PUNIC WATCH: Remembering Hannibal in the Alps.

Hannibal In Sölden

Thursday, April 9th, 2009 (Fast Track Ski Holidays)

Austrian glacier resort Sölden will again stage its spectacular Hannibal show on the Rettenbach glacier this Spring as the once year-round ski area winds down its winter 2008-9 season – although the skiing continues in to May.

The performance of ” Hannibal – The Crossing of the Alps” is all about the historical facts of the Second Punic War and its protagonist Hannibal, who is described in a biographical way with all modern theatre settings on the amazing open-air stage.

The spectacular show depicts the historical crossing of the Alps of the Carthaginian army on their way to Rome in a modern setting. Snow-grooming machines act as elephants. Skiers, climbers and parachutists are modern warriors.

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Sounds worth seeing if you happen to be there on a skiing holiday.