Val Venosta · Culture · Travel
Stories from a former custom barracks
Travel. Culture and hospitality.
Mals · Val Venosta · South Tyrol
“Smuggling used to be reported here. Today, we tell the stories.”
Visual Stories
Moments · Places · Stories
The FinKa is not just made up of rooms, but of traces. Small things that have remained — and tell more than you might expect at first.
Eagle – coat of arms
Reception bell
Sideboard
Climber reception
Coffee set
Stove
Singer-songwriter
Flower picture
Bookshelf face
Bed room
Bathtub
Old Harley
Eagle
Hoila from the FinKa!
Over a glass of wine, I had a thought: our FinKa needs a voice that carries out into the world. Because here in Val Venosta, the stories are piling up — too many to keep to ourselves.
Where smuggling and tax evasion used to be reported, we now share stories from the FinKa. What was once strictly confidential is now out in the open: festivals and culinary delights, dumpling philosophy and long tables. Road trips through the valley, genuine moments of Vinschgau hospitality — and yes, my own wanderlust too.
And if you don’t just want to read these stories, but experience them, come visit us at the FinKa Kulturhostel in Mals. You can book a room anytime here:
