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forstbeer BirraForstBier THE BEER FROM SOUTH TYROL. Merano Spring / 2019 WOMEN’S MUSEUM IN MERANO THE GARDENS OF TRAUTTMANSDORFF THE PALAIS MAMMING MUSEUM 200 years of women’s history are documented CASTLE & THE TOURISEUM IN MERANO The former City Museum is located in the newly through many collector’s items: womens’ clothes, Insights into exotic Mediterranean landscapes, views renovated baroque Palais at Piazza Duomo. The accessories, personal utensils, and everyday objects of the surrounding mountain ranges and sun-kissed exhibition gives an overview of Merano’s historical give information about the various social roles and Merano: The gardens of Trauttmansdorff Castle development. Some exotic exhibits give this collec- the development of women. gather over 80 natural and cultural landscapes, tion its special charm. diverse theme gardens and numerous art and expe- The museum will be opened from 16.04.2019 Special exhibition: “Ausgekocht” rience stations in a natural amphitheater. The most (The end of cooking? Boiled?) popular and award-winning excursion destination Exhibition: Mendivil: saints MUSEUMS, EXHIBITIONS & until 30.11.2019 of South Tyrol inspires people through its unique combination of nature, culture and art. Garden 16.04.-30.06.2019 Women in Western countries spend significantly less GUIDED TOURS landscapes from all over the world. Located in the time on cooking than in the past and cooking is no The Peruvian artist family Mendivil is known for its middle of the gardens, the Touriseum inside Trautt- longer an immutable task for women. Occupation nativity and saint figures with overlong necks. The mansdorff Castle deals with the history of tourism. and a more open division of labor between men and dynasty founded by Hilario Mendivil (1929-1977) women have changed the daily routine and lifestyle. The Gardens will be opened from 01.04.2019 developed various types of figures, which were pro- We show stories of women from all over the world duced in collaboration. Various depictions, such as who give particular importance to cooking and Temporary exhibition 2019: the “Breastfeeding Madonna”, were revolutionary eating, participation and community individually, Killer Plants – The green carnivores for Peruvian art. The exhibits originate from the but of high social relevance. They encourage: We can collection of the former director of the museum of design the food and agricultural system with many 01.04.-15.11.2019 Merano Gunther Erhart, who spent some time in GUIDED TOURS OF MERANO small and big decisions while cooking. Battles between life and death, baffling tricks and Peru as part of his work for relief organisations. flamboyant guises: This is what makes carnivorous From 07.06.-27.09.2019 every FRI at 10 a.m. Opening hours: MON-FRI 10 a.m.–5 p.m., plants so fascinating. Duration: approx. 90 min. Price: € 8.00 per person. SAT 10 a.m.-12.30 p.m., closed on Sundays. Exhibition: Carousel and bathhouse - in cooperation with Kunsthalle West Information and reservation Admission: Adults € 4.50, reduced € 4.00 (seniors, Opening hours: open daily from 9 a.m.-7 p.m (last (necessary): Merano Tourist Office, GuestCard holders and students). Group tours (on 03.05.-02.07.2019 entry 5.30 p.m.); in June every Friday from 9 a.m.- corso Libertà 45, Tel. +39 0473 272000, request): € 6.00 per person. Opening: 02.05.2019, 7 p.m. www.merano.eu 11 p.m. (last entry 9.30 p.m.). Information: Womens’ Museum, Carousel and bathhouse, paper mache figures and Price € 14.00, family ticket (2 adults and children via Mainardo 2, Merano, seemingly deserted areas. These opposites are the under 18) € 30.00, family ticket mini (1 adult and Tel. +39 0473 231216, www.museia.it content of this picture series, shot in France. Slight 88 SOUTH TYROL BALANCE children under 18) € 16.00. Entrance free of charge perspective alterations can greatly influence the pic- THE GREEN TIME-OUT IN THE CITY - for children under the age of 6. Evening ticket ture’s message. A sympio arises between architecture THE EASE IN WALKING MERANO ARTE (every Friday in June) € 8.50. and street photography, which stiffens the zeitgeist. Information: The Gardens of Trautt- From 09.04.-21.05.2019 every TUE at 10 a.m. with A house for contemporary art in the old part of mansdorff Castle, via San Valentino balance expert Christian Zöschg. The impact of our Merano. Open all year round, Merano Arte presents Opening hours: TUE-SAT 10.30 a.m.-5 p.m., SUN 51a, Merano, Tel. +39 0473 255600, pace on body, mind and soul is more significant changing exhibitions in the fields of fine arts, ar- and public holidays 10.30 a.m.-1 p.m., closed on www.trauttmansdorff.it than we suspect. The participants will learn more chitecture, literature, music, photography and new MON. Straordinary opening: 06.