Südtirol Information Piazza della Parrocchia, 11I-39100 Bolzano/Bozen phone +39 0471 999 999 info@suedtirol.info

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Culturonda®

Dolomythos12 ways to explore culture and customs in the Dolomites

Holiday Regions and Nature Parks in the Dolomites

» Information Alta Pusteria/Hochpustertal www.altapusteria.info

» Information Plan de Corones/Kronplatz www.plandecorones.com

» Information Alta Badia www.altabadia.org

» Information Val Gardena/Gröden www.valgardena.it

» Information Alpe di Siusi/Seiser Alm www.alpedisiusi.info

» Information Catinaccio-Latemar www.rosengarten-latemar.com

» Nature Parks of South Tyrol www.provinz.bz.it/nature-parks

Your first cultural experience: reading

Directions for a tour through this brochure:

1. Leafitthroughlikeapicturebook.Forwardandbackward–justasyouplease.

2. Youwillsee,intheDolomitescultureisfarmorethanconqueringmountaintops

ormakingmerryinahut.

3. Nowdeepenyourimpressions.Onthefollowingpagesyoufindlinksfor

internetresearchandreadingtips.

4. Themapattheendofthebrochureshows40culturalexperiencepoints

thattestifytothetightconnectionbetweencultureandfeelingofbeing

aliveintheDolomites.

Your second cultural experience: travelling

Culturonda® Dolomythos: 12 ways to experience culture in the Dolomites

Therewasatime,whenclimbingwasarealfrivolity.Whatsenseshould

climbingamountainhave?Wasthereenoughairtobreathehighupinthe

mountains?EvenintheDolomitesthemountainpeopledidn’treallywantto

gouptherejustforfun.Itwasthetownspeoplewhodiscoveredthispassion.

Thusprettyweirdropepartiescametohanginthemountains:withtourists

lookingatthepeak,andguideslookingforcrystalsandchamois.Thefirstma-

detheDolomitesworld-famous,thesecondmadealivingoutofthem.

200yearsagothemountainslosttheirfrightandturnedintoapopular

recreationalspace.ThehighDolomitesvalleyswereopenedupand

explored,Grandhotelsofferedcomfortwithaview,onemountaintopwas

sportilyconqueredafteranother.GraduallytheBleachMountains–thus

theDolomitesarecalledfromtimeimmemorial–revealedtheirsecrets

andunfoldedamultifacetedlifeandculturehistory.AccordingtoReinhold

Messnertheyarethemostbeautifulmountainsintheworld.In2009

theDolomitesweredesignatedaUNESCOworldnaturalheritagesite.

250millionyearsofmovedgeologyformedthenaturalwonderDolomites

outofcoralreefs.TheregionhasbeenpopulatedsincetheIronAge.

Raetians,Romans,Lombardslefttheirtraces,duringWorldWarIAustria

andItalytracedtheirarmedfrontthroughthemountains.Theirlong-

lasting“conquerors”aretheLadins,themostancientpopulationof

theDolomitesandtodaythethirdSouthTyroleanlanguagegroup.

Formillenniumsthemountainshavebeentheirworld,bothasGod’s

creationandasdevil’shandiwork.Hundredsoflegendsaboutwitches,

wildmen,mysteriousmagickingdomsgiveakeytoeverydaylifein

thisworldthatwasdominatedbythepowerofnatureforlong.

CulturondaDolomythoswantstoforwardthisspecialcultural

experienceintheBleakMountains,andforthisreasonithaschosen

twelveexperiencethemes.WithCulturondaDolomythosthosewho

wishnotonlytoenjoythesuperblandscapebutalsotounderstand

thepeopleandthemythsoftheDolomitesfindacompactaccessto

thishigh-contrastSouthTyroleanculturallandscape.

|Atripintoprimevaltimes:www.bletterbach.info

|TherosegardenofKingLaurin:www.rosengarten-latemar.com

|Alinkbetweennorthandsouth:www.suedtirol.info/handicraft

|TheminnesingeroftheDolomites:www.wolkenstein-gesellschaft.com

|LegendsoftheDolomites:www.suedtirol.info/legends

|TheevolutionoftourismintheDolomites:www.grandhotel-toblach.com

|Thepioneersofmountaineering:www.touriseum.it

|ThefrontsofWorldWarI:www.lagazuoi5torri.dolomiti.org

|Mountainlakesandplayofcolours:www.valledibraies.info

|TheDolomitesamongmountains,peoples,languages:www.altabadia.org

|Naturalmonument:www.altapusteria.info

|Conservationareas:www.provinz.bz.it/nature-parks

| January | February | March•SwingonSnowAlpediSiusi/SeiserAlm:www.swingonsnow.com•SnowSculpturesFestivalinSanCandido/InnichenandSanVigilio/St.Vigil:www.snow-festival.com•DolomitiBalloonfestival:www.balloonfestival.com•TheFarmers’WeddinginCastelrotto/Kastelruth:www.seiseralm.it/en/discover/culture/traditions•ValCasies/GsiesKnödelMarathon:www.gsieser-tal.com•ValGardenaSprint:www.valgardena.it•SüdtirolGardenissima:www.gardenissima.eu•SellarondaSkimarathon:www.sellaronda.it•PustertalValleySki-Marathon:www.ski-marathon.com •Skikjöringandhorse-drawnsleighcompetitionsinLaVilla-AltaBadia:www.altabadia.org

