Rondleidingen en bezichtigingen in de Vinschgau

In addition to the permanent exhibitions ‘The Ötzi Find’ and ‘Flora, Fauna, Man’, the archeoParc in Unser Frau presents a small special exhibition every year. This year's edition is called ‘Glaciers and Me’ and is dedicated to two artistic positions on the topic to mark the Year of Glaciers: paintings by Jessie Pitt (Melbourne/Längenfeld) and photographs by Daniela Brugger (Karthaus) together with texts by glaciologist Georg Kaser (Karthaus) invite visitors to discover and reflect. EXHIBITION OPENING ‘GLACIERS AND ME’ at the archeoParc on 12 April 2025 at 18:00. open daily from 10:00-17:00

Would you like to be there and watch Friedrich Steiner produce the Steiner organic quality liqueur? The content ranges from the description of the fruit from their own organic farm to the preparation of the mash, the fermentation process and the distillation, maturation and storage of the spirit. This is followed by the cosy part. Duration: approx. 2 hours Price: Euro 15.00 per person incl. tasting of home-distilled quality spirits Minimum number of participants: 4 persons

Visit one of the oldest preserved churches in Europe. The small church of St Benedict from the 8th century AD has Carolingian wall paintings inside, which are among the oldest frescoes in Western Europe. A building from the 8th century. The Romanesque tower dates from the 12th century. The paintings and Carolingian frescoes inside are among the oldest in the entire German-speaking world. The church harbours the world's only portrait of a Frankish landlord. Opening times: Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday from 10:00 am - 11:30 am Closed on Sundays and public holidays Guided tours (only in German or Italian): Monday and Wednesday at 2.00 pm (German) and 2.45 pm (Italian) Friday at 10:00 am (German) and 10.45 am (Italian) Price: €1.80 per person; with guided tour €3.00 per person Lake Resia Guest Pass holders have admission to the church included every Saturday. The valid Lake Resia Guest Pass must be shown in order to use this service as an inclusive service. Further information: Information office Mals, Tel. +39 0473 831 190

For further information as well as the destination and level of difficulty of the individual tours, please refer to the weekly programme (pdf for download) or the dates when booking. Our guided bike programme offers something for every taste. Here in Prad we offer you 6 times a week to explore the whole variety of our beautiful region on two wheels. Registration: by 6.00 pm the day before at partner accommodation in Prad, at the tourist office or online

While winter sports enthusiasts still feel comfortable in the ski resorts of the Ortler region and on the Schnalstal Glacier, the MTB season on the sunny Sonnenberg in Venosta Valley is already in full swing. On this easy e-bike spring tour, MTB guide Eugen takes his guests over the sun-drenched slopes between Prad am Stilfserjoch and Kastelbell.

ATTENTION: this tour is only offered in German or Italian language St Nicholas' Church was consecrated in 1199. The little church is famous for its coffered ceiling from the 16th century, which depicts a jester in a washtub. The nave has a flat roof and slit windows. The semi-circular vaulted apse contains frescoes from the 13th century, including a well-preserved fresco of Christ in the mandorla. Every Tuesday Meeting point: 2.00 pm in front of the church of St Nicholas Price: € 3.00 per person

The tour in the Vintschger Museum is an immersive experience where you get to experience the valley’s unique features. You’ll learn all about the valley and its inhabitants and gain an overview prehistoric and early history of the Venosta Valley, the immaterial cultural heritage of the irrigation channels, and the story of the Swabian Children and poverty in the valley. The tour is in German language!

The tour in the Vintschger Museum is an immersive experience where you get to experience the valley’s unique features. You’ll learn all about the valley and its inhabitants and gain an overview prehistoric and early history of the Venosta Valley, the immaterial cultural heritage of the irrigation channels, and the story of the Swabian Children and poverty in the valley.

After visiting the marble world and taking a short stroll through the marble village, you will be culinary tempted during the chocolate and praline tasting.

