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SUSSUDIO in concert: 24.05.2008
at the cultural center fo Dobbiaco, satureday 24th may at 8.30 p.m..Ticket € 13. Reservation +39 328 3118344

Poolparty Kematen: 01.06.2008
Poolparty with live-music: “Rudla unplugged” at Brugghof Kematen

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Seightseeings in Alta Pusteria

Churches and chapels in Alta Pusteria

Parish church St. Michael at San Candido

This Romanesque church was built in 1150, the Gothic arches were added in 1400, the Baroque decorations and the paintings by Christoph Anton Mayr date from 1735/1760. It is one of the most important Tyrolean sacral works of the Baroque to Rococo transition period.

Church of the Redemptor in Ferrara/Schmieden at Braies

Church of the Redemptor in Ferrara/Schmieden, built in 1735 upon the ruins of a previous chapel dated 1690 and famous for the ancient frescoes found during a restoration in 1981.

Parish Church of St. Vito at Braies

Parish Church of St. Vito, first consecrated in 1355 and well known for its wonderful vault and the neo-gothic altar.

Museums in Alta Pusteria

Dolomythos at San Candido

In the very heart of San Candido you can put on your explorer's garb and proceed to an incredible adventure in the discovery of the truly grandiose natural phenomena behind the formation of the stupendous scenery around you: the Dolomiti Alps. The journey we propose is one of the most suggestive on earth and carries you back to the Dawn of Time as told by the silent fossils, ageless witnesses of the area's characteristic flora and fauna that came and went over epochs of geological time. The land that now holds the soaring Dolomiti peaks was once the bottom of a tropical sea, and for millions of years inhabited only by ammonites: spectacular coral formations in vibrant hue; the rock layers we see in La Valle were once the bottom and the habitat of the areas' reference fossil, the Daonella lomelli mollusc.
Then volcanoes arose from the ocean floor, erupting to create the modern landscape, and the lava came to preserve intact the remains of many species of plant and animal until today.
Many naturalists and scientists attracted by these splendid mountains have come here for study. Together with the world famous Alpine chain, we would be wise to remember the name of their first patron, Deodat de Dolomieu, who after visiting Alto Adige/Sud Tyrol in 1789 -1790 opened the door to the wave of interest and research in dolomite rock, composed of dolomite rich in magnesium.
Nor should we forget the name of Miss Ogilivie-Gordon, an English geologist, who deserves merit for her study of the rock strata in La Valle and San Cassiano.
Other famous geologists of the previous century dedicated their entire lives to the study of this bizarre and majestic landscape, while numerous mountain-climbers enchanted by the jutting peaks and spires made their way to the top.
But the variety and beauty of the rocks and minerals not only attracted the attention of scientists and mountain climbers. These holders of the secrets of the earth imbued with magic and mystery have always been intimately linked to sagas and legends that speak of precious stones and gems and their miraculous healing powers together with the Croderes, a mythic race known as the Sons of the Stones, and Aurona, the Queen of Light!
The majestic Dolomiti await you with a rich collection of fossils to inspect and admire, the history of the Dolomiti and their transformation over the aeons to be comprehended, the often erroneous theories developed by the scientists at the turn of the 18th Century to be questioned, and the countless sagas and legends to be told will all continue weaving their spell of enchantment and intrigue for visitors today as they have for ages and ages!
Information: Tel. +39 0474 913462 - e-mail - homepage

Museum of the Collegiate Church at San Candido

In the shadow of the majestic Collegiate church stands a building of no less historical importance with an exterior that has not been touched since the 16th Century. The eastern part goes back even as far as the 10th Century, when the Benedictine Convent founded in 769 by Duke Tassilo III still existed and was transformed into a Collegiate church sometime around 1143. The western part was built in 1385 but came to assume its present day appearance only in the 16th Century. The ornamental painting around the windows was done around 1550 by painters from the Bressanone School. The rooms on the ground floor were used as store houses for food supplies, while the upper floors offered the religious chapter's room, the library, the archive.
Information: Tel. +39 0474 913278

Musem Rudolf Stolz at Sesto

In two rooms, the museum of Sesto which was opened in 1969, shows mainly projects and sketches of many fresco paintings, water-color paintings and graphical works of the famous South Tyrolean painter Rudolf Stolz (1874-1960). Amongst his main works are 'danza della morte' (Dance of Death) in the cemetery in Sesto, and several fresco paintings on the arches of the cemetery. In honor of his pieces of work the Municipality of Sesto built a museum in the central square. The museum was planned by the painters son in law, the architect Erich Pattis. The painters daughters donated more than 160 of his pieces of work to the museum after his death.
Information: Tel. +39 0474 710521

Nature Park House and Mondo Magico della Foresta

Playful and informative at the same time: touch, sense, and experience nature.
At the Nature Park House you will hear everything worth knowing about the natural and cultural landscapes of the Sesto Dolomite Nature Park and the Fanes-Senes-Braies Nature Park, the geological cultivation of this area and the events of World War I at the Dolomite front.
In the adventure workshop, visitors can discover nature through their senses: smelling, touching, using their eyes, and ears. The aquarium is full of frogs and amphibians. Multimedia presentations give you insight into the variety of the seven South Tyrolean nature parks.
Information: Tel. 39 0474 973017

Alpine Dairy Tre Cime at Dobbiaco

With the opening of in september 2004 the alpine dairy "Tre Cime" offers for the first time the possibility to visit the production of cheese and dairy processing.
After taking a view on the history and development of cheese making in the museum
the production can be visited on a guided tour.
Certainly all the products of the alpine dairy can be degustated afterwards.
The Alpine Show Dairy is open from Tuesday to Saturday from 8am to 6pm and on Sunday from 10am to 5pm. The Dairy is closed on Monday.
Information: Tel. +39 0474 971300 - e-mail - homepage

Touristic Museum of the Upper Puster Valley at Villabassa

Villabassa has had a pioneer’s role, which started 150 years ago, in the development of tourism in the Tyrolean region and in the Upper Puster Valley thanks to the train connections of Villabassa with many major cities. The museum is located in the Casa Wassermann House and it affords you the opportunity to get to know the story of tourism which was open only to the weill off, up to modern day tourism, with examples of the first touristic places (old hotels and guesthouses, numerous thermal baths) and the construction of the rail way in Puster Valley and the origins of alpinism in the region.
Information: Tel. +39 0474 745136

Other sightseeings in Alta Pusteria

The biomass teaching trail at Dobbiaco

The thermal power station was built in 1995. The cooperative society has 550 members and supplies 1,200 households in Dobbiaco and San Candido with district thermal power from biomass.
In the course of extending the district thermal power station in June 2005, the first European biomass teaching trail was opened. During a visit to the power station you will be able to watch how thermal and electric energy is recovered from wood refuge, which merely comes from the local forests. You can extend your knowledge with the help of displays and multimedia.
The trail is open from Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Every Thursday (high season) at 4 p.m. we offer a guided tour with one of our experts.
Information: Tel. 39 0474 973214

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