Family holidays in Scena www.schenna.com Index OUR GREATEST TREASURE p. 4-5 New: Trail of Legends S. 6-7 THEME WATER 1 Schenna’s Waalweg Path p. 8 2 Towards Waalerhütte Cabin p. 9 3 Hike to Streitweide Cabin p. 9 THEME FORESTS + FIELDS 4 On Mitterplatt Path towards Merano p. 10 5 To Greitererhof Farm p. 10 6 Hike to Bachlerhof Farm p. 11 7 Hike to the Mahdalm mountain meadow p. 12 THEME ANIMALS 8 Hike to Gompm Alm Cabin p. 13 9 Hike to Schnugger Farm p. 14 Dear families! 11 Towards Gsteier Farm via the Taser High Route p. 15 THEME STORIES + MYTHS Scena/Schenna is a dream destination for 12 From Oberkirn to the Videgg hamlet p. 16 families: The beautiful landscapes, forests, fields 13 Hintereggeralm: The trail of the Norgg on and mountain pastures around our town offer the Rotmoos alpine pasture p. 17 plenty of possibilities to explore South Tyrol’s 15 From Klammeben to Stafellalm Cabin p. 18 pristine nature and to spend fun time as a family! THEME MAN + NATURE Nature reawakens in early spring and covers the 16 A day at the Taser Alm Cabin p. 19 entire area in white apple blossoms. Throughout 17 Pleasant alpine walk to Hirzerhütte Cabin and the summer until late autumn, Scena and Reseggeralm Cabin p. 20 surroundings light up with colourful energy, 18 To Zmailer Farm via the Farm Trail p. 21 endowed by nature’s pure splendour and beauty. 19 Mountain hike to Ifingerhütte Cabin and With this brochure we want to give you, dear Lauwand Peak p. 21 parents, an orientation guide to explore Scena’s wide range of family activities and offers: Find out, what the adventurous and unique scavenger MORE HIKING SUGGESTIONS FOR FAMILIES p. 22-26 OUR SUGGESTIONS FOR DAY TRIPS p. 27 hunt “Our greatest treasure” is all about! SUNNY’S FAMILY AND KIDS PROGRAMME p. 28-29 Discover our suggestions for excursions, hikes and activities, adapted to the special needs and DISCOVER SCENA wishes of families! Become an insider on how to Sports, games & fun p. 30-33 spend an unforgettable family vacation in Scena Castles, museums, nature… p. 34-35 Water, swimming & splashing p. 36-37 and surroundings! Winter in Scena and surroundings S. 38-40 Have fun and enjoy your stay! USEFUL INFORMATION FROM A-Z p. 41 THEMA WASSER THEMA WASSER Discover the greatest treasure of them all: Experience an unforgettable family vacation in Scena beautiful countryside! The “Our greatest treasure” scavenger hunt and lottery Look out for the informative signs along the hike paths located features 18 themed hikes, dealing with five different near the cabins and mountain pastures: On each of these subjects about nature: water, forests & fields, animals, signs, your children will find the necessary information to solve stories & myths, and man & nature. In the enclosed the riddles in their booklets. If your children solve four of the kid’s booklet, your children will find fun games, quizzes, treasure puzzles or collect four stamps from the participating puzzles, and pictures about these subjects, as well as the refuges and alpine huts, then they can pick up a small souvenir “Our greatest treasure” riddles. from the tourist information office. For eight or more puzzles NEW: Stamps can also be collected from participating or stamps, they can expect a great gift as a reward! In both chalets and refuge huts. Just ask for the “Sunny” stamp! cases, a combination of stamps and solved puzzles counts. 4 5 NEW THEMATHE TRAIL WASSER OF LEGENDS THE TRAILTHEMA OF LEGENDS WASSER NEW Rustic Encounters The Trail of Legends in Scena 2 km 1 h A wooded area on the meadow track between Thurnerhof and Schenna Castle is home to scarily super legendary figures from Scena. Kids’ imagina- tions will really run riot on this cross-country walk where they’ll encounter the carved figures. Mellow light suffuses the mixed woodland with chestnut trees, branches crack and rustling sounds emanate from the undergrowth... if you follow the path from Thurnerhof, where a hollow, ancient Keschtbam (South Tyrolean for chestnut tree) makes you want to play hide and seek, then that is the start of your mythical adventure. Perhaps timid forest fairies live here, or even a mischievous Nörggele. Stefan Kröll from the Oberpircherhof in Verdins created the sculptures and - everyone who hears this is amazed - he did it with a chainsaw. All winter long he worked on the figures for his final high school graduation project at Fürstenburg Ag- riculture and Forestry Technical College in Burgeis, releasing giants and devils, Nörggele and a small church from pine wood. He selected six legends from the Scena almanac, including “St. Oswald below the Ifinger”, “the Thaller Nörggele”, and “the Devil carries off a Perjuror”. The stories are told in German, Italian and English on the appealingly designed display boards. Admittedly some of the tales are rather spooky and macabre, and their content is more suitable for older children, but the figures are a delight for children of all ages, who can see what they want in them and even make up their own stories. 