiful Alpine village where tennis player Jannik Sinner was born: it is on the border between Italy and Austria

Jannik Sinner has become one of the most recognizable names in tennis in recent years. The world number 1 has won three Grand Slam titles (two Australian Opens in Melbourne and one US Open in New York), but lost an epic battle at Roland Garros. with Carlos Alcaraz. However, while Spain's best tennis player was born in El Palmar, a town in Murcia with a population of almost 25,000, the Italian genius was born in San Cándido, a small village in the heart of the Alps.

Located right on the border between Italy and Austria, just a few kilometers from Slovenia, this tiny town in the beautiful Trentino-Alto Adige region has just 3,000 inhabitants. Nestled in the imposing Dolomites, a large mountain range located in the easternmost part of the Alps, Jannik Sinner can boast of having been born in one of the most picturesque towns in the north of the transalpine country.

San Candido, a rural paradise in northeastern Italy

The town of San Candido is nestled at an altitude of over 1,110 meters , at the foot of the Dolomites, and the beauty of its historic center combines with the immensity of the northeastern Italian peaks to create a dreamlike setting reminiscent of the bucolic villages of Switzerland. Among the buildings in the town center, however, stands an imposing tower: that of the Collegiate Church of San Candido and Corbiniano, a beautiful monument steeped in centuries of history.

The impressive complex was built in the 11th century from a monastery founded in 769, and its imposing tower already hints at the importance of this collegiate church, where you can admire beautiful frescoes and the occasional relic. Also not to be missed is a curious military monument whose shape is reminiscent of Castel Sant'Angelo in Rome, albeit on a much smaller scale.

Located in a strategic commercial and military position , the town of San Candido also boasts a remarkable number of churches, which enhance the charm of this charming village, reminiscent of Heidi or The Sound of Music . Strolling through its quiet streets is synonymous with peace, and if you enjoy views as impressive as the Dolomites, it becomes a truly astonishing experience.

San Candido (known in German as Innichen) is synonymous with peace. It's a sublime rural tourism destination that now boasts one of the world's best tennis players as its favorite son: Jannik Sinner, who is both the present and the future of Italian sport.

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