+07.04. from 10 about the ease in walking within the green scenery media on 500 square meters. Information: Touriseum - a.m.-12 noon and from 3-5 p.m. On the Inter- of Merano. Duration: about 2 hours. Places: piazza South Tyrolean Museum of Tourism, national Museums Day 19.05.2019 opened from Terme/park, Empress Elisabeth Park and the Pas- Exhibition: “Da lontano era un’isola” - Via S. Valentino 51a, Merano, 10.30 a.m.-5 p.m. serterraces at the Wandelhalle. Price: € 10.00. Katinka Bock, Giulia Cenci, Philipp Messner Tel. +39 0473 255655, www.touriseum.it Price: adults € 6.00, family ticket € 10.00, com- Information, meeting point and (curated by: Christiane Rekade) bined ticket Palais Mamming Museum & Prince’s registration within the day before until 16.06.2019 Castle € 8.00, reduced € 5.00. until 5 p.m.: Merano Tourist Office, Information: Palais Mamming Museum, Tel. +39 0473 272000, www.merano.eu Three artistic positions, each working with different, mostly natural materials (ceramic, bronze, water at Piazza Duomo 6, Tel. +39 0473 270038, Katinka Bock, asphalt, gypsum, silicone at Giulia Cenci www.palaismamming.it and marble at Philipp Messner). What they all have in common is that the works develop in close dialogue with the exhibition space, adapt to the environment or oppose it, and react to the peculiarities of the space. Existing objects and installations are re-for- mulated according to the room or can be recombined. All three artists will also show new works specially developed for the premises of the Kunsthaus. Opening hours: TUE-SAT 10 a.m.–6 p.m., SUN and on public holidays 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Closed on Mondays. Price: Adults € 6.00, with reduction € 5.00 (seniors, GuestCard holders); students up to the age of 26 € 2.00; free entry for children under the age of 14. Information: Merano Arte, Via Portici 163, Tel. +39 0473 212643, www.kunstmeranoarte.org Merano Spring / 2019 THE PRINCE’S CASTLE IN MERANO TIROLO CASTLE A building erected in the 15th century by archduke Castle of Tyrol, princely residence in the style of FONTANA CASTLE IN TIROLO Sigmund of Austria. The castle is composed of an the Hohenstaufen imperial castles of the 12th and MUSEUM OF AGRICULTURE inner bailey, a walk along the battlements and two 13th centuries. Preserved are two palace buildings It was built in 1250 by Wilhelm Tarant on a glacial floors with many smaller rooms containing furni- THE RUSSIAN-ORTHODOX MEMORIAL with a two-storey palace chapel. Romanesque cone below Tyrol Castle and now houses the ture from the Gothic and Renaissance era. NADEZHDA BORODINA IN MERANO architectural sculptures on portals and windows, Agricultural Museum. Today, it is owned by the de The castle will be opened from 16.04.2019 The collection presents icons, cult objects, Gothic frescoes. Ban on driving - can be reached on Rachewiltz family, who over time made the castle foot within 20 minutes. a center of cultural encounters. The American poet Opening hours: TUE-SAT 10.30 a.m.-5 p.m., SUN documents and books of the Russian-Orthodox Ezra Pound completed his life’s work – the Cantos - and public holidays 10.30 a.m.-1 p.m., closed on community that lived in Merano during the turn of the century for health sojourns. Exhibition: Myths of dictatorships. here between 1958-1962. MON. Straordinary opening: 06.+07.04. from 10 Art in Fascism and National Socialism a.m.-noon and from 3-5 p.m. Opening hours: all year round except for Christmas The castle will be opened from 01.04.2019 st rd 13.04.-30.06.2019 – Opening 12.04.2019 Price: € 5.00. Combined ticket Palais Mamming and Easter. Open every 1 +3 Saturday of the Opening hours: SUN-THU 10 a.m.-5 p.m., FRI and Museum & Prince’s Castle: € 8.00. month from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. or on reservation. SAT closed. Information: Culture Association RUS Exhibition: Bag of Option. Information: The Prince’s Castle, The history of the Brugnoli family Price: Adults € 6.00, reduced € 5.00, students via Galilei, Tel. +39 329 0186390, in Bolzano, Tel. +39 0471 979328, € 3.00, children and school kids € 2.50, children www.comune.merano.bz.it/de/ www.rus-bz.it 13.04.-08.12.2019 – Opening 12.04.2019 under 6 years free, groups € 4.00. Surcharge for Landesfuerstliche_Burg_1 guided tours: € 2.50 per person. Opening hours: TUE-SUN from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Information: Brunnenburg, via Ezra RAMETZ CASTLE IN MERANO Closed on MON. Pound 3, Tirolo, Tel. +39 0473 923533, Wine museum: opening hours up until 06.04.2019: Price: adults € 7.00. Families: two adults and www.brunnenburg.net MON-FRI 10 a.m.–5 p.m., SAT 10 a.m.–12 noon, children up to the age of 14 € 14.00 or 1 adult and SUN closed; from 08.04.2019: MON-FRI 10 a.m.- children up to the age of 14 € 7.00. Children up to 4 p.m., SAT 10 a.m.