Join the Luggin family in Laas/Lasa and discover the Kandlwaalhof organic farm where first-grade fruit and herbs grow in temperate conditions at an elevation of 900 m. Try some of their crafted products such as apple juice, dried fruit, vinegar, and mustards. Another highlight: during the flowering season, take a tour of the apple orchards and learn all kinds of interesting facts about apple farming. Duration: 1 – 1.5 h Price: 5 Euro per person, includes tasting of farm products Registration: not later than 5 pm the day before. Register online or sign up at the Silandro/Schlanders Info Office Information: Silandro/Schlanders-Lasa/Laas holiday region Call +39 0473 73 01 55 / info@schlanders-laas.it / www.schlanders-laas.it

World-renowned and resilient: discover how the marble from Laas/Lasa is processed and quarried through an exciting film presentation followed by a guided tour. The visit continues at the master stonemason’s workshop of Mayr Josef, where you will hear fascinating stories about the “white gold” and witness masterful craftsmanship. Duration: approx. 2.5 hours Price: 11 € per person, 5 € up to 12 years Registration: not required

The Stelvio National Park is a high mountain park. During a guided tour of the naturatrafoi Visitor Centre, you can immerse yourself directly in the extreme climatic conditions of high altitudes. What tricks do the animals and plants use to survive the freezing nights, the nine months of winter temperatures, the strong sunlight and also the landslides? Guided tour in German language: 3:30 - 4:00 p.m. Guided tour in Italian language: 10:30 - 11:00 a.m.

Guided tours in English in July and August ON REQUEST at the Prato allo Stelvio tourist office! Führungen in DEUTSCH: Spürst du die Geschichte? Hoch über Lichtenberg wacht die Schlossruine Lichtenberg über das Tal – ein Ort voller Geschichten, Geheimnisse und atemberaubender Ausblicke. Begleite unsere Schlossführerinnen auf eine Reise ins Mittelalter und entdecke, wie das Leben auf der Burg einst war. Du wanderst durch alte Gemäuer, erfährst Spannendes über die einst mächtigen Grafen von Lichtenberg und lässt den Blick über den Vinschgau schweifen. Ein Erlebnis, das dich mitten in die Vergangenheit versetzt – zum Staunen, Entdecken und Eintauchen. Das erwartet dich: · Faszinierende Einblicke in das Burgleben · Sagen und Legenden rund um die Ruine · Großartige Fotokulisse Mach dich auf den Weg und erlebe Geschichte hautnah! Gutes Schuhwerk, Sonnenschutz bzw. Sonnencreme und genügend Trinkwasser nicht vergessen. Führungen nur mit Anmeldung bis 18.00 Uhr des Vortages im Infobüro Prad am Stilfserjoch oder online auf www.prad.info Treffpunkt: um 10.00 Uhr bei der Pfarrkirche Lichtenberg Preise: 10,00€ Erwachsene 5,00 € Kinder (von 6 bis 14 Jahren) online oder in bar vor Ort zu bezahlen Exklusivvorteil für Südtirol Guest Pass Inhaber: kostenlose Führung immer Mittwoch um 10.00 Uhr im Juli + August Mitwoch um 16.00 Uhr!

Spectacular aerial photographs provide an overview of the rugged habitat of the Stelvio National Park. This documentary film portrays the Alpine animals and plants in their natural environment. Film in German language 5:00 p.m. / Film in Italian language 4:00 p.m. Film made of Marco Polo e Thomas Vonmetz copyright:PR Video / Rai Südtirol /Prov. Autonoma Bolzano Südtirol Dip. 28

guided tour - The National Park visitor centre avimundus in the pediastrian zone of Silandro is entirely devoted to the bird kingdom of the Stelvio National Park. It offers visitors an overview of the world of birds, and selected bird species are clearly presented and assigned to their respective habitats. Visitors are given extensive information about the breeding and rearing, and on bird voices and their songs.

Note: currently, the tour is only offered in German and Italian Majestically perched on a rock, the pilgrimage church of Unser Frau in Schnals/ Madonna di Senales is the starting point for a roughly 2.5-hour hike along Via Monachorum via the ancient larch trees of Schnals, waterfalls, and mountain springs to the former Carthusian monastery of Allerengelberg in Karthaus/Certosa. And there? Silence – and a journey into the past. Period: May - October, Mondays Duration: approx. 3.5 hours Price: 10 € per person from 10 years (incl. hiking guide and guided tour) Meeting point: 1.30 pm – Unser Frau, pilgrimage church Registration: T +39 0473 679 148 (Information office Val Senales) or online until 12 noon

The bearded vulture has its breeding ground in specific parts of the Stelvio National Park. If breeding takes place again this year, a young bird can be observed from a respectful distance as part of a guided hike with partner hiking guides from the national park. Find out more about this ecologically valuable bird and the Alpine-wide reintroduction project.

