Almabtrieb Fest

In german almatrieb means drive from the mountain pasture basically it s a cow parade where the cows are celebrated as they make their way back down the mountain to come home for winter.

Almabtrieb fest. Almabtrieb is a festival that rolls across the mountains of tirol in september and it s just become one of my favourite things. It s one of the traditional festivals in austria that is still widely participated in. During summer all over the alpine regions cattle herds feed on alpine pastures almen in austria or. Alpabzug alpabfahrt or in french speaking switzerland.

Celebrate the cows coming home in this austrian town with music food and beer. The festival signifies the end of summer and the beginning of harvest and autumn. The cattle drives of the cows in austria take place around the end of september but not all on the same date. The cattle procession almabtrieb is an annual event in the alpine region of austria.

Come end of august september cattle that usually spends the summer up in the alps is being escorted down into the valley. The festival also features music local delicacies and a farmer s market. Because you guys look at this. The almabtrieb mayrhofen in the zillertal valley is one of the best parades in europe.

Whether you re an american living in germany or just visiting the region i highly recommend making the trip. The almabtrieb in switzerland. Almabtrieb in fügen tirol werbung andi frank. Drive from the mountain pasture is an annual event in the alpine regions in europe referring to a cattle drive that takes place in late september or early october.