PIANO D’ARTA (UD) – As tradition has it, this year too the last Sunday in August is the day of the Lander festival, an event promoted by the A.D.M. Amici della montagna association of Piano d’Arta with the aim of combining tradition, religion, nature and sport.
The festive day will begin at 8.00 in Piano d’Arta in piazzetta Salon with registration for the 32nd Climb to the towers of the Lander, a non-competitive mountain race open to all categories, starting at 10.00 and finishing at the Bivacco Lander. For those who prefer to walk up more slowly, the meeting point is at the Bivacco Lander at around 11.00 (average climbing time from Piazzetta Salon: 1.30 – 2.00 hours).
At 12.00 Holy Mass will be celebrated in honour of the Madonnina del Lander (63rd anniversary) in memory of an ancient vow made by the people of Piano during the last world war. From the hilltop that dominates the Lander with its characteristic towers, this year you will be able to admire the new shrine of the Madonnina, which for the occasion has been put back among its towers, in the same place where in 1996, after 57 years, it was torn away by the force of the water.
At around 13.00 everyone meets again at the Bivacco Lander for a convivial moment, followed at around 15.00 by the prize-giving of the Marcia Lander – 5th Luigi Clocchiatti Memorial.
After the prize-giving and a few songs together, everyone returns to the village with joy in their hearts for having spent a fantastic and unforgettable day in a unique and special place.