Which bird sings here? Which birds live in Silandro/Schlanders and the surrounding area? Our bird expert will accompany you and tell you lots of interesting facts about the local birds, their way of life, food, etc.

From Tschengls we walk gently uphill to the Standlairhof farm. From there, we walk past St. Ottilia and along a beautiful field path back to Tschengls. In addition to various copses and forest trees, we will encounter a wide variety of well-known and lesser-known meadow and wayside plants such as celandine, rock cinquefoil, deadnettle, spiky St. Christopher's wort and woolly buttercup. Meeting point: 09:30 am, Tschengls, at the village square in front of the church Duration: 5-6 h, walking time 3-4 h Difference in altitude: 150 HM Length: approx. 5 km

The International Museum Day takes place all over the world on the 2nd or 3rd Sunday in May since 1978. More than forty museums in South Tyrol participate. What do you think about visiting the archaeological open-air museum archeoParc at Madonna di Senales this day? Open from 10:00 a. m. to 5:00 p. m. | Free admission

The "Tartscher Bühel" is a special place of power in Val Venosta. On a leisurely walk, we follow the traces of the lost town, gain insights into the culture of Val Venosta and learn more about innovative development concepts (this tour is in German or Italian language) Meeting point: 10 am, Tartsch parish church Duration: approx. 2 hours Important: Please bring the price in cash to the event! Lake Resia Guest Pass holders have this event included. The valid Lake Resia Guest Pass must be shown in order to use this service as an inclusive service.

The Church of St Johann in Taufers was built around 1220. The Romanesque church building has the shape of a Greek cross. The fully painted groined vault shows Byzantine influences, and the frescoes from the late Romanesque period are also worth seeing. Opening hours: daily from 9:30 - 17:00 Exhibition with guided tour, every Wednesday at 4.00 pm: Life on the road (in German language) Archaeological finds from the Bronze Age to the Middle Ages from Taufers, Puntweil and Rotund are on display. Registration: online or at +39 0473 831 190 by 5.00 pm the day before Guided tour price: € 4.00 per person Lake Resia Guest Pass holders have admission to the guided exhibition included. The valid Lake Resia Guest Pass must be shown in order to use this service as an inclusive service.

Up above Martell Valley, lies the Niederhof at an altitude of 1,650 m. Take a guided tour of the original farm museum, providing an insight into life on a mountain farm in the past and present. Afterwards, home-made farm products can be tasted against surcharge.

The church of St Veit stands on the Tartscher Bühel hill. The Romanesque church from the 11th century houses frescoes inside, some of which are badly damaged. The entire west wall is filled with a cycle of paintings (fragments) dating from the 16th century. Attention: this tour is only offered in German or Italian Meeting point: 17:00 in front of the parish church in Tartsch (in the village) Duration: approx. 1 hour Price: € 3.00 per person

ATTENTION: currently this tour is only offered in German or Italian language!! Visit the mysterious bunkers of the Upper Venosta Valley with our experienced guides, architectural relics from the interwar period, monumental defences and last places of refuge. Embedded in the patchwork of the Upper Venosta Valley cultural landscape and well camouflaged by meadows and trees, these fortifications are barely recognisable as part of the Alpine wall. Surefootedness required! Meeting point: 2.00 p.m. Information office Mals, St. Benediktstr. 1 (if the tour has not been booked online, the price must be paid here) Duration: approx. 2.5 hours Cost: € 10.00 adults, € 6.00 children from 8-14 years Registration: online, or on +39 0473 831190 by 5.00 pm the day before!!!

Simple creativity with just pine cones, stones and nuts. At the Wuschlpuschl Nature Workshop, natural objects collected by the kids are transformed into imaginative works of art.

On a visit to a farm garden with an experienced herbalist, you'll pick various medicinal herbs, learn about their curative properties and then process them into ointments and other natural remedies.

Are cows on holiday on the mountain pastures? Discover, marvel and enjoy alpine life. Duration: approx. 6 h, walking time 3 h, ascent up to 300 metres in altitude

visitor centre avimundus: open day (Bird experts are available for talks in the morning)