Sights and Attractions Along South Tyrol's Valley Bike Routes

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Town/Village Monastery/Church Food/Wine

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Chiusa Municipal Museum | Fraghes, 1, 39043 Chiusa/Klausen Chiusa/Klausen 39043 1, Fraghes, | Museum Municipal Chiusa p.m.) 4:00 – p.m. 2:00 from Fri., – (Mon. 503 48 93 393 +39 phone: Information Garden Museum Castle/Fortress/Manor

Oppidum Association | Piazza Municipio, 2, 39045 Fortezza/Franzensfeste 39045 2, Municipio, Piazza | Association Oppidum

Closed Sundays, Mondays, 25 April, 1 May, 2 June, 15 August, 1 November 1 August, 15 June, 2 May, 1 April, 25 Mondays, Sundays, Closed

Opening hours Opening

Tuesdays – Saturdays from 9:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. 6:00 – p.m. 3:30 and p.m. 12:00 – a.m. 9:30 from Saturdays – Tuesdays June of end the until May of beginning the from tours garden Historical

Water Food/Wine Monastery/Church Town/Village 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Closed Mondays Mondays Closed p.m. 6:00 – a.m. 10:00 Municipal Museum: 31 March to 3 November 3 to March 31 Museum: Municipal Distance from the bike route bike the from Distance

Tuesdays through Sundays from the beginning of May until the end of October, from from October, of end the until May of beginning the from Sundays through Tuesdays

Directly through the main street of Chiusa | Municipal Museum 300 m 300 Museum Municipal | Chiusa of street main the through Directly

Val Pusteria/Pustertal Bike Route to the south of the village of Fortezza/Franzensfeste of village the of south the to Route Bike Pusteria/Pustertal Val

tery, and the celebrated Loreto Treasure. Treasure. Loreto celebrated the and tery,

the follow fortress, the reach to order In fortress. the above directly | km 1.5

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- monas Capuchin former the Museum, Municipal the include sights Noteworthy

[email protected] | www.museion.it | [email protected]

www.messner-mountain-museum.it | [email protected]

). ). d’Italia belli più borghi I ( villages beautiful most Italy’s of one is Chiusa/Klausen

413 223 0471 39 + phone: | Bolzano/Bozen 39100 6, Dante, Via the most impregnable in all Europe in its day, the fortress never saw real battle. battle. real saw never fortress the day, its in Europe all in impregnable most the

Juval, 3, 39020 Castelbello/Kastelbell | phone: +39 348 44 33 871 or +39 0471 631 264 631 0471 +39 or 871 33 44 348 +39 phone: | Castelbello/Kastelbell 39020 3, Juval,

signs, medieval walls, and the typical atmosphere of a small town in South Tyrol, Tyrol, South in town small a of atmosphere typical the and walls, medieval signs,

rooms, casements, corridors and staircases. Although this logistical masterwork was was masterwork logistical this Although staircases. and corridors casements, rooms,

Closed Mondays. Admission is free on Thursdays between 6:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. 10:00 and p.m. 6:00 between Thursdays on free is Admission Mondays. Closed Graced with battlemented facades, broad bay windows, traditional-style inn inn traditional-style windows, bay broad facades, battlemented with Graced

1833 and 1838. Known today in Italian as Forte di Fortezza, it is a giant labyrinth of of labyrinth giant a is it Fortezza, di Forte as Italian in today Known 1838. and 1833

beginning of November from 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Closed on Wednesdays on Closed p.m. 4:00 – a.m. 10:00 from November of beginning Last entry (upper floor) 30 minutes prior to closing to prior minutes 30 floor) (upper entry Last

This unassailable fortress named after Emperor Franz I of Austria was built between between built was Austria of I Franz Emperor after named fortress unassailable This

Chiusa Guided tours: end of March to the end of June and beginning of September to the the to September of beginning and June of end the to March of end tours: Guided Last entry (ground floor) 10 minutes prior to closing to prior minutes 10 floor) (ground entry Last

Thursdays from 10:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m. 10:00 – a.m. 10:00 from Thursdays

Franzensfeste Fortress Franzensfeste

21 1 km to shuttle service or 3.5 km to the castle the to km 3.5 or service shuttle to km 1

p.m. 6:00 – a.m. 10:00 from Sundays through Tuesdays

picture gallery devoted to the theme of mountains, and masks from four continents. continents. four from masks and mountains, of theme the to devoted gallery picture

More info: Brixen Tourist Association | www.brixen.org | Association Tourist Brixen info: More Directly along the bike route bike the along Directly

ject: here, you’ll find several art collections, a comprehensive exhibit about Tibet, a a Tibet, about exhibit comprehensive a collections, art several find you’ll here, ject:

