South Tyrol’s Alta Pusteria Region Offers A Summer Season Filled With Exciting Events For Cultural Connoisseurs

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The Alta Pusteria region is far more than just breath-taking landscapes and a wide range of outdoor adventures: The charming valley with its villages Sexten, Innichen, Toblach, Niederdorf and Prags also boasts some true cultural highlights, from the colourful “BERG_SOMMER” in Sexten, the renowned Alta Pusteria International Choir Festival and the South Tyrol Jazz Festival Alto Adige through the International Street Theatre Festival OLALA and the Gustav Mahler Music Weeks – for a magic summer in the Dolomites.

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The Sexten BERG_SOMMER (mountain summer) event series, which starts in June and runs through October, puts the imperishable, beautiful UNESCO world heritage property at the centre of attention. During the “BERG_KUNST” (mountain art) program Berlin-based plein air artist Christopher Lehmpfuhl captures the beauty of the Dolomites right there on site, while for “BERG_WISSENSCHAFT” (mountain science) scientists introduce during one week the world of astrophysics in a way that makes it easy to understand even for lay people, and the BERG_KULTUR (mountain culture) days in fall feature informal discussions about the “megatrend Dolomites”.

Lovers of the fine arts should mark their calendars for the following Alta Pusteria cultural events: Choirs from all over the world gather during June 22 -26 for the 19th Alta Pusteria International Choir Festivall to celebrate their passion for singing. One of South Tyrol’s largest cultural events, the South Tyrol Jazz Festival Alto Adige, takes place from June 24 through July 3 at various destinations throughout the region and guests are able to enjoy concerts in impressive settings. On July 29 fourteen groups from eight different countries flock to the quaint village of Innichen for the International Street Theatre Festival OLALA to delight their audiences with extraordinary, funny and colourful performances.

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The Gustav Mahler Music Weeks make for another summer season highlight. This year, the internationally renowned high-class music festival dedicated to Gustav Mahler’s works and tradition is scheduled from July 16-28. Another music-centred event is the Alto Adige Festival from July 30 through September 16, with the Haydn Orchestra of Bolzano and Trento as the “orchestra in residence” as well as various other well-known orchestras presenting a mix of classic and cross-over.

NFO: Alta Pusteria