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17-25.02.2012

Madonna di Campiglio, centro paese, ore 15:00

Habsburg Carnival

Experience the lifestyle of another time during carnival week in Madonna di Campiglio,

Programme

Friday 17th February 2012

6 pm, Sissi square

“The underwear of the end of the Nineteenth century” - 

Fashion show of the ladies and hussars in costumes and jewels and Ball of the Habsburg Court

Mulled wine and Carnival sweets (Grostoli) for everyone

0 am – 1 am Disco la Zangola

“In Zangola with the Habsburg”

Saturday 18th February 2012

6 pm at Sissi Bar in Palù square

“Tea waiting for Sissi“ - Waiting for the Sissi princess, the Habsburg Duchesses and Hussars have tea. A little theatrical performance and the Court waltz

0 am – 1 am Disco Des Alpes

“Des Alpes with the Habsburg”

Sunday 19th February 2012

1 pm Spinale cableway starting

"Skiing in lace dresses" - Habsburg skiing with the Imperial Court on Madonna di Campiglio ski runs

6 pm Suisse bar in Righi square

“Aperitif with the Habsburg Court”

Monday 20th February 2012

5.30 pm Starting from Palù square and arrival at the iced lake

“It is the big day, the Imperial Court arrives” - Big parade of the Emperor and the Empress, the Habsburg Court and the Hussars on horseback. Court Balls

6.30 pm at the iced lake

“The Fire lights up the Sky” - Fireworks to the rhythm of the Viennese waltz

Tuesday 21st February 2012

From 3.30 pm to 7.30 pm
OPENING OF THE COSTUME RENTAL at Rainalter center

2 pm in Sissi square

“Roll up children, roll up everybody” - Habsburg party in Sissi square for all children. Ludobus – Children make-up artist and balloon sculptor

6 pm Majestic Lounge, Dolomiti di Brenta street

“Aperitif with the Habsburg Court Bar Hotel Majestic”

The Tyrolean horns” - Greeting to the Habsburg Court, performance with the Trentino Alto Adige horns, following “Aperitif with the Habsburg Court“

Wednesday 22nd February 2012

6 pm in Lorenzetti square – San Carlo bar

“Schuplatter”

Traditional Alto Adige performance in honour of the Sissi princess. Following the aperitif with the Habsburg Court

Thursday 23rd February 2012

6 pm on Belvedere ski run

“Imperial ski torchlight procession” - Ski torchlight procession of the Imperial Court with the Sissi Empress and the Franz Joseph Emperor, together with the Madonna di Campiglio ski teachers,

Mulled wine for everybody

Friday 24th February 2012

6 pm in piazza Sissi

“The players” - The gentle guests of Madonna di Campiglio are invited in dancing and singing with the Habsburg Court

9 pm “Emperor gala”

It is the secret dream of many people: dressing in royal clothes for a night and dancing elegant waltz. Meeting people concealed behind a mask…the orchestra is playing and people are raising their glasses

Compulsory costume of that time.

Costumes rental at the Rainalter center in Pradalago street

From Tuesday 21st to Friday 24th February, from 3.30 to 7.30 pm

Early on in its history as a popular alpine destination, Madonna di Campiglio had truly regal beginnings when, at the end of the 19th century, it was frequently host to the Habsburg imperial court, including Emperor Franz Joseph I and Elizabeth of Bavaria, as well as other illustrious members of European royalty and aristocracy.

To this day, Madonna di Campiglio relives the lifestyle of those times, with antique carriages rolling through Strada dell’Imperatore (Emperor’s Road), the hussars accompanying their ladies out for a ride in their troikas, the rustling of elegant evening gowns as they dance to the rhythm of a Viennese waltz.

The streets and squares of Madonna di Campiglio come to life with the dress and elegance of those early years, and throughout the week there are shows, dinners and other events, all culminating in the Emperor’s Grand Ball, to which all are invited, but costumes from that era are de rigueur.

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