The culturamartell Visitor Centre in Martell

Mountain Farming in the National Park: then and now

Over the centuries, most human activity in the Stelvio National Park has revolved around mountain farming and the hard life of the mountain farmers. This is reflected at the culturamartell Visitor Centre in the Martelltal/Val Martello Valley, with its contemporary museum of local history.

CONTACT

info@culturamartell.com
Tel. +39 0473 745027

EXHIBITION

‘IN MARTELL, IN MY VALLEY…’

Farming culture and cultural landscape – yesterday and today.

The permanent exhibition portrays the mountain farm as a self-sustaining family enterprise, recounting the life of its inhabitants, their constant hardships and forced emigration through the ages. But there are also tales of joy, including the more recent success story of how this traditional mountain valley, a magnet for visitors, is readying itself for the future.
The Martell Valley is strongly marked by mountain agriculture. The hard living conditions of mountain farmers have created a very different mentality in the inhabitants of this valley. During the exhibition, some of these inhabitants speak through audio and video about the hard work on the mountains, their culture and customs, as well as offer insight into their life through some funny stories.

The centre-piece of the exhibition is the living area, just as it would be in everyday farming life. The customs are manifold and some of them are obscure. People’s beliefs and the religious methods used by mountain farmers often conquer natural powers.

TEMPORARY EXHIBITON

Larches – Alpine “Child of Light”

The special exhibition deals with the second-most ubiquitous conifer found in South Tyrol. As is common knowledge, the larch has deep roots – but it also needs plenty of light to grow. For this reason, it’s often called the “child of light”. But what is the “Lörget” (essence) of the larch and how old in fact are the oldest larches in South Tyrol?

ENTRANCE FEE

Adults: 3 €
Pupils (6-14 years of age), students, people in military or civil service, people with disabilities, adults (from 65 years of age), groups of at least 10 persons: 2 €
Family Card (2 adults with children under 14 years of age): 7 €
Family Card (1 adult with children under 14 years of age): 4 €
School classes: 1,50 €/pupil
Tour guide (for groups of at least 5 to a max. of 20 persons): 1 € plus the entrance ticket

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‘Summer Museum’ campaign (formerly ABO+) during the summer school holidays:
Free admission exclusively between 17 June 2026 and 6 September 2026 for all children, teenagers and young people holding an annual ticket for public transport in the province, i.e. the Südtirolmobil Pass U19 or U26 (until last year known as the Südtirol Pass ABO+)