It's time to become children again,
with eyes and heart,
and to experience the enchantment of this extraordinary
waiting period leading up to Christmas.
ADVENT PUR
THE ADVENT PATH
IN THE MAGIC OF VALBRUNA FORESTS
An enchanting lantern-lit path winds through the woods of the village of Valbruna. A walk immersed in the typical Christmas atmosphere of Valcanale, framed by the snow-capped peaks of the Julian Alps and the wooden works of local artists.
Along the route: stoves where you can stop and sip a warm tea, handcrafted cribs, a small stable with cute animals and characteristic stavoli (sort of shelters) where fairy tales and ancient legends are told to children, while traditional music is sung and played around the fire.
A return to the Christmas of yesteryear and its magical period of preparation: Advent. A time of waiting to be experienced in an intimate way, appreciating the simplicity of what nature has to offer, walking on snow crunching underfoot in the silence that pervades the forest and the cold air that stings the face.
It is a time to become child again, with eyes and heart, and experience the enchantment of this extraordinary waiting period leading up to Christmas.
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Start: in Valbruna, close to the Voluntary Fire Brigade Station (Google Maps)
Length: easy path of about 2 km with no difference in altitude
Opening Days: 3 December, 8-9-10 December, 16-17 December, 23 December
Opening Hours: 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. (last entry)
Tickets: 0-5 years free / 6-13 years € 4.00 / over 14 years € 6.00 /
for groups of 20 or more people € 5.00 per person* (click here to buy your ticket online)
Recommended clothing: warm winter clothing, gloves and winter hat, hiking shoes
Lantern rental: € 10.00 on deposit
Toboggan rental: possibility to hire toboggans and bobsleighs to pull the children along the trail!
Advent Pur Mugs and Flasks: €3.00 / € 5.00 get your own mug/flask at the trailhead for free tea!
MACA Advent Pur: your guide along the trail!
Scan the QR code on the MACA signs and get all the information about
Advent Pur on your mobile phone. What’s more, you can discover the meaning of the depictions
you will find along the way!
SHUTTLE BUS: from the end of the route will take you to the entrance
*Reservation required for groups of 20 people or more at the Tourist Office of Malborghetto-Valbruna: +39 0428 64970 (extension no. 2) | info@visitvalcanale.it
At the Advent Village: Alphornbläser Valcanale, Alphornblaeser Nockberge, Gemischter Chor Kranjska Gora,
Gemischter Chor Gegendtal, Alpe Adria Chor Villach, MGV Ossiach, Emil Komel, s’klane Quartett.
Experience Valbruna festively decorated with handcrafted nativity scenes!
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HORSE-DRAWN SLEIGH
During the evenings of Advent Pur, a horse-drawn sleigh will cross the magical Valbruna plain, offering a fairy-tale ride for young and old alike.
Cost: € 10.00 per person (0-3 years free)
Reservation required at the Tourist Office of Malborghetto-Valbruna
+39 0428 64970 (extension no. 2) | info@visitvalcanale.it
The horse-drawn sleigh will be there ONLY in case of SNOW
“SANTA CLAUS AND THE LEGENDS OF THE HOLIDAYS” (in italian)
Travelling theatre show for children by Ana-Thema Teatro.
A journey in which magical protagonists such as the Lucky Elf, the Tooth Fairy, the Dream Keeper… etc.,
guided by the great Father Christmas, will tell their stories with funny, poetic monologues sung live.
Sunday 17 December – from 2.30 p.m. – along the Advent Pur path
Booking required at the Tourist Office of Malborghetto-Valbruna
+39 0428 64970 (extension no. 2) | info@visitvalcanale.it
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CHRISTMAS MARKET
On 2 and 3 December, the Venetian Palace in Malborghetto will host an enchanting Christmas market.
The various rooms of the ancient building will be enlivened by lovely stalls offering mountain and Christmas products.
Exhibitors from Austria, Slovenia and Italy.
From 10.30 a.m. to 6.30 p.m.
THE MONUMENTAL ADVENT CALENDAR
From 5 to 31 December, the 16th-century Venetian Palace will be festively transformed into a monumental calendar ‘beyond’ Advent.
