On Sunday 17 January 2027 Castelrotto re-enacts a 19th-century farmers' wedding: at 14:00 the wedding party in traditional dress sets off from San Valentino and rides into the village square on decorated horse-drawn sleighs. Music and local food from 11:00, plus the road closures to know before you go.
The Castelrotto farmers' wedding re-enacts a wedding as it used to be celebrated at the foot of the Sciliar. Many villagers take part in historical traditional dress, and the tourist office sets the scene in the 19th century.
The main moment is the wedding procession. It leaves San Valentino at 14:00 and reaches the square in Castelrotto at 14:30, on sleighs pulled by horses decorated for the occasion.
The rest of the day happens in the square: music and local dishes from 11:00, and from 13:00 to 16:00 guided tours of the traditional costume museum in the Ansitz Laechler, home of the tourist office, with no need to sign up.
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Good to know
- Admission: The official programme mentions no tickets for the procession or the party in the square, where you pay for the local food. The guided tour of the costume museum needs no booking; no price is given.
- Road closures: from 9:05 to 13:55 and from 15:05 to 15:55 private cars may not drive between Garni Schönblick and the Wegscheid junction, with a diversion via Via Dolomiten, Via Platten and Telfen; scheduled buses, residents and emergency vehicles are exempt.
- From 14:05 to 14:55 Piazza Krausen, Via O. v. Wolkenstein up to Garni Schönblick and Via Dr. G. Fontana are closed to all vehicles except emergency vehicles; the main road from Telfen is closed to traffic as well.
- Buses: shuttle 3 drops its 14:05 run (from the Seiser Alm Bahn stop, the cable car valley station, to Castelrotto) and its 14:20 run (Castelrotto to the cable car); the 14:10 shuttle 10 from Compatsch terminates at San Valentino; the 13:31 line 172 from Ortisei terminates at Castelrotto, and the 14:20 line 172 from the cable car does not run as far as Castelrotto.
- In bad weather the route of the procession may change at short notice. Information from the Castelrotto tourist office, +39 0471 706333.
Official website (tickets & info) ↗
Dates, times and prices change every year: always check the official pages before you go.