With a population of about 600 inhabitants, Capriana is one of the smallest municipalities of the Val di Fiemme. It is situated on a natural terrace at 1,000 m a.s.l. at the border to the Valle di Cembra and includes the villages of Maso Bait, Carbonare, Rover, Maso Lio, Maso Casel and Maso Cao de Villa.

Between the 10th and 12th century, the Counts of Appiano brought the so-called "roncadores", pioneers in soil fertilization, to Capriana. The first settlement to be built was probably Carbonare, which owes its name to its carbon and wood production.

The recently restored parish church of San Bartolomeo and San Lazzaro was built in 1265 AD and reconstructed in 1865 following a fire. Other historical gems you shouldn't miss are the small church in the hamlet of Carbonare and the birth house of Maria Domenica Lazzeri.

Commonly known as Beata Meneghina, Maria Domenica Lazzeri was born on 16 March, 1815 in Capriana and spent the last 14 years of her life immobilised in her bed without eating and drinking and every Friday she bled heavily from her lesions. She died at age 33 and in 1995 the Archbishop of Trento formally reopened her beatification. She is known as the "Sorrowful woman of Capriana" (l'Addolorata di Capriana) ever since.

From Capriana you can climb the pastures and walk through the forests of the Monte Corno Nature Park. By following the European trail E5 you can reach the Prati del Toro, Lago Bianco (1,675 m) and Lago Nero (1,717 m) and continue to the peak of Monte Corno (1,815 m); from Pra del Manz to Passo Cisa to the Malghette (1,628 m) in the nearby municipality of Anterivo (Alto Adige).