The 31 windows of the majestic building, decorated with backlit decals, illustrated by local artist Pietro Nicolaucich, will reveal a splendid Christmas image every day.
PHOTO EXHIBITION: FORME EFFIMERE
From 20 December 2023 to 7 January 2024- Palazzo Veneziano
Solo exhibition of the Tarvisio photographer Edo Piantadosi.
An enthralling journey to discover the most intimate and intrinsic aesthetic nuances of water:
from the shapes of ice, to the turbulent waters of mountain torrents, to the floating shadows in lakes.
The Venetian Palace in Malborghetto is home to the territorial museum;
with its rooms dedicated to geology, palaeontology, ethnography and nature,
it is an essential starting point for embarking on a journey of discovery of the Valcanale.
Opening hours: Tuesday to Sunday 10.30-12.30 / 15.00-18.00
Special closing times: 25 December, 1 January
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ADVENTSDEKORATIONEN – ADVENT DECORATIONS
Christmas decoration workshop
Venetian Palace – Malborghetto
25 November, from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Weihnachtlicher Tuerkranz: Christmas wreaths to hang on the doorstep
Max. 10 adult participants
Cost: € 25.00
Booking required at the Tourist Office of Malborghetto-Valbruna
+39 0428 64970 (extension no. 2) | info@visitvalcanale.it
WAITING SAN NICOLO’ AND THE KRAMPUS
Creative workshop
Casa Oberrichter – Malborghetto
5 December, 4 p.m. to 5.30 p.m.
Workshop accompanied by the narration of the feast of St. Nicholas and the Krampus
Min 4 children aged 4 to 12 (accompanied)
Free of charge
Booking required at Casa Oberrichter
+39 0428 41888 | casaoberrichter@gmail.com
WEIHNACHTSKEKSE – CHRISTMAS COOKIES – sold out!
Christmas biscuit workshop for adults
Ex Latteria di Ugovizza
8, 9, 10 December
From 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. – Sunday 10 December also from 9.30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m.
Authentic Austrian “Keks” prepared together with a Carinthian lady and her helper!
Max. 8 adult participants per workshop round
Cost: € 25.00
Booking required at the Tourist Office of Malborghetto-Valbruna
+39 0428 64970 (extension no. 2) | info@visitvalcanale.it
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TRADITIONAL FEAST OF SAINT NICHOLAS AND THE KRAMPUS
5 of December – 6 p.m. | Piazza Palazzo Veneziano – Malborghetto
SANTA CLAUS AND THE LEGENDS OF THE HOLIDAYS
28 of December – 5 p.m. | Piazza Palazzo Veneziano – Malborghetto
Travelling theatre show for children by Ana-Thema Teatro.
Booking required at the Tourist Office of Malborghetto-Valbruna
+39 0428 64970 (extension no. 2) | info@visitvalcanale.it
HAPPY NEW YEAR CONCERT
30 of December – 8.30 p.m. | Church of the Visitation of the Virgin Mary and St. Anthony – Malborghetto
Gospel concert with Harmony Gospel Singers
TRADITIONAL REENACTMENT OF THE PECHTRA BABA
5 of January – 6.00 p.m. | Piazza Palazzo Veneziano – Malborghetto
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Info and reservations
Tourist Office of Malborghetto-Valbruna, Via Bamberga, 52 Malborghetto (UD)
– Wednesday to Sunday 10.30 a.m.-12.30 a.m. / 3 p.m.-6 p.m. –
+39 0428 64970 (extension no. 2), info@visitvalcanale.it
How to reach ADVENT PUR
from the A23 motorway take the Ugovizza exit and follow the signs for VALBRUNA
from the main road SS13 Pontebbana (direction Tarvisio)
after the village of Ugovizza turn right and follow the signs for VALBRUNA
Information
Tourist Office of Malborghetto – Valbruna
Venetian Palace of Malborghetto – Via Bamberga 52
Tuesday to Sunday
10.30 a.m. – 12.30 p.m. / 3 p.m. – 6 p.m.
+39 0428 64970 (no. 2)
info@visitvalcanale.it
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