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- pro MMM his comprise that museums five of one is Juval Today, 1983. since home projected in the evening. the in projected

Piazza Palazzo Vescovile, 2, 39042 Bressanone/Brixen | phone: +39 0472 830 505 505 830 0472 +39 phone: | Bressanone/Brixen 39042 2, Vescovile, Palazzo Piazza

752 43 26 339 +39 phone: | Steiner Angela

Reinhold Messner, an internationally celebrated mountaineer, has called the castle castle the called has mountaineer, celebrated internationally an Messner, Reinhold facades, upon which images of works specially conceived for the purpose are are purpose the for conceived specially works of images which upon facades,

Closed on 24 and 25 December 25 and 24 on Closed

Hugo von Montalban built Juval Castle atop a prehistoric settlement in 1278. 1278. in settlement prehistoric a atop Castle Juval built Montalban von Hugo cal art scene. The structural form of the Museion is an oblong cube with glazed glazed with cube oblong an is Museion the of form structural The scene. art cal

and 3:00 p.m. Additional 4:00 p.m. tour offered from 15 July to 15 September 15 to July 15 from offered tour p.m. 4:00 Additional p.m. 3:00 and

p.m. 5:00 to a.m. 10:00 from daily January, 6 to November 30 From

hibits internationally celebrated artists but also serves as a platform for the lo the for platform a as serves also but artists celebrated internationally hibits -

From 1 April to 31 October: daily tours, except Saturdays, at 10:30 a.m., 2:00 p.m., p.m., 2:00 a.m., 10:30 at Saturdays, except tours, daily October: 31 to April 1 From

MMM Juval MMM

Tuesdays – Sundays from 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. 5:00 – a.m. 10:00 from Sundays – Tuesdays

This museum for modern and contemporary art in Bolzano/Bozen not only ex- only not Bolzano/Bozen in art contemporary and modern for museum This

All visitors must tour with a guide: minimum 4 persons, duration is one hour one is duration persons, 4 minimum guide: a with tour must visitors All

Museum and Nativity crib collection: 15 March to 31 October 31 to March 15 collection: crib Nativity and Museum 5

Museion

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500 m, turn off at Adlerbrück Bridge in the old town of Bressanone/Brixen of town old the in Bridge Adlerbrück at off turn m, 500

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cullis, battlements, embrasures and historical bridge. bridge. historical and embrasures battlements, cullis, www.castelcoira.com | [email protected]

Museum, the cathedral treasures, and a collection of Nativity cribs. cribs. Nativity of collection a and treasures, cathedral the Museum,

- port gate, arch pointed its include preserved, best Tyrol’s South of one is which

Castel Coira, 1, 39020 Sluderno/Schluderns | phone: +39 0473 615 241 615 0473 +39 phone: | Sluderno/Schluderns 39020 1, Coira, Castel

portals and the towers of the palace church. The palace is home to the Diocesan Diocesan the to home is palace The church. palace the of towers the and portals More info: Merano and Environs Tourist Bureau | www.merano.eu | Bureau Tourist Environs and Merano info: More

zinger Moos, located southwest of Sterzing. Noteworthy features of this castle, castle, this of features Noteworthy Sterzing. of southwest located Moos, zinger

sance loggias, Baroque facades, and the old castle gateway, Baroque marble marble Baroque gateway, castle old the and facades, Baroque loggias, sance

www.thermemeran.it | [email protected] Tuesday to Sunday 10:00 a.m. – noon, 2:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. 4:30 – p.m. 2:00 noon, – a.m. 10:00 Sunday to Tuesday

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- Ster called land of area flat a in rock of mound a atop sits Castle Reifenstein

- Renais include features Noteworthy Tyrol. South of all in atmospheric most the

000 252 0473 +39 phone: | Merano/Meran 39012 9, Terme, Piazza Guided tours from the end of March to the end of October of end the to March of end the from tours Guided [email protected] | www.3cime.it | [email protected] | 300 971 0474 +39 phone:

The inner courtyard of what was once the palace of the prince-bishops is one of of one is prince-bishops the of palace the once was what of courtyard inner The

Reifenstein Castle Reifenstein

Via Pusteria, 3c, 39034 Dobbiaco/Toblach 39034 3c, Pusteria, Via

(Thursdays: ladies only from 1:00 to 6:00 p.m.) 6:00 to 1:00 from only ladies (Thursdays:

