Almabtrieb Tirol

Almabtrieb is a festival that rolls across the mountains of tirol in september and it s just become one of my favourite things.

Almabtrieb tirol. Directly in front of your hotel elisabeth you can experience this spectacle live when the pasture cows decorated with colourful wreaths and ribbons are welcomed back to their winter residence the scherrhof farm. For those who have never heard of the almabtrieb it is a late summer celebration of the end of a season spent high in the mountains. A fixed part of the farm life in the alpine region is the almabtrieb the driving down of the cattle from the mountain pastures in late summer. The cattle procession hoamfahrt is an old tradition and is celebrated every year.

The almabtrieb or homecoming of the cows from the high alpine pastures where they spend the summer is a celebration of note in tyrolean villages. In many places this alpine custom of almabtrieb has today evolved into a major tourist attraction with a public festival and booths set up along the course for selling agricultural as well as artisans products along with alcoholic beverages. In this post you ll find everything you need to plan a visit to an almabtrieb in tyrol. Because you guys look at this.

Tirol 190 000 cows horses sheep and goats are brought to 2 155 alps to spend the summer every year. Some of the mountain villages and towns in the tyrol region of austria have started to announce their almabtrieb dates and festivals.