Weekend in sight

4 villages, 4 tips for a special weekend in the holiday area Alpe di Siusi.

Castelrotto: tower feast. Two days of feast, music and fun are on the programme on Friday and Saturday in the centre of Castelrotto. 5 against 5 is the motto for the "Riesenwuzzler" tournament: the human table football guarantees lots of fun. The Pamstiddn Kings, the Schlernsextett and The Quarrymen cater for musical entertainment.

Siusi allo Sciliar: concert of the Haydn Orchestra. The renowned orchestra will play works by Johann Stamitz, Joseph Hadyn and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

Fiè allo Sciliar: concert within the Schlern International Music Festival. World-class musicians from many countries will play works by Brahms and Mozart among other famous artists.

Alpe di Siusi: Alpe di Siusi Running. On Sunday, July 17, the Alpe di Siusi Running invites to a top-class running experience. Amateurs and passionate runners have the chance to measure themselves with the marathon stars from Kenya.

Summer sounds

The summer in the holiday region Alpe di Siusi is all about Schlern International Music Festival and Summer Classics. Immerse yourself in the world of classic music – and in the world of Bach, Mozart Rachmaninoff & Co.

Viola, violin and voice, piano and cello are in the centre of the daily concerts in Fiè, Siusi and Castelrotto. Highlights of the Schlern International Music Festival (July 6-26) include the recital of the star violinist Sergey Khachatryan, open master classes given by Zakhar Bron and Vladimir Krainev and the concert of the competition winner.

In July and August Siusi is all about Summer Classics. Each Monday concerts will be on the programme. The ensemble Vox Bucina convinces with a combination of soprano, trombone, harpsichord and basso continuo and will play works of the Renaissance, the Baroque and the Habsburg era. The following concert evenings will offer tango sounds, literature set to music, religious tones and Baroque sounds.