South Tyrol – as it really tastes!
One of the reasons for coming on holiday to South Tyrol is typical South Tyrolean cuisine.
It's all about genuine, traditional farm cooking that has found a place onto menus at award-winning restaurants, including dishes with the Mediterranean touch that bring a breath of fresh air to tried-and-tested traditional recipes, too! In this category, you can read about how South Tyrol's private hosts make 'knödel' dumplings, pasta and 'amore' … no – apple strudel, of course – themselves and where the dishes originally come from. So you can get to know South Tyrol through your stomach! ;-)
Of 'krapfen', hens and beggars10/31/2016
All Saints' Day. This religious holiday is associated by many with grey mists and late autumn weather. The narrow paths through graveyards may already have a thin layer of snow on them and the flames of the candles do their best to compete with the ...
Good 'törggelen' tips from those in the know!10/19/2016
Anyone coming to South Tyrol during the season when colourful leaves float to the ground probably has the same word going round and round their head: TÖRGGELEN . Tasting a glass of 'suser' wine in a cosy atmosphere by a crackling fire with chestnuts ...
#MYVIPITENO10/12/2016
One day in Sterzing – Vipiteno! Two genuine South Tyrol scouts find out what you absolutely have to see and discover in this town. It's off to the town centre by bike and by “train”, where breakfast is waiting (a mixture of sweet and savoury). :-) ...
“Don’t you even dare …“ – a ‘Saltner’ tells his story9/30/2016
It is deepest night. The wind blows through the rows of vines. I hear nothing but the wind and the little owl hooting from the old tree. Just as well! This means that I can make myself comfortable at my lookout post, called 'Lueg' and close my eyes ...
Honest and genuine – the “Sarner Jangger”, a traditional jacket9/20/2016
As the apple is to the inhabitants of the Vinschgau Valley, so is the Jangger to the people of the Sarntal Valley. The difference could hardly be greater. Thus, armed only with an apple as befits a true Vinschgau girl, I boldly set off for the ...
South Tyrol’s most beautiful high-level routes9/12/2016
The September temperatures are still as warm as in high summer, but the light in the mountains is slowly becoming more golden, the only indication of the approaching autumn that promises more fine weather. This is the best time of the year for ...
For guests only the best9/9/2016
An overnight stay that will have a lasting effect. Maria opens the door with a smile. The apron she has on is just as much part of her as her many regular guests – after experiencing her hospitality, you just have to come back for more! “You've been ...
Of knights and knaves, maids and warrior maidens8/31/2016
At last! The eleventh edition of the Medieval Games is taking place and AT LAST I get there! It took a long time to find my way to the tent camp at Sluderno at the foot of Churburg Castle. Treats for the purse The simple stalls with their canvas ...
#MYMERANO8/18/2016
Meran-Merano – a Mediterranean atmosphere with palm trees and aloe vera. A variety of plants on the Tappeinerweg path, views from Dorf Tirol castle and the rushing waters of the river along the Passer Promenade. This is where the Empress Sissi used ...
A palace on a slope. The Land Palais – and why we’re coming back.8/9/2016
Lush green meadows filled with flowers mingle with fields of metre-high corn. Bordered by just woodland and mountains, this backdrop progresses through the wide Pustertal Valley. This is the landscape that I travel through on my way to Mühlwald. ...
Clouds dance over Völser Weiher lake7/29/2016
You can wait for the weather to be perfect, or you can take it as it comes and make the day a perfect one. In the morning, sunshine and clouds jostle for position in the sky above South Tyrol – but we are optimistic and set off on a leisurely ...
South Tyrol’s largest public gardens – nature in its purest form7/20/2016
Where is your own personal spot for resting and relaxing? In your garden, on your balcony or in your sitting room? Is this where you go to recharge your batteries? South Tyrol is home to eight huge gardens to rest and relax in, no matter if you are ...