-12 noon, SUN closed. Price: the age of 6 are free of charge. Free entry on the SCENA CASTLE € 6.00, free entry for children under the age of 16 International Museums Day on 19.05.2019. Built around 1350 as residence of the sovereign of years. Information: Tirolo Castle, Tel. +39 Scena. During the centuries, the castle belonged Guided Tour (on request) € 16.00 with Museum 0473 220221, www.schlosstirol.it to various lineages and was renovated a few times. Mobile Card € 11.00, guided tour without wine Large weapons collection, a Renaissance hall with tasting € 11.00. Special guided tours for groups on Fayence stove, salon and dining hall with gallery request from Monday to Saturday. of paintings; Tyrol’s history from Margarete 90 THE BIRD CARE CENTER “GUFYLAND” Opening hours of wine sale: up until 26.03.2019 AT TIROLO CASTLE Maultasch to Andreas Hofer and archduke Johann. MON-FRI 9 a.m.-6 p.m., SAT 9 a.m.-2 p.m., The fascinating life of birds of prey as important The castle will be opened from 15.04.2019. SUN closed; from 27.03.2019 MON-SAT 9 a.m.- elements in the cycle of nature is explained to the Opening hours: Tour only possible in form of a 6.30 p.m., SUN closed. visitors. Birds of prey flight shows take place every guided tour from TUE-FRI at 10.30 a.m., 11.30 Information: Castle Rametz, day, except for MON, at 11.15 a.m. and at 3.15 a.m., 2 p.m. and 3 p.m. Closed on SAT, SUN & via Labers 4, Merano, Tel. +39 0473 p.m. MON. Every Monday, guided tour in the evening at 211011, www.rametz.com The bird care center will be opened from 30.03.2019 9 p.m. Price: adults € 9.00, school kids and children up to the age of 14 years € 3.00. Opening hours: TUE-SUN 10.30 a.m.-12.30 p.m. CELLAR TOURS IN MARLENGO IN THE and from 2-4.30 p.m., closed on MON. Open on Information: Schenna Castle, Scena, NEW PANORAMIC WINERY AREA OF Easter Monday 22.04. and Whitmonday 10.06. Tel. +39 0473 945630, [email protected] THE WINERY MERAN Price: adults € 10.00, children from 6-13 years www.schloss-schenna.com € 8.00, with Guest-Card reduced by € 1.00. On request guided tours with wine tasting. Price per person including 1 gift bottle: with GuestCard Information: Bird care center JEWISH MUSEUM AND SYNAGOGUE € 15.00, without GuestCard € 17.00. “Gufyland”, via Castello 25, Tirolo, IN MERANO Opening hours of the winery: MON–FRI from 8 Tel. +39 0473 221500, www.gufyland.com From the end of the 19th century until the outbreak a.m.–7 p.m. and SAT from 8 a.m.–6 p.m. of the Second World War, the Jewish community of Information: Winery Meran, via Cantina Merano was one of the most important commu- 9, Marlengo, Tel. +39 0473 447137, nities in Central Europe. The museum illustrates www.kellereimeran.it the history of the Jewish religious community in Merano, from its heyday to the Holocaust. Opening hours: TUE and WED 3-6 p.m., THU and VISIT OF THE RED DEAR ENCLOSURE FRI 9 a.m.–12 noon. Closed on SAT, SUN and AT THE GRUMSERHOF MON and on the following Jewish public holidays: On request. Price per person: € 8.00 for adults and 20.+21.03., 20.—27.04., 09.+10.06.2019. Free entry. € 5.00 for children. Information: Jewish Museum, Info & registration: Grumserhof, Labers via Schiller 14, Tel. +39 0473 236127, 57, Merano, Tel. +39 0473 231454, www.juedischegemeindemeran.com www.grumserhof.com Merano Spring / 2019

€ 18.00. Guided tour through the winery with wine SCENA MAUSOLEUM tasting incl. entrance to the garden € 16.00 every Opening hours: TUE–SUN 10.30 a.m.–4 p.m., 150 YEARS 1869-2019 WED at 4 p.m. For all tours, registration required. Opening hours: up to 31.03.2019 TUE 10 a.m.- MON closed. 12 noon; from 01.04.2019 MON 2 p.m.-6 p.m., New Gothic building of red sandstone and granite Information: Kränzelhof, Cermes, TUE-FRI 10 a.m.-12 noon and 2 p.m.-6 p.m., Price: Adults € 9.50; holders of the Merano Guest from the Monte Ivigna area. Construction years via Palade. 1, Tel. +39 0473 564549 SAT 10 a.m.-12 noon. SUN closed. On request, a Card, restaurant guests, groups of 15 or more per- 1860-1869. Built as the tomb of archduke Johann www.kraenzelhof.it visit is also possible outside of the opening hours. sons and persons with disabilities € 8.50. of Austria and his family. Underground grave st Family ticket (2 adults and 2 children up to 14 with heavy cross-ribbed-vaults. Veronese marble From April free Entry on every 1 Sunday of the month from 2 p.m.