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VideoCattle Drives in Tirol

When cattle are herded from their alpine summer grazing pastures to the valley in autumn, their safe homecoming is widely celebrated with colourful festivals – here are the best ceremonial cattle drives at a glance.

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You can't start too young: The animals are herded through the village by proud mountain farmers, herdsmen and little helpers, © Grießenböck
EventCattle Drive in Reith in Alpbachtal Valley

30.09.2023
Reith im Alpbachtal

The end of the summer grazing season is celebrated with a grand cattle drive in the chocolate-box village of Reith in Alpbachtal Valley. In 2023, visitors can look forward to a true folk festival with…

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Decked out in garlands of flowers and ribbons, cows run down the village streets of Hopfgarten for the annual Cattle Drive, © Hannes Dabernig/TVB Kitzbüheler Alpen - Brixental
EventCattle Drive in Hohe Salve Region

29.09.2023 - 30.09.2023
Hopfgarten im Brixental

Deeply rooted in tradition, the grand cattle drives in Hopfgarten, Itter and Kelchsau are wonderful festivals celebrated each year in fall with local music, Tirolean delicacies and finest, homemade…

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Cattle Drive in Steeg in the Lechtal Valley, © Tirol Werbung/Peter Neusser
ArticleCattle Drives

When cattle are herded from their alpine summer grazing pastures to the valley, their safe homecoming is widely celebrated with colourful festivals – here are the best cattle drives at a glance.

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Beautifully decked out, the cows are herded home from summer grazing in the mountains of the First Region of Zillertal Valley, © Erste Ferienregion im Zillertal / Walter Kraiger
EventCattle Drives in the First Region of Zillertal Valley

07.10.2023
Fügen, Zillertal

Various cattle drives will take place in Outer Zillertal Valley this fall. The homecoming of the cows is celebrated with live music, a farmer’s market and signature dishes of the region.

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Taking a hiatus from city life, enjoying the spirit of the mountains.
Blog EntryBeing Herdsmen for a Summer

Fire, water, cattle and wood. Essentially, this is all Sarah Kofler, Janis Pönisch and their two children need each summer, when they leave their work and city life in the valley to spend two months on an ‘Alm’ high in the Austrian Alps. Tending 34 cattle in a world that you thought was long gone at the heart of Hohe…

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