Behind the secrets of the Walser tradition
along the walser paths
Walser Culture – Traditions & Modern art
Its special, without a doubt: Not belonging to Allgäu, but only accessible via Oberstdorf/Germany. A dialect and a tradiontal costume similar to the Swiss, a region with German and Austrian postal codes - this is Kleinwalsertal! Go find the clues! Whether you hike along the Walser history on your own on cultural trails or take a walk through the valley together with the museums curator Stefan Heim. Many cultural events during the year make the Walser culture come alive: for example, the Alphorn Festival or the Walser Advent. The alpine tradition of the pioneers is still being pursued today. Get to know the Walser culture!
TOP EVENT: ALPHORN FESTIVAL AND ALPHORN DAYS
From September 5th to September 9th 2018, Kleinwalsertal was all about the Alphorn. You could hear the echo from the mountain, in the valley and on many hiking trails. Alphorn courses offered insights into the art of playing an alphorn and the traditional serenade was all in tune with the big Sunday festival. On a sunny sunday morning, all were awakened by the alphorn sound to be on time for the alphorn groups at the festival in the mountain village of Baad. Save the date - The next Alphornfestival takes place in 2020!
TOP EVENT: ceremonial cattle drive
Every year on September 19th the Alpabtrieb (ceremonial cattle drive) takes place in Kleinwalsertal. On this day, the livestock that spent the summer on the Alpe is driven down to the valley, and then handed over to the owners on the Scheidplatz, Riezlern. The shepherd knows every single animal. He calls out the name of the owner who takes over his breeding animal to bring it home to the stable.
TOP EVENT: Agriculture weeks
The natural and cultural landscape of the valley has been shaped by agriculture since the beginning of settlement in the 13th century. Our rural family farms preserve the diversity of the landscape through their naturalistic way of farming. Look forward to real experiences from and with our mountain farmers in September and October!
TOP EVENT: WALSER ADVENTSZAUBER
Look forward to festive days in Kleinwalsertal: Whether a walkable advent calendar in Mittelberg, romantic horse-drawn sleigh ride through the snowy valley or Krampusse up close - in the mountains christmas time is just magical...
Top Event: Funken
When you see flames high up in the sky at night time, it's a sign that spring time is about to come and winter is officially ending. The alemannic tradition of Funken is to send the winter away and welcome spring time. The event will take place on March 9th, 2019 and every two years thereafter.
TOP EVENT: FESTIVAL of LITERATURe
A valley, 10 reading places and 17 authors turned Kleinwalsertal for two days into a litany idyll. On September 29th and 30th of September, the first literature festival took place in Kleinwalsertal and was promptly a complete success. The authors presented their works at exciting reading spots such as an oldie bus, mountain rescue service or in a mountain railway, and inspired numerous listeners. The highlight took place on Saturday evening in the form of a poetry battle in and next to the Walmendingerhornbahn. We loved it and look forward to the next festival in 2019 - save the date!
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