In 1957, Nicola Tocco was on holiday in Ortisei in Val Gardena. The sequence opens with the sign "Ad Ortisei" (To Ortisei), followed by a drawing made by the amateur filmmaker: the town's church and a cable car ascending the mountain. The color images then show a steam locomotive, probably the Val Gardena Railway (Trenino della Val Gardena), which was still in service in those years. The "Val Gardena Railway," also known as the "Ferata de Gherdëina" (in Ladin), was a narrow-gauge railway line connecting Chiusa to Selva di Val Gardena, active from 1916 to 1960. Built by the Austro-Hungarian army during World War I for military purposes, it was later adapted for passenger and freight transport, becoming a tourist attraction. Today, its route has been transformed into the "Val Gardena Railway Promenade," a panoramic path crossing the valley.
In 1957, Nicola Tocco was on holiday in Ortisei in Val Gardena. The sequence opens with the sign "Ad Ortisei" (To Ortisei), followed by a drawing made by the amateur filmmaker: the town's church and a cable car ascending the mountain. The color images then show a steam locomotive, probably the Val Gardena Railway (Trenino della Val Gardena), which was still in service in those years. The "Val Gardena Railway," also known as the "Ferata de Gherdëina" (in Ladin), was a narrow-gauge railway line connecting Chiusa to Selva di Val Gardena, active from 1916 to 1960. Built by the Austro-Hungarian army during World War I for military purposes, it was later adapted for passenger and freight transport, becoming a tourist attraction. Today, its route has been transformed into the "Val Gardena Railway Promenade," a panoramic path crossing the valley.