Summer news
23.06.2008
Celebrate the anniversary of Reinhold Messner’s oxygen tank-free ascent of Mount Everest, indulge in a five-course culinary experience or worship with the Pope in Bressanone.
“Everest Unmasked” in Bolzano This summer sees the 30th anniversary of South Tyrolean Reinhold Messner’s conquest of Mount Everest as the first person, together with Austrian Peter Habeler, to scale the world’s highest peak without oxygen.
Messner’s achievement, regarded at the time as a physiological impossibility, is being celebrated until 30 November at the MMM Firmian in Bolzano / Bozen. There are paintings by the expedition’s local Sherpa and extracts from Messner’s diary, which he kept throughout the arduous journey. The exhibition also observes Messner’s 1978 solo ascent of the Himalayan peak of Nanga Parbat, the world’s ninth highest mountain and one of the deadliest of the 8,000m climbs.
Special culinary mountain-inn trekking holiday packages
Between 6 and 12 July 2008 South Tyrol’s Romantikhotel Turm is offering the chance to hike from one mountain inn to the next throughout the Dolomites. Starting with a welcome drink on the terrace and a romantic four-course meal – including strudel and cheese buffet – and ending with the chance to luxuriate in a traditional local spa bath, the holiday package costs €930 (approx £737) per person on a half-board basis and encapsulates the essence of a stay in South Tyrol. In the evening guests can enjoy a drink in the herbal garden and a five-course dégustation menu of "wild herbs and flowers" accompanied by a number of high-quality wines.
Cycling and endurance running extravaganzas this summer
One of the most important events in the annual cycling calendar, the 110mile / 175km Maratona dles Dolomites (Marathon of the Dolomites) takes places on 29 June and is set to attract amateurs from all over the world. The event, which has seen over 7,000 competitors participating in the past two years, comprises no fewer than seven gruelling Dolomite passes and includes a 4,190m change in altitude. Other cycling highlights during the South Tyrolean summer include the Sella Ronda Bike Day on 6 July offering cyclists the chance to experience the oft-skied Sella Ronda track, and the Stelvio Bike Day on 30 August. During the Sella Ronda’s third annual Bike Day all four passes around the Sella Massif will be closed to motorists with access for cyclists only. A Nirvana for mountain cyclists, the 55km Sella Ronda course will attract amateur cyclists who can seek sustenance from refuges and restaurants in the area, whilst the Stelvio Bike Day expects around 6,800 participants, with the Stelvio Pass closed to motorists for the day.
Pope Benedict XVI holidays in Bressanone this summer Between 28 July and 11 August Pope Benedict XVI will be holidaying in Bressanone / Brixen. The Pontiff will be praying the Angelus Domini at midday in the Domplatz outside the cathedral during the two Sunday services of his stay. As a large turn-out for these two masses is anticipated the cathedral will also have two large screens in the Acquarena / Parkplatz Priel to allow more followers to watch.
Special culinary mountain-inn trekking holiday packages
Between 6 and 12 July 2008 South Tyrol’s Romantikhotel Turm is offering the chance to hike from one mountain inn to the next throughout the Dolomites. Starting with a welcome drink on the terrace and a romantic four-course meal – including strudel and cheese buffet – and ending with the chance to luxuriate in a traditional local spa bath, the holiday package costs €930 (approx £737) per person on a half-board basis and encapsulates the essence of a stay in South Tyrol. In the evening guests can enjoy a drink in the herbal garden and a five-course dégustation menu of "wild herbs and flowers" accompanied by a number of high-quality wines.
Cycling and endurance running extravaganzas this summer
One of the most important events in the annual cycling calendar, the 110mile / 175km Maratona dles Dolomites (Marathon of the Dolomites) takes places on 29 June and is set to attract amateurs from all over the world. The event, which has seen over 7,000 competitors participating in the past two years, comprises no fewer than seven gruelling Dolomite passes and includes a 4,190m change in altitude. Other cycling highlights during the South Tyrolean summer include the Sella Ronda Bike Day on 6 July offering cyclists the chance to experience the oft-skied Sella Ronda track, and the Stelvio Bike Day on 30 August. During the Sella Ronda’s third annual Bike Day all four passes around the Sella Massif will be closed to motorists with access for cyclists only. A Nirvana for mountain cyclists, the 55km Sella Ronda course will attract amateur cyclists who can seek sustenance from refuges and restaurants in the area, whilst the Stelvio Bike Day expects around 6,800 participants, with the Stelvio Pass closed to motorists for the day.
Pope Benedict XVI holidays in Bressanone this summer Between 28 July and 11 August Pope Benedict XVI will be holidaying in Bressanone / Brixen. The Pontiff will be praying the Angelus Domini at midday in the Domplatz outside the cathedral during the two Sunday services of his stay. As a large turn-out for these two masses is anticipated the cathedral will also have two large screens in the Acquarena / Parkplatz Priel to allow more followers to watch.
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