Slow Food – Specialty weeks – Schnalstal sheep

Slow Food & UNESCO

The sheep. In Schnalstal, countless stories revolve around these gentle herd animals. In line with the transhumance – the return of the sheep from the summer pastures in the Ötztal back to Schnalstal – local restaurants invite guests every year, from the first to the last weekend of September, to the popular specialty weeks dedicated to Schnalstal sheep. Rustic, traditional, refined, modern or newly interpreted – there is something for every taste.

Sustainability, a close connection to nature and a strong sense of locality are not trends in Schnalstal, but a way of life. Since 2021, Schnalstal has been a Slow Food Presidio. Slow Food brings together over 5,000 unique agricultural products and traditions worldwide.

UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage

On December 11, 2019, in Bogotá, Colombia, the transnational tradition of pastoralism known as “transhumance” was inscribed on UNESCO’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. This recognition marks a great success for Schnalstal, where the tradition is still actively preserved and lived today.