-6 p.m. years € 23.00; 1 adult and 1 child up to 14 years sarcophagus of the archduke and his wife. THE SOUTH TYROLEAN FRUIT € 14.00); School classes € 4.50. Guided tour on The mausoleum will be opened from 16.04.2019 GROWING MUSEUM IN LANA Price: adults € 7.00; seniors (as of 65 years) and request also beyond the opening hours. The entry groups of 10 people (per person), also Tourist- to the open-air museum is free. Opening hours: Visit every TUE at 9.30 a.m. as part The museum houses the complete documentation card holders and residents of Alto Adige € 6.30; of the art historical village tour (information and of the historical development of the fruit-growing school children and teenagers (up to 16 years) and Information: K.u.K. Museum Bad Egart, registration at Tourist Office Scena, Tel. +39 0473 situation in South Tyrol and Lana in an exhibition students (with ID) € 2.00, family ticket € 15.00, Parcines, via Stazione 17, Tel. +39 945669); every THU at 9.30 a.m. with meeting area of 1.000 m². children up to the age of 6 years accompanied by 0473 967342, www.onkeltaa.com point at the mausoleum. Special tours for groups Opening hours: in March MON-THU 10 a.m.-3 p.m., an adult are free of charge. of 20 or more also possible at other times and on FRI-SUN closed; from April MON-THU 10 a.m.-5 weekends with advance notification via e-mail. Information: Typewriter Museum, RAFFEINERS WORLD OF ORCHIDS p.m., SAT & SUN 12 noon-5 p.m., FRI closed. Piazza Chiesa 10, Parcines, Raffeiners’ world of orchids offers a world of Price: € 5.00. Free entry for children up to the age Tel. +39 0473 967581, Price: adults € 4.00 (with Guest-Card € 3.50), fami- experience that invites not only orchid lovers to of 10 years. www.typewritermuseum.com ly ticket € 10 .00 (parents with children of up to 16 explore and marvel. On more than 6,000 m², over Information: Scena Castle, Scena, years), children € 2.00 (from 6 to 16 years); guided 500 different orchids present their incomparable Tel. +39 0473 945630, tour incl. apple tasting: € 3.50. wealth of colors and shapes. The visual informa- [email protected] Information: Museo della Frutticoltura, RAILWAY WORLD RABLAND tion stations invite you to touch, scent, feel and www.schloss-schenna.com Vicolo Brandis 1, Lana, Tel. +39 0473 The railway world in Rabland near Meran is Italy’s observe up close. 564387, www.obstbaumuseum.it largest digital model railway facility. With 20,000 Great events take place during the year in the EXPERIENCE KRÄNZELHOF pieces, it contains one of the largest private orchid world. The detailed programme can be found collections of model trains in Europe. The greatest on www.raffeiner.net THE 7 GARDENS WITH LABYRINTH TYPEWRITER MUSEUM fascination comes from the impressive 1:87 scale Opening hours: daily from 10 a.m.-6 p.m., also on The residence Kränzel, the medieval courtyard sur- “PETER MITTERHOFER” IN PARCINES miniature landscapes. The world’s largest panorama public holidays. rounded by vineyards and the 7 gardens, are unique production of South Tyrol in miniature. In the 92 in South Tyrol. An exemplary place where not only children’s corner, small and large visitors can lend a Price: Adults € 11.00, children from 7-16 years the old is maintained and preserved, but also the hand, control a train and playfully engage with the € 6.50, family ticket small (1 adult with own chil- fire of new artistic and cultural activities blazes. subject of the miniature railway. dren of up to 18 years) € 16,00, family ticket big The garden is a living being, with it the visitor Opening hours: up to the end of March SUN 10 (2 adults with own children of up to 18 years) comes in resonance and can be enchanted. a.m.-5 p.m.; from 01.04.2019 SUN-FRI from 10 € 26.00. Children under 6 years free. The 7 gardens will be opened from 13.04.2019 a.m.-5 p.m. Closed on SAT. Information: Raffeiners’ world of orchids, via Nazionale 26, Gargazzone, Opening hours: Wine shop up until the end of Price: adults € 9.50, children between 3-14 € 7.00, Tel. +39 0471 920218, www.raffeiner.net March MON-FRI 10.30 a.m.-3 p.m., SAT & SUN children under the age of 3 are free of charge, closed. Wine Shop and 7 gardens from April to family ticket € 21.00 - € 26.00. November open daily 10.30 a.m.-7 p.m., also on Information: Railway World Rabland, PASSIRIA MUSEUM Sundays and public holidays. Piazza Gerold 3, Rablà/Parcines, Price: Visit of the 7 gardens € 8.00, small wine Tel. +39 0473 521460, This museum in Val Passiria has been dedicated to tasting with garden tour € 21.00, garden tour www.eisenbahnwelt.it Andreas Hofer, the South Tyrolean freedom fighter (1767-1810). It is located in the historic Sandhof, where, then and now, the guesthouse Sandwirt is BAD EGART’S MUSEUM WORLD located. BAD EGART COLLECTION Opening hours: TUE-SUN 10 a.m.