At the entrance to the Gaistal valley, the Wirtseppelerhof is nestled in the idyllic landscape. The charisma of the farm has a magical attraction. A few years ago, Simone and Matthias Neuner never dreamed that they would once run the farm like this. Today, Simone ...
Every year the Almabtrieb is a special event for the region’s cowherds and farmers. The cows return to the valley after a summer spent up in the mountains. Traditionally this is celebrated by the Almabtrieb. Farmer Thomas Nairz from the Lippenhof in Leutasch is always ...
Johanna Krug has her little paradise right on her doorstep: Her herb garden. On 700 square meters she has made her own dream come true. A huge variety of colourful and fragrant plants blossoms in her garden at the Josl Hof in Unterleutasch – even ...
A mountain hut where it seems that time has stood still: that’s the Scharnitzer Alm. Anyone who visits will feel like they are going back to the roots – as well as finding great snacks. Host Christine and shepherd Roland saved the rustic alm from ...
It all began with a single rooster that Tamara and Mathias Heis received as a wedding gift. These days around 4,000 chickens live on their family-run organic farm in Leutasch. An animal success story about a paradise for hens, organic eggs, hard work, family togetherness ...
Kurt Kriegl’s life really is ‘sweet’ when it comes to his hobby – he is a beekeeper and looks after up to 1,000,000 bees and the environment with great enthusiasm. This is a hobby where the rewards are happiness and satisfaction, as well as some ...
When your shoes crunch softly over the snow with every step, your breath glistens white in the air, the trees bend gently under the weight of the snow and you can already smell the delicious food on the Alm from afar – then you experience a ...
The traces of the first Ganghofer runners lead deep into the Karwendel, to Hinterriß. It lies in the middle of a steep valley with no exit: Before comes Vorderriß, after that only “die Eng” (lit: “the narrow”). Here lives the old forester, Herbert Schafhuber. Today ...
Winter in the mountains is a magical time. Deep snow-covered valleys and long nights by the crackling fireplace. Then stories are shared, full of miracles, of devilish creatures punishing sinners and saints rewarding the good. Some of these stories are fictional, others bare a truthful ...