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.

Kenya meets Alpe di Siusi

For the 5^th time in a row the Kenyan marathon stars will come to the Alpe di Siusi for training. Beside the Kenyan top runners also athletes from Ethiopia will participate in the training camp. Also the winner of the European Championships in Barcelona 2010, Viktor Röthlin, will be part of the team.

From July 2 to 23, 2011, the top runners from Kenya will prepare for the match season on the Alpe di Siusi with two training sessions a day. Two athletes, Kolum Benjiamin Kiptolo and Jeptoo Priscah, will compete in the marathon at the World Championships in Athletics of Daegu (South Korea) on September 4, 2011.

Those of you who want to measure themselves with the Kenyan marathon runners should not miss the Alpe di Siusi Running on July 17. Take the challenge and master the 12.7 km long competition track.

Last year's winners, Hermann Achmüller and Flurina Comploj, completed the stretch with a total time of 47'51.8 and 1:03'15.8. You can go one better? Register now for the Alpe di Siusi Running: info@alpedisiusi.info

10 tips for the summer around the Alpe di Siusi

Legendary walks. The traces of the Sciliar witches lead hikers to mystical places: the cult mountain Sciliar is a meeting place of witches, the witches' chairs and the witches' benches are their resting places.

Mountain biking all around. 33 tours, 1,000 total kilometres, 35,000 meters uphill invite you to explore the biking area Val Gardena / Alpe di Siusi.

Lake Laghetto di Fiè. At the foot of the Sciliar mountain lies Italy's most beautiful lake, which, with a water temperature of about 22 ° C, invites to cool down after a hot summer day.


Tour on horse back. Explore the surroundings of the holiday area Alpe di Siusi on the back of haflingers, quarter horses and ponies.

Magic in a mountain hut. What would be holidays without visiting one of the numerous lodges on and around the Alpe di Siusi? The mountain huts offer traditional South Tyrolean dishes such as Knödel "dumplings" and Strudel.

Music is in the air. Chamber Music Festival, Schlern International Music Festival and Summer Classics cater for classic sounds above the pasture.

Castelrotto from above. The Castelrotto tower with its 88 meters is one of the highest in South Tyrol. 325 wooden steps lead up into the tower. Once at the top, you can enjoy a magnificent view over the village.

Hay bath. The power of herbs unfolds its full effect in a hay bath.

On Oswald's footsteps. The ruins of Castelvecchio and Salego above the village Siusi allo Sciliar and the Oswald von Wolkenstein walking trail invite to a trip into the Middle Ages.

Take a photo and win. Simply shoot a picture of your best holiday moments and upload it on the Alpe di Siusi / Seiser Alm Flickr group, tag it with "seiseralmsummer", send a mail with the most important information to us and you're in the photo contest Alpe di Siusi Summer. And who knows? Maybe it's you who will win a weekend for two at the Wanderhotel Europa.

Travelling without a car

Explore the holiday area Alpe di Siusi by bus, bicycle and on foot: the shuttle buses connect the villages at the foot of the Sciliar mountain. The Alpe di Siusi cableway offers a comfortable ride to the Alpe di Siusi from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Mountain bikers can also transport their mountain bike for free. Also the chairlifts Panorama, Sole, Marinzen, and the Telemix Bullaccia offer a free bike transport. Mountain bike trails of varying difficulty lead to Marinzen, the Castelvecchio ruin, the Malga Tuff Alm or to the Alpe di Tires. And 350 km of hiking trails around the Alpe di Siusi lead to the most beautiful places in the region.

A holiday without a car is all about the environment, but also about adventure and togetherness: on the bus and in the cable way you get into conversation. While hiking and cycling off the streets you can explore hidden places, and enjoy the breathtaking panorama of the Dolomites.

The street leading to the Alpe di Siusi Nature Protection Reserve is blocked for daily traffic from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. One more reason for a holiday without a car.

Summer solstice feast

When summer begins on June 21, the village Siusi allo Sciliar invites to the summer solstice feast. On 5.30 a.m. we meet on the O.v.Wolkenstein square and together we undertake an excursion which leads us to Laranza and to the  "Königswarte", the King's vantage point. A culinary surprise, musical entertainment, literary readings and performances of the forest rangers are awaiting us.

Registration in the Tourist Information Office Siusi allo Sciliar. The participation in the summer solstice feast is free of charge.

Top hiking suggestions

• A must: the Sciliar Mountain
• Oswald von Wolkenstein Trail: following the route of the Minnesinger
• The cult place: the Colle in Castelrotto
• Refreshing: to the lake "Laghetto di Fiè"
• The naked foot path: let's go to the witches' source
• For explorers and pioneers: the Geologists' path
• Legendary: the witches' benches on the Bullaccia mountain

More hiking trails in the Dolomites