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Austrian Woodcarving Weeks 2025
Austrian Woodcarving Weeks 2025
This year we will offer two opportunities to join the Austrian Woodcarving Weeks either from the 26th of April until the 10th of May or from the 4th until the 18th of October 2025
Spend your carving holiday in the wonderful Alpine landscape of the Lech Valley and improve your carving skills. During our daytrip to Oberammergau etc. together with the non-carvers, you will learn a lot about the surrounding and traditions of the area.
New!!! You can either carve or do modelling both weeks or mix and match with other courses!
In April/May you have the following possibilities beside carving and modelling:
during the first week: - Stone sculpting
- Painting objects with stain and watercolors (2 ½ days)
during the second week: - Wood turning
- Willow weaving
In October you have the following opportunities beside carving and modelling:
during the first week: - Chainsaw carving
- Painting and gilding
during the second week: - Bronze casting
- Wood turning
Sounds interesting? Some of the courses can also be done 2 ½ days so you could carve 1 ½ week and test something new a half week. Just let us know if you are interested in mixing courses and we will let you know how we could combine it and what the supplement would be.
Carvers Programme
Arrival on Saturday (or Sunday): arrive without any rush have a nice dinner and start to acclimatize
Sunday: Enjoy an long tasty breakfast start your hoiday in a relaxed manner. Maybe take a walk through our little village and get to know the surrounding. The first meeting is on Sunday evening at 6 pm. Learn to know your teacher and new carving friends.
Weekly schedule for the courses:
there will be tutored carving from Monday morning until Friday evening. This will give you ample opportunity to start and finish your carvings. Also, use the time to join the special theory classes, which are held in parallel to the practical course.
The first Saturday we will take our day trip to Oberammergau – famous for its passion plays and also for their carvings. The second Saturday the class will last until lunch.
Classes start at 8:30 am until 6 pm with breaks for lunch and coffee/tee etc ;)
on Saturday from 08:30 until 11:30 am
Prices Carver’s Programme:
Per person in a double room, cat. 2 for 2 weeks:
Euro 2.570,- USD 2.570,- GBP 2.133,-
Single room supplement for 2 weeks:
Euro 228,- USD 228,- GBP 239,-
Included: 10 1/2 days course, 14 overnights with full board, one full day tour (lunch exluded). The local tax of 2,60 per person and night will be added and also the airport transfer is not included. For all payments the exchange rate of the day will be used.
Non-Carvers Programme
The programme for non-carvers offers some exciting tours and a variety of activities in the beautiful surroundings of the school. Enjoy the time for pleasant walks and relaxing outdoor activities.
Each week there will be 2 half-day tours nearby. Several local sights are worthy of exploration including a hanging footbridge, a cheese maker, a glass etcher, or our nice little museum in Elbigenalp. A ride up a mountain or an interesting herb walk are other possibilities, depending on the weather. Minimum participants for the half day tours: 4 persons.
If one or more persons are interested in doing other tours we will be glad to help you to organize that for you. Please note that those tours are not included and will be charged – price will vary depending on the number of participants.
You can spend your free days relaxing, hiking, Nordic walking (poles provided), biking along the Lech river etc. Or maybe try something new and join a course for some days… The full day tour together with the carvers is also included.
Full day tour to Oberammergau
We will ride along the mysterious lake Plansee, make a stop at King Ludwigs small beautiful hunting castle “Linderhof”. After passing the abbey Ettal we will go to Oberammergau (Germany) world famous for its passion plays. Here you can find masterful “Air painting” on the facades of the houses, a lot of carving art and handicraft stores. On our way back we will pass Füssen located on the southern end of the “Romantic Road” one of the nicest small towns of Bavaria.
Prices Non-Carver’s Programme:
Per person in a double room, cat. 2, 2 weeks:
Euro 1.440,- USD 1.440,- GBP 1.195,-
Included: tours and programme as described, 14 overnights with full board, one full day tour (lunch exluded). The local tax of 2,60 per person and night will be added and also the airport transfer is not included. For all payments the exchange rate of the day will be used.