6 7 THEME WATER THEME WATER 1 Schenna’s Waalweg Path 2 Towards Waalerhütte Cabin 6,3 km 2 h 6,7 km 2¾ h Follow Ifinger Street, starting just Did you know… Passing the church of Verdins Did you know… above Scena’s school and the path The so-called Waal is an irrig- and following Wieser Steig Path The person in charge for the ir- sign-posted as trail nr. 12 towards ation channel, constructed in (sign-posted as trail nr. 16), you rigation channels, was called the the Taser Cable Car’s valley station. the Middle Ages. The water reach Schenna Waalweg Trail. Waaler. Along the channels, you Alternatively, Scena-Bus leaves regu- it carries comes from alpine The beautiful and shaded path still find so-called Waalschellen: larly at Scena town center and stops streams and wells. Thanks to the continues in a northward direction, bells that are struck by a little at Pichler Hotel, next to the cable highly branched Waal-system, passing Hasenegg Inn towards hammer, set in motion by a ro- car station. The beautiful Waalweg fields, orchards and vineyards Waalerhütte. When you are ready tating water wheel. If something Trail starts here, continuing to the can be irrigated even in very dry to return, re-trace your steps along interrupted the watercourse, the romantic Katzenleiter (German for summers. the trail until shortly before cross- wheel would stop turning and cat-ladder), crossing forests and ing the street, you reach a junction. the peal of bells would cease. fields towards Brunjaunhof Farm. Sunny’s tip… Go right and follow the path back to Shortly after S. Giorgio/ St. Georgen, Keep your eyes open! You will Verdins, passing by Ederhof Farm. Sunny’s tip… near Locherhof Farm, you arrive at find four “Eye-catchers” along Visit the Waalerhütte, which is the main road. Follow the road back Scena/Schenna Waalweg Path, The steep path to the Ederhof now a restaurant! In older times, to Scena or take the bus, which pointing to landmarks in the is not suitable for pushchairs. If it was the home of the Waaler. leaves every hour from S. Giorgio. area. necessary, take the road diversion Here, he was close to the Waal The “Schenner Neuwaal” adventure (Hofweg, Oberverdins). and could have an eye on it at trail leads along the irrigation chan- all times. nel path with informative display Departure point: Verdins boards. Above the Katzenleiter Arrival point: Verdins and S. Giorgio, there is a viewing platform. Departure point: School, above 3 Hike to Streitweide Cabin Schenna Castle Arrival point: S. Giorgio 8,7 km 3 h Follow Taser High Route starting Did you know… from Taser Cable Car mountain Three sources of drinking water station. Passing the little Taser rise from the ground about 100 church, you walk into the forested meters above Streitweide. The valley. Shortly before reaching the entire municipality of Scena is end of the valley, the trail ascends supplied with drinking water to the meadow of Streitweide. A from these wells. gravel road (sign-posted as trail nr. 19) descends down to Verdins, Sunny’s tip… passing Hofer Farm. At the Streitweide a great playground, a lawn and sheep Departure point: Taser Cable Car are waiting for you! Live music mountain station every Wednesday from 11.30 am Arrival point: Verdins to 3.30 pm. 8 9 THEME FORESTS + FIELDS THEME FORESTS + FIELDS 4 On Mitterplatt Path towards Merano 6 Hike to Bachlerhof Farm 4,4 km 1,20 h 4,5 km 2 h Follow the pleasant Mitterplatt Did you know… You will start your hike at the Did you know… Path, starting from Scena towards 74 acres of vineyards are located church of Verdins and walk up 42% of South Tyrol is covered by the public pool just outside of near Mitterplatt Path and the the street to the upper road and forest, which we have cultivated town. Walking through Tschoigassl church’s hillside. The most Hasenegg Inn. Continuing on this for centuries. A report by Vienna Alley, you pass by Oberhasler Farm commonly grown vine in Scena road, you reach Hoferhof Farm, University about forestry in and reach Planta Castle. From is the Vernatsch, a popular, where a dirt path through the Europe certifies that our forests there, you take Schönblick Street local variety. However, there are fields leads to the driveway for are in excellent condition. and Vergil Street, crossing Passer about ten times more orchards Vallplatzhof Farm.