4 km 4

16 s Palace (Hofburg): Diocesan Museum Diocesan (Hofburg): Palace s Bishop Prince ’

Sundays, public holidays and the winter holiday season from 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m. p.m. 10:00 – a.m. 9:00 from season holiday winter the and holidays public Sundays, Open daily from 15 July to 15 September and during the winter holiday season holiday winter the during and September 15 to July 15 from daily Open

p.m.); saunas open Mondays – Fridays from 1:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. and Saturdays, Saturdays, and p.m. 10:00 – p.m. 1:00 from Fridays – Mondays open saunas p.m.);

groin vault of its Chapel of St. Nicholas is also particularly noteworthy. particularly also is Nicholas St. of Chapel its of vault groin from 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. 5:00 – a.m. 10:00 from

phone: +39 0472 765 325 | | 325 765 0472 +39 phone: [email protected] | www.vipiteno.com | [email protected]

from 15 May to 15 September from 9:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. (pools close at 7:40 7:40 at close (pools p.m. 8:00 – a.m. 9:00 from September 15 to May 15 from complexes. The castle houses the world’s largest private armoury collection; the the collection; armoury private largest world’s the houses castle The complexes. Tuesdays through Saturdays from 8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. and Sundays Sundays and p.m. 6:00 - a.m. 8:00 from Saturdays through Tuesdays

Sterzing Tourist Association | Via Piazza Città, 3, 39049 Vipiteno/Sterzing 39049 3, Città, Piazza Via | Association Tourist Sterzing Indoor pools: 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m. (pools close at 9:40 p.m.); outdoor pools pools outdoor p.m.); 9:40 at close (pools p.m. 10:00 – a.m. 9:00 pools: Indoor

The Active Life in South Tyrol castle best-preserved Tyrol’s of one as regarded widely is Churburg century. phone: +39 0472 836 401 | [email protected] | www.brixen.org | [email protected] | 401 836 0472 +39 phone:

Open year round year Open 0.2 km 0.2 the Counts of Trapp into one of South Tyrol’s finest residences in the sixteenth sixteenth the in residences finest Tyrol’s South of one into Trapp of Counts the

Sundays and public holidays public and Sundays

Sights and attractions along South Tyrol’s valley bike routes Bressanone/Brixen 39042 9, Ratisbona, Via | Association Tourist Brixen Originally built in the thirteenth century, Churburg Castle was converted by by converted was Castle Churburg century, thirteenth the in built Originally

Fridays from 8:15 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Closed on Saturdays, Saturdays, on Closed p.m. 12:30 – a.m. 8:15 from Fridays p.m. 5:00 – p.m. 4:00

fresh at the dairy after your tour. tour. your after dairy the at fresh 2 km 2

Council Chamber: Mondays through Thursdays from 8:15 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. and and p.m. 12:30 – a.m. 8:15 from Thursdays through Mondays Chamber: Council

a.m. and 3:00 p.m. p.m. 3:00 and a.m. Churburg Castle Churburg processing right up to the present day. If you like, you can taste products made made products taste can you like, you If day. present the to up right processing

available from Easter to the beginning of November: Mondays – Saturdays at 10:30 10:30 at Saturdays – Mondays November: of beginning the to Easter from available peaks. peaks.

you: either way, you’ll find out many intriguing facts about the history of milk milk of history the about facts intriguing many out find you’ll way, either you:

Directly through Sterzing’s old and new districts districts new and old Sterzing’s through Directly

ary, February, and March (until Easter). Guided tours of the cathedral and cloister cloister and cathedral the of tours Guided Easter). (until March and February, ary, inside a glass cube, affording spectacular views of the surrounding mountain mountain surrounding the of views spectacular affording cube, glass a inside ent dairy products. You can opt to explore on your own or let an expert guide guide expert an let or own your on explore to opt can You products. dairy ent

from 7:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Closed from 12:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. in November, Janu November, in p.m. 3:00 – p.m. 12:00 from Closed p.m. 6:00 – a.m. 7:00 from - nas, and natural South Tyrolean health products. The Terme Merano is housed housed is Merano Terme The products. health Tyrolean South natural and nas,

| www.altavenosta-vacanze.it | [email protected] | 097 831 0473 +39 phone: - differ of variety a into processed is milk fresh how firsthand experience to you stone, both located in the inner courtyard, are also noteworthy. noteworthy. also are courtyard, inner the in located both stone,

Cathedral: From Easter to the beginning of November and in December, daily daily December, in and November of beginning the to Easter From Cathedral: - sau different eight pools, outdoor and indoor 25 boasts which water, of world

