Events Val Venosta / Vinschgau
Events you can’t miss in the following localities: Passo Resia / Reschenpass, Alta Venosta / Obervinschgau, Ortles / Ortlergebiet, Silandro - Lasa / Schlanders - Laas, Laces - Val Martello / Latsch - Martelltal and Castelbello - Ciardes / Kastelbell - Tschars
Folk festivals / Festivals
Traditional Maschger dance in Prato
The traditional Maschger dance is an old carnival custom in Prato allo Stelvio.
On Shrove Sunday, Shrove Monday and Shrove Tuesday, the Maschger, led by a Bajaz, perform. Good-humoured, masked and exuberant couples move from inn to inn, where they dance and play pranks according to fixed rituals. The mask group consists of eight couples: Mr. and Mrs., Farmer and Farmer's Wife, Steyrerin, Tuxner and Tuxnerin, Zillertalerin, Mohr and Mohrin, Tschigeiner and Tschigeinerin as well as Zoch and Pfott. As soon as the Maschger enter an inn, the Bajaz opens the dance round with his pointed hat.... continue
Handicrafts / Customs
The Launching of Burning Disks in Venosta Valley
An archaic tradition in Venosta Valley
A popular custom among aficionados of ancient traditions is the ritual of the launching of burning disks, the so-called Scheibenschlagen, which takes place annually in Venosta Valley. With this archaic tradition, held each year on Septuagesima, the first Sunday before Lent, the inhabitants of the Venosta Valley pay homage to love and fertility and invite spring to reveal its blooming face. Children and adults – though traditionally only young men – hold whips in their hands, on which are placed round or square... continue
Sporting events
Stelvio Bike Day
1,869 metres in altitude, 48 hairpin bends and an incredible all-round panorama
Every year, the legendary pass road on the Stilfserjoch - one of the highest passable Alpine crossings - is closed to traffic for one day and only opened to "two-wheelers" and pedestrians. A starting point for the Stilfserjoch cycling day is in Prad am Stilfserjoch or also in Spondinig. On this popular cycling day, the aim is to conquer one of the highest Alpine crossings, the 2,760-metre-high Stifserjoch. Not a bike race, but: Being there is everything! Lowest point (START): Prad am Stilfserjoch (910 metres)... continue