Kastelruth like many towns in South Tyrol celebrates the return of cattle from the alpine pastures. We went there hoping to see a celebration similar to the one in Ruffre'.
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| The reminder that we are in the area full of stories about witches. |
We were soon about to discover that it was a different affair altogether. There were no posters in town advertising it, no music band or stands with local food as it was advertised on one of the websites. We saw a group of people waiting at the crossroads so we asked them if they were waiting for the return of the cattle. It turned out they were. We waited with them for an hour, finally we could here those characteristic cow bells and soon we saw between 10 and 15 cows approaching the town's main street. There was no band and no festive atmosphere. The people from the carriage were offering schnapps and the local bread and that was about it. We heard other people were disappointed as well. It was a big surprise because normally such events are very well organised in South Tyrol. Our top place to see the return of the cattle remains Ruffre'.
All was not lost. We decided to visit Kastelruth. It's a charming little town with little streets and great views of the surrounding mountains (if you happen to be here on a sunny day :) ) We discovered a nice playground for children (in Plattenstr/ via Platten), all fenced off and clean with lots to do for small toddlers and bigger children.
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| There was a note on the playground's fence that children can use Cafe' Stella's toilet for free. |
For information on Alpe di Siusi and the Lake of Fie' and Malga Tuff please go to the corresponding post on my blog.
How to get there: by car take A22 towards Bozen/ Bolzano, take the exit Bozen Nord/ Bolzano Nord, follow the indications for Alpe di Siusi and then for Kastelruth/ Castelrotto. We parked at the .... where the first hour was free.
Duration: between 1-2 hours
Level: easy
Toilets and Refreshments: bars and the restaurants
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