Glorenza Tourist Association | Via Flora, 31, 39020 Glorenza/Glurns 39020 31, Flora, Via | Association Tourist Glorenza Ever wondered how cheese is made? This dairy in Dobbiaco/Toblach will allow allow will Dobbiaco/Toblach in dairy This made? is cheese how wondered Ever is widely regarded as the finest in Tyrol. The Mithras Stone and Roman mile Roman and Stone Mithras The Tyrol. in finest the as regarded widely is -

design with natural wellbeing. There is something for everyone at this relaxing relaxing this at everyone for something is There wellbeing. natural with design

distinctive corner bay window, wood-panelled walls, and a beamed ceiling that that ceiling beamed a and walls, wood-panelled window, bay corner distinctive

Cathedral: 300 m after turning at Adlerbrücke Bridge in the old town of Bressanone of town old the in Bridge Adlerbrücke at turning after m 300 Cathedral:

Guided tours with visits to mills, every Friday from July to September to July from Friday every mills, to visits with tours Guided

The 3 Zinnen Dairy Zinnen 3 The veau promenade, the Terme Merano pool and spa complex combines modern modern combines complex spa and pool Merano Terme the promenade, veau

must-see for any visitor is the Gothic Council Chamber at City Hall: it boasts a a boasts it Hall: City at Chamber Council Gothic the is visitor any for must-see

Route follows the Isarco/Eisack River and leads through the old town old the through leads and River Isarco/Eisack the follows Route

City tours every Tuesday from April to October to April from Tuesday every tours City

- nou art elegant and arcades portici Merano’s from throw stone’s a just Located

ping and stopping off for a cocktail or meal at one of the traditional taverns. A A taverns. traditional the of one at meal or cocktail a for off stopping and ping 27

known for its late Gothic frescoes. frescoes. Gothic late its for known rated by the striking Zwölferturm Tower, are both well suited to strolling, shop strolling, to suited well both are Tower, Zwölferturm striking the by rated -

Directly beside the cycle path cycle the beside Directly Merano Thermal Baths Thermal Merano

and furnishings adorned with 33 different types of marble. The adjacent cloister is is cloister adjacent The marble. of types different 33 with adorned furnishings and trappings of modern life. This former mining town’s old and new districts, sepa districts, new and old town’s mining former This life. modern of trappings -

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9 of ceiling frescoes frescoes ceiling of ² m 250 with graced is interior magnificent its towers: façade twin Sterzing, known in Italian as Vipiteno, offers a medieval atmosphere with all the the all with atmosphere medieval a offers Vipiteno, as Italian in known Sterzing, ways, and genuine Old World feel make it a real gem. gem. real a it make feel World Old genuine and ways,

Villabassa Tourist Association | Via Stazione, 3, 39039 Villabassa/Niederdorf 39039 3, Stazione, Via | Association Tourist Villabassa

alongside modern shops. Bressanone Cathedral, which was built in 980, features features 980, in built was which Cathedral, Bressanone shops. modern alongside - alley narrow crannies, and nooks hidden Glorenza’s trade. salt the to due was

Sterzing

More info: Merano and Environs Tourist Bureau | www.merano.eu | Bureau Tourist Environs and Merano info: More cades hold great appeal for holidaymakers: wine bars, cafes and restaurants line up up line restaurants and cafes bars, wine holidaymakers: for appeal great hold cades

the small border city, which was first documented in historical records in 1304, 1304, in records historical in documented first was which city, border small the

See calendar of events for Kneipp courses Kneipp for events of calendar See

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- ar portici historical Its atmosphere. dynamic and youthful a sacrificing without town gates is like being transported back to the Middle Ages. The prosperity of of prosperity The Ages. Middle the to back transported being like is gates town

730 235 0473 +39 phone: | Merano/Meran 39012 51a, Valentino, San Via

very southern feel and Mediterranean climate. It manages to retain its grandeur grandeur its retain to manages It climate. Mediterranean and feel southern very graced by imposing towers, and boasts three pubs. Entering through one of the the of one through Entering pubs. three boasts and towers, imposing by graced

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In exploration of enchanting towns and historical gems historical and towns enchanting of exploration In

Bressanone, known as Brixen in German, is a culture-rich city characterized by a a by characterized city culture-rich a is German, in Brixen as known Bressanone, a city. It has 890 inhabitants, is encircled by a completely intact defensive wall wall defensive intact completely a by encircled is inhabitants, 890 has It city. a Open daily Open

