Lasa/Laas is a unique place in South Tyrol. It is one of the coldest villages in the region, famous for its exquisite slow-maturing fruit, especially apricots and pears, as well as for its renowned
marble quarry. Lasa marble is famous for its specific pure quality, used for monuments and official buildings. It is also used to decorate the
new Ground Zero metro station in New York.
Due to its marble production, it is also home to the traditional stone carving faculty “Johannes Steinhäuser“. Many well known contemporary sculptors, such as
Venske & Spänle and
Armin Joos.
Further well-known marble artists are
Karl Grasser,
Friedrich Gurschler and
Michael Höllrigl.