Today we are on the move in a town that, beside its beauty and versatility, has plenty of treasures to offer. We visited one of the oldest food shops, discovered a soldiers’ cemetery only a five-minutes’ walk from the Messner Mountain Museum Ripa, and were able to glimpse into the holy costume stock of a delightful theatre.
The Aurino Floodplain Forest Biotope is situated between Brunico and Campo Tures in the Val Pusteria valley. The floodplain forests and the river itself are a biotope, which bespeak the former European virgin forests. This area is an important habitat for plants and animals, especially for the birds. The “Aurino River Floodplains” theme trail highlights the peculiarities of this nature site.
Brunico is a lively small town, where modern age and history harmonically exist next to each other. The best examples therefore are the charming old town of Brunico and the Municipal Museum, where ancient and modern art have their place.
The Christmas Market in Brunico manages to be an oasis of quiet in the busy Christmas period - a real highlight! Probably its motto is the reason therefore: “tradition and modernity”. Come with us and immerse into homely Christmas ambiance…
The so-called “Puschtra Tirtlan” are a highly popular dish in the Val Pusteria valley, but also Mediterranean delicacies are offered in the town of Brunico, a gastronomic melting pot.
Hill tribes in the MMM Ripa, arts in the Municipal Museum, a tour across the history in the Archaeological Museum Mansio Sebatum or a discovery tour in the South Tyrolean Folklore Museum in Teodone - culture in Brunico and surroundings is multi-faceted.
The MMM RIPA at Castel Brunico, one of the Messner Mountain Museums by Reinhold Messner, focuses on mountain peoples from Asia, Africa, South America and Europe.
The largest skiing area of South Tyrol offers 119 km of perfectly groomed ski slopes and state of the art lift facilities.
Not only from a geographic point of view, Brunico is considered the centre of the Val Pusteria. This town is also interesting from a cultural viewpoint and the first-choice meeting place in the valley. San Giorgio, Stegona, S. Caterina, Lunes, Ameta, Teodone and Riscone, together with the town itself, form the municipality that stretches from 812 m to the summit of the Plan de Corones at 2,277 m. Both in summer and winter, this mountain attracts visitors from all over, a good destination for those who love an active vacation. In winter the variety of slopes is huge, while in summer it offers several hiking trails, a free-ride trail for cyclists and a great view.
The folklore museum of Teodone, the MMM Ripa at Castel Brunico as well as the city museum are the cultural highlights of the municipality, also theatre or cinema evenings make part of the offer.
Long Friday evening shopping, concerts on Piazza del Municipio, Stegona Market in October and the Christmas Market in Christmas time, the municipality of Brunico is able to satisfy all your needs.
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