Bolzano/Bozen Bike Route Bike Bolzano/Bozen

Glorenza/Glurns is the smallest place in the Alps that is officially recognised as as recognised officially is that Alps the in place smallest the is Glorenza/Glurns

playground for children. There are Kneipp courses held here in the summertime. summertime. the in here held courses Kneipp are There children. for playground

Fridays in June, July and August: 9:00 a.m. – 11:00 p.m. (last entry 10:00 p.m.) 10:00 entry (last p.m. 11:00 – a.m. 9:00 August: and July June, in Fridays

Bressanone

course comprises a large park, pond, various Kneipp routes, and an adventure adventure an and routes, Kneipp various pond, park, large a comprises course

1 November – 15 November: 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. (last entry 4:00 p.m.) 4:00 entry (last p.m. 5:00 – a.m. 9:00 November: 15 – November 1

Glorenza

19 – Brennero/Brenner Villabassa/Niederdorf, a town in the Alta Pusteria/Hochpustertal Valley. The The Valley. Pusteria/Hochpustertal Alta the in town a Villabassa/Niederdorf,

29 March – 31 October: 9:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. (last entry 6:00 p.m.) 6:00 entry (last p.m. 7:00 – a.m. 9:00 October: 31 – March 29

One of the finest Kneipp courses in the whole Alpine region can be found in in found be can region Alpine whole the in courses Kneipp finest the of One 3

2 km 2 More info: Brixen Tourist Association | www.brixen.org | Association Tourist Brixen info: More

Italy’s First Kneipp for Me Village Me for Kneipp First Italy’s

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engaging way. way. engaging

seum: this museum documents two hundred years of tourism in Tyrol in a very very a in Tyrol in tourism of years hundred two documents museum this seum:

633 096 0471 +39 phone: | Termeno/Tramin 39040 144, Vino, del Strada Sliniga, 1, 39024 Malles/Mals | phone: +39 0473 843 980 980 843 0473 +39 phone: | Malles/Mals 39024 1, Sliniga,

from mid-June to mid-September to mid-June from castle when she spent two winters there. Today, the castle houses the Touri the houses castle the Today, there. winters two spent she when castle -

tours at 11:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. take place. Additional tours at noon and 1 p.m. p.m. 1 and noon at tours Additional place. take p.m. 3:00 and a.m. 11:00 at tours Fridays from 9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. and Saturdays from 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. 5:00 – a.m. 9:00 from Saturdays and p.m. 6:00 – a.m. 9:00 from Fridays October

the centre of the gardens. Empress Elisabeth of Austria brought renown to the the to renown brought Austria of Elisabeth Empress gardens. the of centre the

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Closed Sundays and public holidays. Even with low number of participants, the the participants, of number low with Even holidays. public and Sundays Closed through Mondays March; in Sunday last the to October in Sunday last Winter: The crypt is open to the public only during Vespers, from Mid-May to the end of of end the to Mid-May from Vespers, during only public the to open is crypt The

through terraces and water gardens. Trauttmansdorff Castle stands regally at at regally stands Castle Trauttmansdorff gardens. water and terraces through

Campo Tures/Sand in Taufers | phone: +39 0474 678 495 678 0474 +39 phone: | Taufers in Tures/Sand Campo

Mondays – Saturdays at 10:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m., 2:00 p.m., 3:00 p.m., 4:00 p.m. p.m. 4:00 p.m., 3:00 p.m., 2:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m., 10:00 at Saturdays – Mondays 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. 5:00 – a.m. 9:00 From 27 December to 5 January, Mondays through Saturdays through Mondays January, 5 to December 27 From

plants from every corner of the globe. Pathways wind up the hillsides, leading leading hillsides, the up wind Pathways globe. the of corner every from plants

Martin Pircher Despar Market – Tubris, Via Hugo von Taufers, 7, 39032 39032 7, Taufers, von Hugo Via Tubris, – Market Despar Pircher Martin

All visitors must tour with a guide (min. 10 persons) 10 (min. guide a with tour must visitors All Summer: Mondays through Fridays from 9:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. and Saturdays from from Saturdays and p.m. 7:00 – a.m. 9:00 from Fridays through Mondays Summer: Mid-March to the end of October, Mondays through Saturdays through Mondays October, of end the to Mid-March botanical gardens are a showcase for typical South Tyrolean landscapes and for for and landscapes Tyrolean South typical for showcase a are gardens botanical

The Gardens of Trauttmansdorff Castle: Merano/Meran at its lushest. These These lushest. its at Merano/Meran Castle: Trauttmansdorff of Gardens The Mondays through Saturdays from 7:45 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. 6:30 – p.m. 3:00 and p.m. 12:30 – a.m. 7:45 from Saturdays through Mondays

