26 Reasons Why the Alps are Always Worth a Trip

One of the biggest Alpine highlights takes place between May and June: the cattle are brought to the summer pastures, also known as Almauftrieb. As the summer draws to a close, the cows are then driven back to the farm, decorated with branches, ribbons and wreaths of flowers. To thank the dairymen, farmers and shepherds for a good summer, the Almabtrieb is celebrated in a big way: in South Tyrol, the Terentnerhof is the place to be during the Terner Almabtrieb; at Achensee in Austria, the Karwendel plans a very special program each year.