The Habsburg Carnival

Madonna di Campiglio | from 17.02.2012 to 25.02.2012

Celebrating Carnival in Madonna di Campiglio means taking part in a charming and exclusive event, where romance, tradition and historical revival blend allowing the participants to experience something extraordinary. In fact, from 17th to 25th February the splendor of the Habsburg Carnival lives again.

The tradition dates back to the end of the 19th Century, at the beginning of the tourist history of the city, when its exclusive hotels frequently hosted the Habsburg Imperial Court – and in particular Princess Sissi and Emperor Franz Jospeh – as well as other aristocrats from the European courts.

Every year the magical atmosphere of that time lives again at Carnival: with a program including the arrival of Princess Sissi and the Imperial court wearing historical costumes and welcomed by the population, sumptuous costume balls and professional dancers, torchlight ski descent and cultural events and many collateral cultural events about the Habsburg.