Val Venosta · Culture · Travel
Stories from a former finance barracks
Travel. Culture and Hospitality.
Mals · Val Venosta · South Tyrol
Smuggling was once reported here. Today, we tell the stories.”
Storchn Lois – a Musician from the Vinschgau
Sometime in the 19th century, a large bird was sitting on top of the church tower in...
Ask the Vinschger
As a host, I spend most of the year here at the FinKa. But in autumn, I like being a guest myself....
Cyclists Welcome – FinKa is a Bett+Bike Hostel
Travelling along the Via Claudia Augusta: Why Mals has become the perfect stop between Reschen...
Stelvio Pass Road – History, Giro d’Italia & Cycling from Mals
Long before the first cyclist climbs the pass in spring, the road usually still lies hidden...
Winter. FinKa
Winter. FinKa “The snow hatches the landscape,” writes Lydija Tschukowskaja (Going Under, 1972)....
Von Ardara nach Killybegs
Als ich am Abend von Dublin aus in Ardara ankam und mein Cottage bezogen hatte, war klar: Jetzt...
Dumpling Philosophy at FinKa Hostel: Authentic Upper Val Venosta Dumplings
The history of dumplings – from Hocheppan to the FinKa The oldest known depiction of South Tyrol’s...
FinKa Hostel: The Story of a Transformation.
Everything began when I myself hadn’t even seen the light of day.And yet, an unassuming...
Hoila from the FinKa!
Over a glass of wine, I had a thought: our FinKa needs a voice out into the world. Because here in Val Venosta, the stories are piling up — too many to keep to ourselves.
Smuggling and tax evasion used to be reported here; today, we report from the FinKa. What was once strictly confidential is now out in the open: festivals and culinary pleasures, dumpling philosophy and long communal tables. Road trips through the valley, real moments of Val Venosta hospitality — and yes, my own wanderlust.
And if you don’t just want to read these stories, but experience them, then come by the FinKa Kulturhostel in Mals.
Come by.
