The Old Nessler Thaja near St. Anton am Arlberg – traditional alpine stone-and-wood hut set in a blooming mountain meadow with a view of the rugged Lechtal Alps.

Old Nessler Thaja

Alpine dairy hut in Pettneu am Arlberg

Lovingly renovated, the Old Nessler Thaja – alpine dairyman's hut – nestles in the alpine landscape. This historical building offers an insight into the life of alpine dairymen and herdsmen more than 40 years ago.
Simple seminar room in the Old Nessler Thaja with wooden benches, stone walls, and a TV – authentic alpine hut atmosphere.

Multimedia Station

There’s a multimedia station for visitors to experience in the cheese and butter cellar.

Traditional smokehouse with air-dried bacon hanging from rustic wooden beams in the Old Nessler Thaja.

Food

During the guided tour through the alpine dairyman's hut, the processing of the food is explained in former times.

Sleeping quarters in the Old Nessler Thaja with two wooden sleeping niches under the pitched roof – alpine simplicity.

Dormitories

The dining and sleeping rooms are furnished as they were at that time.

Historic dairy room with cream separator, butter churn, and milk cans – showcasing traditional alpine milk processing.

Furnishing

The alpine dairy room is furnished with original tools and equipment.

Cheese storage room in the Old Nessler Thaja with wooden shelves stacked with wheels and smoked meat – traditional aging room of stone and wood.

Alpine cheese

The Old Nessler Thaja shows the historical production of cheese.

Exterior view of the Old Nessler Thaja with a wide wooden platform and info board, set in the mountainous landscape of St. Anton am Arlberg.

Exterior view

The Old Nessler Thaja is only a few meters away from the famous Nessler Alm.

The ‘Alte Nessler Thaja’ offers an insight into the daily life on a Stanzertaler Alm. After the renovation, the alpine dairy room was furnished with tools and equipment so that the business operation – alpine dairy – could be resumed. The dining and sleeping rooms were also furnished in the same way as they were left in 1975.


Films about the Nessler Alm and its history are available to watch in the cheese and butter cellar on the Multimedia Station. In addition, there are books available that document the former life on the alpine pastures. Between 2014 and 2017, the Old Nessler Thaja was restored and opened to the public on the suggestion of the Office for the Preservation of Historical Monuments.


An important topic for understanding the development of the alpine pasture economy in the Stanzertal is the ‘two-thirds court’ of Landeck. This original administrative system dates back to the 13th century, and is still practiced in its original form today in small areas. For this reason, the ‘two-thirds court’ of Landeck was included in the national register of ‘Intangible Cultural Heritage’ in 2017.


Five different hiking routes lead to Nessler Alm or Old Nessler Thaja from Pettneu am Arlberg:

Hiking trails to the Nessler Alm Explore the hiking trails

Opening hours:  Daily from 10.00 - 17.00 hrs (June - September)

Guided tours:  Every Thursday 10.30 hrs on request

(Registration at the Information Office Pettneu am Arlberg or at sommerkarte.at extern)

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