Venosta cultural region - See a lot. Experience even more.

Fascinating landscapes, picturesque villages, inspiring convents: Val Venosta impresses with its cultural variety and history, and is therefore also regarded as the cultural heart of South Tyrol.

Experience a carefree holiday in Prato allo Stelvio, Venosta Valley /South Tyrol!

Some of our cultural highlights:

Historical guided tours with PradKULT

With PradKult we offer our guests authentic insights into culture and tradition! On guided tours, guests experience history up close and learn interesting facts about cultural sites, the country and its people.

You can find all further information at PradKult

Unsere Kulturhighlights:

Stelvio National Park

The Stelvio National Park is over 134,000 acres and is one of the biggest nature resorts in Europe covering the entire Ortler-Cevedale area. Resia Lake, known for the church tower rising from the lake, is the symbol of the Val Venosta holiday region. The former three lakes - Muta Lake, Resia Lake and Curon Lake - and the entire surroundings were flooded to create the artificial Resia Lake. People had to move because the entire village of Curon was also flooded, and the church tower sticking out of the lake reminds of the former village centre.

Glorenza (Glurns)

Glorenza was an important traffic junction during Roman times: the Via Claudia Augusta road and a trade road to the nearby Switzerland passed through the village. Glorenza became a trading platform for salt, tropical fruits, iron products and herbs. Today the medieval town Glorenza is the smallest city on the southern side of the Alps.

Roman Road Via Claudia Augusta & Stelvio Pass Road

During Roman times, the Via Claudia Augusta was an important trade road to North Tyrol (Austria) and Switzerland. Today, the road is used as a cycling trail from Resia to Merano.

The panoramic Stelvio Pass road is the highest pass road in Italy, the second-highest in Europe, and one of the most impressive roads worldwide.

The construction process for this road, which began in 1818, was a pioneering achievement. The road was opened in 1825 and extended for automobile traffic in 1900.

Stairway to Heaven: The alpine Romanesque road is a cultural hike along the unique historic references of the Early and High Romanesque period. 20 sights can be admired in Val Venosta.

Marienberg Convent in Burgusio (Burgeis)

You can see the Marienberg Convent in Burgusio from afar. The convent is located at 1,340 m of altitude and hence the highest Benedictine abbey in Europe. It was founded during the 12th century.

Lasa (Laas) Marble

Lasa marble, also called the white gold from Val Venosta, is a precious metamorphic limestone. The rock is known all over the world: recently, the new train station at Ground Zero in New York is realised with Lasa marble.

Churburg Castle near Sluderno (Schluderns) & Messner Mountain Museums

Churburg Castle is one of the most imposing renaissance castles in the Alps. The castle is best known as the holder and guardian of the largest private collection of armours and arms.

Messner Mountain Museums: Extreme mountaineer Reinhold Messner has made his dream come true with a 5-part museum project. Two of his museums are located in Val Venosta.

Val Venosta irrigation channels

Because Val Venosta doesn't have much rain, the farmers had to realise irrigation channels to transfer the melting water of the glaciers to irrigate the fields. Numerous irrigation channels were developed. Used as water channels in the past, they are now ideal trails to enjoy wonderful hikes along the channels!