-6 p.m., latest The development of the typewriter is shown, Bad Egart is said to be the oldest bath in Tyrol. The entrance at 5 p.m., closed on MON, if not a public starting with Peter Mitterhofer, the inventor of the health-giving waters were first mentioned in 1430 holiday. typewriter, who was born in Parcines. The exhibi- but it is believed that water cures have been pop- Price: adults € 8.00, guests with Tourist Card, ADAC tion shows hundreds of models, many of them very ular there since Roman times. You can see personal members (with card) and ÖÄMTC (with card) and rare and unusual. belongings of Emperor Franz Joseph. I and Empress seniors over 60 € 7.00, children between 6 and 14 Elisabeth - better known as Sissi, and rarities from years, students, disabled and holders of the South Special Exhibition: Vernissage: REVUE. Crown Prince Rudolf to the Emperor Karl and the Tyrol Culture pass € 4.00, family card with children Picture-Text-Works from the Museion Archduke Johann. The K. and K. (Emperor and Em- up to 14 € 18.00. Groups as of 10 people € 5.00. collection press) Museum Bad Egart holds an in-house walk-in Information: Museo Passiria, up to 19.05.2019 grotto with healing water, which was discovered via Passiria 72, S. Leonardo in Passiria, by the Romans. Additionally, there are exhibits of Tel. +39 0473 659086, Special exhibition in collaboration with Museion the old bathing culture such as the Zuber from the www.museum.passeier.it - Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Middle Ages. Bolzano. The museum will be opened from 06.04.2019 Merano Spring / 2019

THE SOUTH TYROL MUSEUM OF FOR SPORTY MERANO’S THERMAL BATHS ARCHAEOLOGY IN BOLZANO AND ACTIVE PEOPLE The Therme Meran is a place of relaxation, well-be- The permanent exhibition presents the most im- ing and regeneration. Here, in the heart of the spa portant findings of archaeology in South Tyrol and town of Merano, you can enjoy your holiday to the the sensational finding Ötzi, who is the oldest hu- fullest and leave the daily routine behind. EXPLORING MERANO ON A SEGWAY mid mummy in the world and is still full of secrets. Wellness in the Terme Merano means to go with (upon request) the flow in one of the many in- and outdoor pools, Visiting Merano in a different way – a tour on a Special exhibition: Lost & Found – to meditate on the sheer infinity of the spa areal Segway. A 2 hour – tour through the city or in the Archaeology in South Tyrol before 1919 and to benefit of the healing powers of the thermal outskirts. Detailed explanations for beginners. baths. The vast and perfectly tended theme park 02.04.-17.11.2019 of the Terme Merano extends itself over 52,000 m² Information: www.rund-um-tour.com, The beginnings of archaeology in South Tyrol and offers a green oasis in the centre of Merano, Passeggiata d’inverno 23, Merano, reach back to the time before 1919, to the period something which is rare today. Tel. +39 348 0482942 or Tel. +49 152 27508399 of history when today’s South Tyrol was still part Opening hours: daily from 9 a.m.-10 p.m. The of the Habsburg Austro-Hungarian Empire. The Outdoor pools in Thermenpark will be opened from special exhibition highlights some exciting finds 15 May to 15 September 2019. from these early days of archaeology, examines TANDEM-PARAGLIDING IN the first few excavations and reports on the early Information: Therme Meran, MERANO 2000 stages of the museum’s establishment. The word Piazza Terme 9, Tel. +39 0473 252000, An exciting adventure for two - take off with belongs to the pioneers and protagonists of these www.thermemeran.it the paraglider. Meeting point at the Ifinger cable early days – researchers and committed lay people car mountain station. Flight duration and price – who had one thing in common: their enthusiasm depends on the flying route. for local history and the protection of the cultural Information: Tandemclub Ifinger– treasures of the area. After the First World War, a Ivigna, Tel. +39 339 7631715, hundred years ago, the ‘Treaty of Saint-Germain‘ www.flyhirzer.com was signed, effectively transferring the area that is today’s South Tyrol to Italy. This political upheaval MERANO 2000 also left its mark on archaeology; the respon- HORSERACING ON ONE OF EUROPE’S sibilities of the offices in charge of monuments The varied area is perfect for family outings, hikers MOST BEAUTIFUL OBSTACLE changed, moneys had to be reallocated, and the and active recreation seekers. Visitors discover the RACETRACKS 94 museums took a new direction. The exhibition plateau Merano 2000 during a relaxed hiking tour explores this time of radical change and grants or on mountain bike; they enjoy the panoramic With catering (open from 12 noon), entertainment, the visitor an exciting insight into the history of views of the surrounding mountains and take in live music, champagne corner, pony riding for archaeology in South Tyrol before 1919. the tranquility of this unique natural landscape. children. Dates in APRIL: MON 22.04. (race of the For children, Merano 2000 offers in Winter the Haflinger horses); in MAY: SUN 19. & SUN 26.05.; Snowpark and in Spring/Summer/Autumn the Opening hours: TUE-SUN from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. in JUNE: SUN 02., MON 10., SUN 16., SUN 23., leisure world of Kinderland, but also the rail tobog- (last entrance: 5.30 p.m.). Closed on MON, if not a SAT 29. & SUN 30.06. Price and start of the race on gan ride Alpine Bob. public holiday. Closed on 01.05.2019. www.meranogaloppo.it. Price: adults € 9.00 reduced € 7.00, children up to Information: Meranogaloppo, via delle Opening hours WINTER up until Pallade, Merano, Tel. +39 0473 446222 6 years free of charge, family ticket € 18.00. Guided 24.03.2019: tour with audio-guide or on reservation. Ropeway Merano 2000: MON-FRI 9 a.m.