Summer Solstice Bonfires

When the longest day meets the shortest night, summer on the Wilder Kaiser is greeted with fires on the mountain. It is an age-old tradition that is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Every year, numerous clubs from the region set off to light their bonfires on this evening to celebrate the longest day of the year. Shortly after dark, large solstice fires light up the mountains and provide a mystical backdrop. The fires are also known as St John's fires or bonfires .

In many places in Tyrol, the Sacred Heart of Jesus fire is also lit. This goes back to the oath of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in 1796, which was intended to establish Tyrolean unity in the fight against the French and Bavarians. At that time, mountain fires were lit to symbolise the oath.