27 Nov 2019
Krampus parade in Matrei
A tradition with frightening characters The big Krampus parade involving 150 Krampus characters has been held in Matrei every year on the evening of December 5th for over 25 years without interruption. We had...
Art & Culture
03 May 2019
Arts and Crafts – made in St. Jodok
Lisa’s arts and crafts workshop actually came to be by chance, which helped her attain her dream profession. Her rustic style, with much attention to detail, enjoys enormous popularity among her customers. Lisa is...
03 May 2019
The Iron Brothers
The Amort Family. The blacksmith trade is an Amort family tradition. All five brothers (Peter, Paul, Georg, Anton and Karl) are in some way involved...
29 Apr 2019
“Operettenadvent” – advent in the Wipptal
The pre-Christmas mood really comes over me every year at the Tyrolean operettas and the craftwork Advent event in the atmospheric Christmas market of...
29 Apr 2019
The fascination of the railway – 150 years Brenner railway
The Brenner Railway between Innsbruck and Bozen is celebrating its 150th anniversary this year. Befitting the theme, Hanns Jenewein is introducing himself and his unique model railway system in St. Jodok. Hanns grew up...