-5.30 p.m., Information: South Tyrol Museum of HIKING TOUR SAT, SUN & on public holidays 8.30 a.m.-5.30 p.m. Archaeology, via Museo 43, Bolzano, Book a professional mountain guide and discover FREE BICYCLE RENTAL STATIONS Tel. +39 0471 320100, www.iceman.it Gondola Falzeben: MON-FRI 9 a.m.-5 p.m., South Tyrol’s trails. SAT, SUN & on public holidays 8.30 a.m.-5 p.m. Mountaineering School MeranAlpin, 15.04.-15.10.2019 Snowpark open daily 9.30 a.m.-3.30 p.m. Tel. +39 348 2600813, The two free bicycle rental stations are located in Alpine Bob: SAT-MON 11 a.m.-4.30 p.m., www.meranalpin.com via Piave Bus Terminal below the Terme Merano TUE-FRI closed and at the Merano train station. From 25.03. to 12.04.2019 all the lifts will be closed. AVS (Alps Association South Tyrol) Opening hours: MON-SAT 9 a.m.-7 p.m., closed Merano, Tel. +39 0473 237134, on SUN and in rainy weather. Upon presentation www.alpenverein.it of a document of identification and a deposit of Opening hours SPRING from 13.04. to € 5.00, ladies’-, mens’- and childrens’ bicycles can 28.06.2019: be rented. E-bikes are only available for rent in Ropeway Merano 2000: open daily 9 a.m.-5 p.m. CULTURE AND NATURE HIKING TOURS: Via Piave and are charged from the second hour Gondola Falzeben: open daily 9 a.m.-5 p.m. onwards (plus a deposit of € 50.00). All bicycles are Go hiking in Merano and its surroundings on easy equipped with a bicycle lock. Child seats, if availa- Alpine Bob: open daily 10 a.m.-4.30 p.m. walking paths, accompanied by a trained nature- ble, can be rented for free. and landscape guide; get to know the area, its Information: Funivie Merano 2000, inhabitants, culture and traditions, taste typical Information: Municipality Merano, via Val die Nova 37, Merano Tel. +39 South Tyrolean specialties on the way. Environment Department, 0473 234821, www.merano2000.com Tel. +39 0473 250191 Information: www.wanderfuehrer.it Merano Spring / 2019 LARGE MARKET every Friday morning, 8 a.m.-1 p.m. on Piazza Prader square and along via Mainardo up to the Events crossing via Otto Huber; food/clothes/leather goods/shoes/plants WED – 27.03. | 9.30–11.30 a.m. NORDIC WALKING FOR ADVANCED SMALL MARKET Meeting point will be communicated upon every Tuesday morning, 8 a.m.-1 p.m. on Piazza registration. Walking sticks on request. Prader; food/clothes/leather goods/shoes/plants Price: € 20.00. Information & registration: every Wednesday morning, 8 a.m.–1 p.m. in Emanuela Martini, Tel. +39 333 6233977, Piazza Vittorio Veneto in Sinigo/Merano Sud; [email protected] food/clothes

WED – 27.03. | 8.30 p.m. MARKET CALENDAR EASTER MARKET MOVIE: “OVER THE LIMIT” BY MARTA PRUS OF MERANO 22.04.2019 on the Piazza Prader near the rail- (FI / D / PI 2017) – 74’ way station from 8 a.m.–4 p.m. as part of the series of documentaries at the MERANO MARKET Cultural Center, via Cavour 1. Movie in original WHITSUN MARKET language with german subtitles. Rhythmic takes place every Saturday morning from 9 a.m. to gymnastics stands out for its beautiful aesthet- 1 p.m from 30.03. up until 26.10.2019. in the upper 10.06.2019 on Via delle Corse from 8 a.m.–4 p.m. ics. This impressive film about the final hurdle part of Corso Libertá / close to Piazza della Rena, – Olympic gold – of successful athlete Rita selling handicraft, food and much more. FARMER’S MARKET Mamun, shows how training can push physical and psychological limits. The Russian training The ideal place for a regional shopping experience every Saturday morning, 8 a.m.-12 noon, methods are questionable, the immense pressure or a discovery tour on the trails of taste experien- Via Galileo Galilei ces and traditional skills of our country. Only South on the young athlete is noticeable in every take. Tyrolean natural and handicraft products are sold From 05.06.2019 every Wedenesday morning, An exclusive insight into the Russian sports at the Merano market. A sustainable, authentic 7 a.m.-12 noon in via Mainardo; food/plants world – a story about pain, tears and the shopping experience in the traffic-calmed section Every Wednesday morning, 7 a.m.–1 p.m. Piazza intoxication of success. Free entry. 96 of Corso Libertá. The market stalls were designed Fontana in Maia Alta Information: Mairania 857, Tel. +39 0473 by „Icon Awards Designer of the Year 2014“, Marti- 230128, www.centroperlacultura.it no Gamper. www.merano.eu/der-meraner-markt FLEA MARKET every last Saturday a month from 8 a.m.–4 p.m. Passegiata d‘Inverno; Information: Tel. +39 329 9692019

March from 20.03.

