Asparaguses and wine in South Tyrol

South Tyrol hosts in the Italy mountain resorts of Terlano, Vilpiano and Settequerce the “Asparaguses Week” between April and May.

From April 4th till May 31st, the aforementioned mountain resort will turn into a true Eldorado for the fans of Italian gastronomy. In this occasion, you can taste many disse based on asparaguses: first courses, main courses, side orders, and so on.

Moreover, these South Tyrolean dishes will be accompanied by many kinds of fresh Italian wines, such as the “Terlaner”, the local white wine, which is very suitable for vegetables and fish.

Get acquainted with South Tyrolean gastronomy during your Italy vacantions in South Tyrol!

Alpine Ötzi Marathon in Val Senales

On April 30th 2011 the eighth edition of the “Alpine Ötzi Marathon” will take place in Val Senales; it will take place on Saturday. In case of bad weather, the race will be shifted to May 1st. 

If you are athletics fans, don’t miss this even and book a hotel SouthTyrol in Val Senales or in Merano and surroundings.

This race is very challenging and it includes: a mountain bike race, whose track is 24,2 km long, a foot race, whose track is 11,8km and the ski race, whose track is 6,2 km long.

The starting point is in the mountain resort of Naturno and the finishing line is in Val Senales, where “Ötzi”, the “Ice Man”, was found. Teams can enroll till April 19th, 2011.

Moreover, in Val Senales it’s possible to ski in Italy even in summer!