3 km 3 1.7 km 1.7 1 km, turning at Griesserhof Farm Griesserhof at turning km, 1

The Gardens of Trauttmansdorff Castle Trauttmansdorff of Gardens The Directly beside the bike path, which runs into the village centre village the into runs which path, bike the beside Directly

thirst, and fine wines with which to relax. relax. to which with wines fine and thirst, representations of angels. angels. of representations

wines. wines.

cater to hedonistic cyclists: there’s ample bike parking, plenty of water to quench quench to water of plenty parking, bike ample there’s cyclists: hedonistic to cater symbolism of the Romanesque frescoes that adorn the crypt and feature unique unique feature and crypt the adorn that frescoes Romanesque the of symbolism also a farmers’ market held here every Thursday afternoon. afternoon. Thursday every here held market farmers’ a also the abbey’s winery is internationally known for its premium estate-grown white white estate-grown premium its for known internationally is winery abbey’s the

the celebrated Gewürtztraminer grape variety. Tramin Winery is well equipped to to equipped well is Winery Tramin variety. grape Gewürtztraminer celebrated the (pray and work). The exhibition also encompasses historical events and the the and events historical encompasses also exhibition The work). and (pray vora with products from some fifty of South Tyrol’s farmers and artisans. There is is There artisans. and farmers Tyrol’s South of fifty some from products with brary filled with rare manuscripts, and historical art gallery. As if that isn’t enough, enough, isn’t that if As gallery. art historical and manuscripts, rare with filled brary

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German name of the village: Tramin. – the German name of which lent its name to to name its lent which of name German the – Tramin. village: the of name German - la et ora of principle the followed always which monastery, the at life everyday Slow Food movement. You can purchase it at the Pircher Despar store, along along store, Despar Pircher the at it purchase can You movement. Food Slow - li Wonders, of Well style, Baroque late the in basilica Tower, Engelsburg round its

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Gewürztraminer, the internationally known white wine, derives its name from the the from name its derives wine, white known internationally the Gewürztraminer, quarters have been transformed into exhibition spaces that give a glimpse into into glimpse a give that spaces exhibition into transformed been have quarters Käse grey; = Grau ( Graukäse Ahrntal = cheese) has garnered top awards from the the from awards top garnered has cheese) = di Novacella, known as Augustiner Chorherrenstift Neustift in German, include include German, in Neustift Chorherrenstift Augustiner as known Novacella, di

Via Palade, 1, 39010 Cermes/Tscherms | phone: +39 0473 564 549 564 0473 +39 phone: | Cermes/Tscherms 39010 1, Palade, Via

designed by Werner Tscholl, at the entrance to the village of Termeno. Termeno. of village the to entrance the at Tscholl, Werner by designed accordance with the Rule of St. Benedict for more than 800 years. Former work work Former years. 800 than more for Benedict St. of Rule the with accordance

attractions in the Isarco/Eisack Valley. Particularly noteworthy features of Abbazia Abbazia of features noteworthy Particularly Valley. Isarco/Eisack the in attractions

Graukäse Cheese from the Aurina Valley Aurina the from Cheese Graukäse

Architecture devotees and wine enthusiasts will be equally delighted by this winery, winery, this by delighted equally be will enthusiasts wine and devotees Architecture metres makes it Europe’s highest Benedictine abbey. Monks have lived here in in here lived have Monks abbey. Benedictine highest Europe’s it makes metres This monastery complex, the largest in all of Tyrol, is one of the most remarkable remarkable most the of one is Tyrol, of all in largest the complex, monastery This

23 March – 4 November daily, 9:30 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. 7:00 – a.m. 9:30 daily, November 4 – March 23 Abbey, which overlooks Burgusio/Burgeis. Marienberg’s elevation at 1,340 1,340 at elevation Marienberg’s Burgusio/Burgeis. overlooks which Abbey, 25

Tramin Winery Tramin

Abbey of the Augustinian Canons Regular Canons Augustinian the of Abbey The Lords of Tarasp were the original twelfth-century donors for Marienberg Marienberg for donors twelfth-century original the were Tarasp of Lords The

Südtirol Information km 3 18 More info: Tauferer Ahrntal Tourist Bureau | www.tures-aurina.com | Bureau Tourist Ahrntal Tauferer info: More Marienberg Abbey Marienberg

Piazza della Parrocchia, 11 581 679 0474 +39 phone: | Caminata/Kematen 39032 2, Cantuccio, Brusa, Helene

into one experience that is as intriguing as it is unique. unique. is it as intriguing as is that experience one into 2 .info | www.caldaro.info | .info caldaro