WED – 20.03. | 9.30–11.30 a.m. NORDIC WALKING FOR ADVANCED Meeting point will be communicated upon registration. Walking sticks on request. Price: € 20.00. Information & registration: Emanuela Martini, Tel. +39 333 6233977, [email protected]

TUE – 26.03. | 9.30–11 a.m. DISCOVER NORDIC WALKING Meeting point: Elisabeth Park Merano. Walking sticks on request. Price: € 20.00. Information & registration: Emanuela Martini, Tel. +39 333 6233977, [email protected] Merano Spring / 2019

05.–07.04. | FRI – SUN | 4–6 p.m. SAT – 06.04. | 9 p.m. SNOW & GOLF TROPHY CONCERT: SUPPER’S READY PLAY GENESIS COOLEST E–CHALLENGE OF THE ALPS (PROGRESSIVE ROCK MUSIC) SUN – 31.03. April 4. ECO Urban SNOW ability E-tour in the Puccini Theater in Merano. Price:

NORDIC WALKING ALONG THE WAALWEGE in Merano and Val Passiria. On 05.04. at 4 p.m. € 15.00. Box office from 8 p.m. Information: (IRRIGATION CHANNEL PATHS) IN THE MERA- arrival of the electric cars in Merano, Piazza Max Reger Club Meran, [email protected] NO AREA Terme. On 06.+07.04. programme in Val Passiria. Meeting point, time and route will be com- Organization: Environmental Protection Asso- SUN – 07.04. | 8 p.m. municated upon registration. Walking sticks ciation Eco Move. Information & registration: on request. Price: € 20.00. Information and [email protected] – www.ecomove.cc CONCERT WITH THE VOCAL ENSEMBLE “OCTAV” registration: Emanuela Martini, Tel. +39 333 in the Christ Evangelical Church in Merano. 6233977, [email protected] Price: € 10.00. Information & organization: Merano Evangelical Church, via Carducci 31 Carducci, www.ev–gemeinde–meran.it SUN – 31.03. | 8.30 p.m. MAX REGER FESTIVAL – HOMÀGE TO MAX REGER AND FRANZ LISZT MON – 08.04. | 8.30 p.m. in the Christ Evangelical Church in Merano. With CONCERT OF THE TRIO STEFANO FERRARIO Rosmarie Rieder (piano), Alexander Monteverde (VIOLIN), JACOPO DI TONNO (CELLO) AND (viola) and Stephan Kofler (organ). Price: € 10.00. BRUNA PULINI (PIANO) Information & organization: Evangelische Ge- in the Pavillon des Fleurs (Kurhaus). 200 years meinde Meran, via Carducci 31, 01.04.–17.04. | 9.30 a.m.–12.30 p.m. Clara Schumann. Works by Robert Schumann, www.ev–gemeinde–meran.it, [email protected] MERANO SPRING: GARDEN OPENING Clara Schumann and Johannes Brahms. Free WITH EXHIBITION AT VILLA SAN MARCO entry. Information & organization: Merano Musikverein, Tel. +39 0473 448826, In the morning, the Villa San Marco opens www.assmusicalemeranese.it the park to the public as part of the “Merano Spring”. A newly designed permanent open air exhibition about the history of the Schwalben- TUE – 09.04. | 9.30–11 a.m. villa and a temporary exhibition about the First DISCOVER NORDIC WALKING 98 World War are available free of charge. Spacious park with sun loungers and bookcrossing shelf. Meeting point: Elisabeth Park Merano. Walking Free entry. Information: Academy of German– sticks on request. Price: € 20.00. Information Italian Studies at Villa San Marco, via Franz– & registration: Emanuela Martini, Tel. +39 333 Innerhofer 1, www.adsit.org 6233977, [email protected]

TUE – 02.04. | 9.30–11 a.m. 05.–07.04. | FRI 6–8 p.m. | SAT 9 a.m.–8 p.m. DISCOVER NORDIC WALKING SUN 9 a.m.–7 p.m. Meeting point: Elisabeth Park Merano. Walking 9. YOGA MEETING “MERANO IN YOGA” sticks on request. Price: € 20.00. Information & registration: Emanuela Martini, Tel. +39 333 in the Kurhaus in Merano and outdoors. Well– 6233977, [email protected] known international yoga teachers will again hold seminars and meetings in the Kurhaus. The program of “Merano in Yoga” also includes free WED – 03.04. | 9.30–11.30 a.m. lessons, conferences, concerts and exhibitions. NORDIC WALKING FOR ADVANCED A festival for experts and beginners alike. In- formation: Merano Tourist Office, Tel. +39 0473 Meeting point will be communicated upon 272000, www.merano.eu; Associazione Artè, registration. Walking sticks on request. Tel. +39 02 58113382, www.yogameeting.org Price: € 20.00. Information & registration: Emanuela Martini, Tel. +39 333 6233977, [email protected] 06.+07.04. | SAT + SUN PASSE–PARTOUT – AS PART OF THE INITIATIVE “SOUTH TYROL – EXPERIENCE YOUR CITY” The key that opens to some unknown places in Merano: Bunker, community, former high school of Merano, Kurhaus, the Prince’s Castle, Palais Mamming Museum, Municipal Theater, Stifterhof, Villa San Marco, San Zeno Castle. Times and information can be found in the own brochure, as well as on the website www.gemeinde.meran.bz.it Merano Spring / 2019