February

| January | February | March•SwingonSnowAlpediSiusi/SeiserAlm:www.swingonsnow.com•SnowSculpturesFestivalinSanCandido/InnichenandSanVigilio/St.Vigil:www.snow-festival.com•DolomitiBalloonfestival:www.balloonfestival.com•TheFarmers’WeddinginCastelrotto/Kastelruth:www.seiseralm.it/en/discover/culture/traditions•ValCasies/GsiesKnödelMarathon:www.gsieser-tal.com•ValGardenaSprint:www.valgardena.it•SüdtirolGardenissima:www.gardenissima.eu•SellarondaSkimarathon:www.sellaronda.it•PustertalValleySki-Marathon:www.ski-marathon.com •Skikjöringandhorse-drawnsleighcompetitionsinLaVilla-AltaBadia:www.altabadia.org

| April | May | June•AltaPusteriaInternationalChoirFestival:www.festivalpusteria.org•SouthTyrolJazzfestivalinBrunico/Bruneck:www.suedtiroljazzfestival.com •SummerClassicsinSiusi/Seis:www.seiseralm.it/en/discover/culture/musicfestivals•SummeronPresuleCastle:www.schloss-proesels.it •OswaldvonWolkensteinRidingTournament: www.seiseralm.it/en/discover/active/summer/horseback-riding

April May

| July | August | September• SculptureFairUnikainValGardena: www.unika.org• SchlernInternationalMusicFestival: www.schlernmusicfestival.org•ValgardenaMUSIKA: www.valgardenamusika.com•FolcloreFestival:www.valgardena.it•GustavMahlerMusicalWeeks: www.gustav-mahler.it •LessonsofLadincuisineatthefarm SotciastelinBadia-AltaBadia: www.altabadia.org

July August September

•TraditionalFerragostoprocessioninLaVilla-AltaBadia: www.altabadia.org•HighpastureplaysonthepastureFodaraVedla: www.fodara.it•Witches’danceduringthetheatreweekin SanMartino/St.Martin:www.kronplatz.com•“EggentalerSchupfenfest”onthepasturesoftheEgavalley: www.obereggen.com•KingLaurin’sbarnhikeinCarezza/Karersee: www.schupfenwanderung.com•GuidedhikingtoursintheNatureParks: www.provinz.bz.it/nature-parks

| October | November | December• LongNightofSouthTyroleanmuseums:www.provinz.bz.it/lange-nacht-museen• KastelrutherSpatzenFestival:www.kastelrutherspatzen.de (in German only)• CultureAutumnGais:www.kulturweg-gais.it• MarketinStegona/Stegen:www.bruneck.com• SaintLeonhardhorseparadeinAltaBadia:www.altabadia.org• FISSkiWorldCupGardena-Gröden:www.saslong.org • SpeckfestinSantaMaddalena/St.Magdalena-ValdiFunes/Villnöss:www.speckfest.it• ChristmasinCastelrotto:www.kastelruther-weihnacht.com (in German and Italian only)• ChristmasMarketinBrunico/Bruneck: www.bruneck.com

October December

For all events see: www.suedtirol.info/events

Further reading

»ThefirstworldwarintheAlpsThefirstWorldWarintheAlpswiththemovingdiary"Wearemakingpeace"Michael WachtlerPublisher: Athesia Spectrum

LittleguidetotheTouriseum:AtriproundtheMuseumofTourism,publishedinJune2004bySouthTyrolMuseumofTourismTrauttmansdorffCastel.Josef RohrerAvailable through the Provincial Museum for Tourism, the "Touriseum": Tel.: +39 0473 270 172info@touriseum.it

»GuidetotheTouriseum

MountainsofCoral.Origins,History,NaturalAttractions.Theworldofnature.Origin,storyandnature.Andrea InnocentiPublisher: Bonechi

»TheDolomites.

museumobil Card

» The museumobil card combines two offerings: The South Tyrol- wide Mobilcard and admission to South Tyrol’s museums.

For three or seven days purchasers of the museumobil card are entitled to free admission to South Tyrol’s museums and use of public transport. Use of public transport is unlimited for the period, while free admission to museums is limited to one visit per card-holder.Information at www.mobilcard.info

PHOTOGRAPHY: Archive Nature Parks, Hermann Oberhofer, Robert Perathoner-fotostudio Prodigit, Hans Pescoller, Pepi Rehmann, Helmuth Rier, Mara Schwingshackl, Südtirol Marketing/Stefano Zardini, Südtirol Marketing/Alessandro TrovatiTEXTS: Angela De Simine, Gabriele CrepazTRANSLATION: Claudia Bonacquisti-LerchPRINT: Longo Spa / BolzanoCOVER: Mountain Peaks Tre Cime/Drei Zinnen, UNESCO World Natural Heritage

Südtirol Information Piazza della Parrocchia, 11I-39100 Bolzano/Bozen phone +39 0471 999 999 info@suedtirol.info

www.suedtirol.info

Culturonda®

Dolomythos12 ways to explore culture and customs in the Dolomites

Holiday Regions and Nature Parks in the Dolomites

» Information Alta Pusteria/Hochpustertal www.altapusteria.info

» Information Plan de Corones/Kronplatz www.plandecorones.com

» Information Alta Badia www.altabadia.org

» Information Val Gardena/Gröden www.valgardena.it

» Information Alpe di Siusi/Seiser Alm www.alpedisiusi.info

» Information Catinaccio-Latemar www.rosengarten-latemar.com

» Nature Parks of South Tyrol www.provinz.bz.it/nature-parks