I-39100 Bolzano/Bozen info@ | 169 963 0471 +39 phone:

The Kränzel Estate interweaves the themes of mazes, gardens, wine, and art all all art and wine, gardens, mazes, of themes the interweaves Estate Kränzel The 39052 Caldaro/Kaltern 39052 8, Principale, Piazza | Association Tourist Kaltern Saturday: 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. 5:00 - p.m. 3:00 Saturday:

phone: +39 0471 999 999 www.passoresia.it | [email protected] | 603 634 0473 +39 phone: Monday through Friday: 3:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. 6:00 – p.m. 3:00 Friday: through Monday

Kränzel Labyrinth Garden Garden Labyrinth Kränzel

May to September, 9:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. 7:00 – a.m. 9:00 September, to May

[email protected] Curon/Graun 39027 61, Statale, Strada | Association Tourist Resia Passo

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www.suedtirol.info contribution voluntary Admission:

Local museum in Curon open July–September open Curon in museum Local tors can watch her as she works and, of course, purchase her products. products. her purchase course, of and, works she as her watch can tors

More info: Naturno Tourist Association | www.naturns.it www.naturns.it | Association Tourist Naturno info: More tages of a natural bathing lake. bathing natural a of tages

Can be viewed all year round year all viewed be Can shearing techniques and works wool into loden, yarn and clothing. Museum visi Museum clothing. and yarn loden, into wool works and techniques shearing -

www.procolo.org | [email protected]

- advan the all and pool swimming a of convenience the combination: pleasant

In the village of Caminata/Kematen, Helene Brusa has revived the old sheep- old the revived has Brusa Helene Caminata/Kematen, of village the In

phone: +39 0473 667 312 or +39 348 92 03 829 03 92 348 +39 or 312 667 0473 +39 phone: up into the air make the pool noteworthy – and easy to spot. The Lido offers a a offers Lido The spot. to easy and – noteworthy pool the make air the into up Directly along the bike route bike the along Directly

Sheep’s Wool Museum Wool Sheep’s Via San Procolo, 39025 Naturno/Naturns Naturno/Naturns 39025 Procolo, San Via

See in German. A striking architectural form and sculptural elements that jut jut that elements sculptural and form architectural striking A German. in See

village and a part of Resia were sacrificed in order to create the reservoir lake. reservoir the create to order in sacrificed were Resia of part a and village

the warmest bathing lake in the Alps: Lago di Caldaro, known as the Kalterer Kalterer the as known Caldaro, di Lago Alps: the in lake bathing warmest the

Closed Mondays; open on public holidays public on open Mondays; Closed

Lake, is the most photographed spot in the Venosta/Vinschgau Valley. In 1950, the the 1950, In Valley. Venosta/Vinschgau the in spot photographed most the is Lake, The outdoor swimming pool complex known as the Lido is situated just beside beside just situated is Lido the as known complex pool swimming outdoor The

Tuesdays through Sundays 9:30 a.m. – noon and 2:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. 5:30 – p.m. 2:30 and noon – a.m. 9:30 Sundays through Tuesdays

The sunken church steeple of Curon/Graun, which protrudes out of Resia/Reschen Resia/Reschen of out protrudes which Curon/Graun, of steeple church sunken The

More info: Bruneck Kronplatz Tourist Association | www.bruneck.com | Association Tourist Kronplatz Bruneck info: More

Two weeks before Easter until the beginning of November of beginning the until Easter before weeks Two Lido Pool at Lake Caldaro Lake at Pool Lido

[email protected] | www.museo-etnografico.it | [email protected]

Tower in the Lake, Curon Lake, the in Tower

1 km km 1 Brunico/Bruneck 39031 24, Diet, Duca Via 087 552 0474 +39 phone: |

www.stradadelvino.info | Bureau Tourist Environs and Bolzano info: More

August: open also on Mondays on also open August:

the Gothic period, and in times of plague. plague. of times in and period, Gothic the

www.messner-mountain-museum.it | [email protected]

Cultural experiences ranging from gardens to architecture to gardens from ranging experiences Cultural Closed on Mondays. July and August: from 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. 6:00 - a.m. 10:00 from August: and July Mondays. on Closed

glimpse into the local way of life from late antiquity to the early Middle Ages, in in Ages, Middle early the to antiquity late from life of way local the into glimpse

