The Plan de Corones, the town’s famous mountain and a popular ski resort, forms the backdrop to Brunico along with the castle hill
In the heart of the Val Pusteria lies its main town, Brunico, with the surrounding hamlets. These extend from the golf course at the foot of Mt. Plan de Corones, across the Aurino Floodplain Forest in Stegona, to San Giorgio and the fields of Villa Santa Caterina and Teodone. This is where the Lower Val Pusteria ends and the upper part with the famous lakes begins.
The municipality is a rewarding destination all year round, for both cultural and sporting activities. Winter is especially popular, when the Plan de Corones Skiing Area opens its gates - it is now accessible from several sides. In recent years, the local mountain has also developed into a cultural point of interest: Two museums have opened on its 2,275-metre-high summit, the LUMEN Museum of Mountain Photography and the MMM Corones, which complement each other.
The cultural programme continues in the valley, where the Eck Museum of Art, formerly the Brunico Town Museum, and the South Tyrolean Folklore Museum in Teodone tell interesting stories. Brunico Castle, which watches over the town from its castle hill, is home to another of Reinhold Messner's museums: the MMM Ripa, dedicated to the mountain peoples of the world.
Late-night shopping on Fridays, concerts with international artists, the "Brunico in Festa" town festival, and the Brunico Christmas Market also make the municipality a social hub for the Val Pusteria. People meet for an aperitif in the old town between the Tschurtschenthaler Park, Brunico Castle, and the paved Via Ragen di Sopra road, or around the redesigned town hall square.
Then there is the Stegona Market in October, the large annual fair with a funfair: An old saying goes that if you buy something warm to wear here, you will get through the winter just fine.
Notice: Due to the construction of the Riggertal loop and safety-related works, sections of the Val Pusteria Railway will be closed until January 2026. A rail replacement bus service will be in operation.
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