Everywhere in Val Venosta/Vinschgau you'll find witnesses of medieval culture: in the vicinity of Passo Resia/Reschenpass at the source of the Adige/Etsch River with a lonely church tower towering from the water of the artificial lake; in the Benedictines' convent Marienberg in Burgusio/Burgeis; in the Churburg in Sluderno/Schluderns with the arched passageway and the largest collection of armouries in Europe; in the medieval city of Glorenza/Glurns; in Reinhold Messners' Juval Castle or in his Messner Mountain Museum in Solda/Sulden; along the ancient Roman road "Via Claudia Augusta"; and in Laces/Latsch with a 5000 year old menhir.

Numerous customs and traditions have been preserved in Val Venosta/Vinschgau up to today, and these can be observed throughout the year. From the special carnival parade "Zusselrennen" on "Carnival Thursday, "plough pulling", the "masquerades" customs to "window whipping"… during carnival time in Val Venosta/Vinschgau you can experience these and other traditional customs. Spring is welcomed with the noise of special whips, the so-called "Goasln" in May. On Sacred Heart of Jesus Sunday after the Feast of Corpus Christi bonfires on the mountains remind of the menace of the Land of Tyrol through French troops in 1796.

Tip: Discover the cultural variety of Val Venosta during a hike: The 8-Churches-Hike in Tubre/Taufers, the Path of Hours from convent to convent or the Marble Path in Lasa/Laas provide an insight into the cultural variety of the valley – Here you get to the theme paths in Val Venosta/Vinschgau