264 631 0471 +39 phone: | Bolzano/Bozen 39100 53, Firmiano, Castel Via

10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Sundays and public holidays from 2:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. 6:00 - p.m. 2:00 from holidays public and Sundays p.m. 5:00 - a.m. 10:00 rare frescoes dating from the early Middle Ages. The adjacent museum affords a a affords museum adjacent The Ages. Middle early the from dating frescoes rare Augusta Claudia Via the on

From Easter Monday to the end of October. Tuesdays through Saturdays from from Saturdays through Tuesdays October. of end the to Monday Easter From This little church, one of South Tyrol’s oldest early-Christian churches, boasts boasts churches, early-Christian oldest Tyrol’s South of one church, little This from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Last entry at 5:00 p.m. Closed on Thursdays on Closed p.m. 5:00 at entry Last p.m. 6:00 to a.m. 10:00 from

First Sunday in March to the third Sunday in November, November, in Sunday third the to March in Sunday First

Church of St. Proculus Proculus St. of Church 1.3 km 1.3

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6 once worked and lived with only the very simplest of means. means. of simplest very the only with lived and worked once

and instruments – helping even the youngest of visitors imagine how people people how imagine visitors of youngest the even helping – instruments and Getting There tourism. Alpine modern-day and mountaineering, of tory

tive manner – old farmhouses, granaries, cowsheds, stables, innumerable tools tools innumerable stables, cowsheds, granaries, farmhouses, old – manner tive

www.suedtirol.info/gettingthere his the hereafter, the to bridge and landmark a as summit the of importance

South Tyrol’s valleys as it once was. This world is brought to life in a very evoca very a in life to brought is world This was. once it as valleys Tyrol’s South - mountain and the various ways it has been exploited by man. Exhibits cover the the cover Exhibits man. by exploited been has it ways various the and mountain This museum near Brunico/Bruneck allows visitors to plunge into rural life in in life rural into plunge to visitors allows Brunico/Bruneck near museum This

45 München the of origin the on light sheds exhibition The mountain. the into deep visitor throughout the extensive castle grounds: pathways, stairs, and towers lead the the lead towers and stairs, pathways, grounds: castle extensive the throughout

Museum of Folk Traditions in Teodone in Traditions Folk of Museum

relationship between man and mountain. The route of the museum is spread spread is museum the of route The mountain. and man between relationship

23 2 the examines Bolzano/Bozen, near Castle Sigmundskron in housed is and ject

Rosenheim 45 Salzburg

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www.gitschberg-jochtal.com | Association Tourist Jochtal Gitschberg info: More

www.santerhof.eu | [email protected]

2 Firmian MMM

Bregenz 632 849 0472 +39 phone: | Pusteria/Mühlbach di Rio 39037 40, Pusteria, Via

45 Zürich 12

45 Innsbruck arrangement prior by available visits Guided

2 Vaduz www.bolzano-bozen.it | [email protected] | 000 307 0471 +39 phone:

Directly beside the bike path bike the beside Directly Bolzano/Bozen 39100 8, Walther, Piazza | Bureau Tourist Environs and Bolzano

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oblivion. Now they press grapes and make wine in the estate’s own cellars. cellars. own estate’s the in wine make and grapes press they Now oblivion. 2 Chur 2 Sundays and afternoons Saturday except Daily

2 Brunico/Bruneck der Drau

Glorenza/Glurns 2 Bressanone/Brixen to consigned been seemingly had which tradition, winegrowing Mühlbach

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Merano/Meran km 0.5

2 Cortina Pusteria/ di Rio the revived has family Gasser The fruit. and juices wine, pecially

45 es – products organic of cultivation the in specialises wine northernmost Italy’s

Bolzano/Bozen among the favourites. The market is closed on Sundays and public holidays. holidays. public and Sundays on closed is market The favourites. the among

Santerhof Winery Santerhof ham, cheeses, salami and fresh local bread are are bread local fresh and salami cheeses, ham, Speck products: popular most

8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., is also a wonderful place to pick up some of South Tyrol’s Tyrol’s South of some up pick to place wonderful a also is p.m., 7:00 to a.m. 8:00

2 Trento 2 Udine 22

2 Lugano from runs which market, The droves. in and – alike tourists and locals attract still

the German poet Goethe. Even today, the market’s fruit, vegetables and flowers flowers and vegetables fruit, market’s the today, Even Goethe. poet German the

Cycling through pristine nature and a bucolic landscape bucolic a and nature pristine through Cycling

delighted market vegetable and fruit Bolzano/Bozen’s at colours of explosion The

45 Bergamo 45 Treviso Route Bike Pusteria/Pustertal Val

45 Market Vegetable & Fruit

45 Milano Brescia 45 Venezia 45 Verona 11 0 50

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