SAT – 13.04. | 8 p.m. TUE – 09.04. | 10 a.m.–1 p.m. FRI – 12.04. | 10 a.m.–1.30 p.m. SPRING CONCERT OF THE BAND OF MAIA ALTA SOUTH TYROL BALANCE A CULINARY CULTURAL WALK THROUGH in the Kursaal in Merano. Price: voluntary THE GREEN TIME–OUT IN THE CITY – MERANO THE EASE IN WALKING donation. Information: Bürgerkapelle Obermais, Guided half–day pleasure tour on foot through www.bkobermais.org See on page 57 Merano. Enjoy exquisite delicacies, experience South Tyrolean culture, listen to stories and get to know the people behind them. Experienced, SUN – 14.04. | 10.30 a.m.–12 noon TUE – 09.04. | 6 p.m. local guides will take care of you. Price: € 49.00. CONCERT OF THE BAND OF QUARAZZE CINEMA: “TOC TOC” BY VICENTE VILLANUEVA Meeting point at 9.50 a.m. in front of the Merano in the Kursaal in Merano. Free entry. (E 2017) – 90 ‘ Tourist Office, Corso della Libertà 45. Distance: 4 Information: Merano Tourist Office, km. Information & booking: Sissitours, Tel. +39 in the Cultural Center, via Cavour 1. In original Tel. +39 0473 272000, www.merano.eu language (Spanish) with subtitles in own 0473 424344, www.sissitours.it or in the Merano language. The films are framed by an introduc- Tourist Office, Tel. +39 0473 272000, tion and a discussion led by a native speaker. www.merano.eu Free entry. A cooperation of the “Centro Studi e Ricerche Palladio” and the Language Media Center Merano, Tel. +39 0473 252264 13.–14.04. | FRI – SUN THE “MERANO FLOWER FESTIVAL” WED – 10.04. | 9.30–11.30 a.m. IN NATURNO NORDIC WALKING FOR ADVANCED At the “Spring Festival Naturno” this weekend, Meeting point will be communicated upon the focus will be on topics such as flowers, gar- registration. Walking sticks on request. den and garden decoration, floristry and the bi- Price: € 20.00. Information & registration: cycle. Various local exhibitors will present their Emanuela Martini, Tel. +39 333 6233977, novelties at the flower and garden market in the [email protected] Rathaushof parking lot on the subject of garden and garden ornaments. Detailed programme see on page 49

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SUN – 14.04. | 5 p.m. SUN – 14.04. | 7.30 p.m. CONCERT MUSIC MERANO: GEORG FRIEDRICH SPRING CONCERT OF THE MUSIC BAND HÄNDEL – BROCKES–PASSION OF POSTAL in the parish church of St. Nicholas, Merano. in the Kursaal in Merano. Price: voluntary Conductor: Stephan Schultz. With Joanne Lunn donation. Info: Musikkapelle Burgstall, (soprano), Sarah Wegener (soprano), David All- [email protected] sopp (alto), Markus Schäfer (tenor), Daniel Jo- hannsen (tenor), Peter Kooij (bass), Peter Harvey (bass), choir of the Norddeutscher Rundfunk and TUE – 16.04. | 10 a.m.–1 p.m. Le Concert Lorrain. Prices: € 30.00 and € 5.00. SOUTH TYROL BALANCE Advance sale on SAT 13.04. from 10 a.m.–12.30 THE GREEN TIME–OUT IN THE CITY p.m.in the presale office of the Kurhaus. Box THE EASE IN WALKING office from 4 p.m. Information: Music Merano, Tel. +39 0473 211612, www.musikmeran.it See on page 57 Merano Spring / 2019

FRI – 19.04. | 8.30 p.m. TUE – 16.04. | 10 a.m.–4 p.m. CONCERT PERGOLESI: STABAT MATER CULINARY CULTURAL TOUR ON E–BIKES in the Christ Evangelical Church in Merano, via AROUND THE UPPER PART OF VAL VENOSTA – Carducci 31. With Lucia Cortese (soprano), Lucia ALPINE ROAD OF ROMANESQUE ART Napoli (mezzo–soprano) and Ensemble Meran- Guided day trip around the upper part of Val baroque. Head: Stephan Kofler. Price: € 15.00, Venosta on E–bikes. Get to know the coun- for teenagers up to 19 years € 10.00. Informa- try and its people along the Alpine Road of tion & Organization: Merano Musikverein, Tel. Romanesque Art. Stop at rustic farms, taste the +39 0473 448826, www.assmusicalemeranese.it, farms’ own specialities and wines. Experienced, local guides will take care of you. Price: € 89.00 incl. rental E–bikes and helmets. Meeting point SAT – 20.04. | 11 a.m. at 9.45 a.m. at Radverleih Südtirol at the train 2nd MERANO RUBBER DUCK RACE station in Malles. Route: 32 km (medium). In- (CHARITY EVENT) formation & booking: Sissitours, Tel. +39 0473 on the Passer between ponte della Posta and 424344, www.sissitours.it or in the Merano ponte Teatro. The event takes place in any Tourist Office, Tel. +39 0473 272000, weather. In case of flooding SAT 27.04. will be www.merano.eu MON – 22.04. | 10 a.m. the alternative date. At 11 a.m., the sponsor duck race takes place and at 12 noon, the lucky 123rd TRADITIONAL HAFLINGER GALLOP RACE WED – 17.04. | 9.30–11.30 a.m. duck race. Organizer: Meraner Service–Clubs. WITH PARADE Information: Tel. +39 345 6059456, NORDIC WALKING FOR ADVANCED on Easter Monday, the Haflinger gallop race [email protected], www.entenrennen.it marks the beginning of the new racing season at Meeting point will be communicated upon the Merano horse racing track. In the morning registration. Walking sticks on request. (at 10 a.m.) the magnificently decorated floats Price: € 20.00. Information & registration: and music bands parade through the city center. Emanuela Martini, Tel. +39 333 6233977, Programme of events at the racecourse starts at [email protected] 11 a.m. and the race starts at 1 p.m. Informa- tion: www.haflingerpferdesportverein.com, www.merano.eu

102 WED – 17.04. | 9.30 a.m.–4.30 p.m. CULINARY CULTURAL TOUR ON E–BIKES MON – 22.04. AROUND MERANO 10.30 a.m. | 11 a.m. | 1.30 p.m. 2 p.m. Guided day trip around Merano on E–bikes. BOTANICAL TREASURE HUNT IN THE GARDENS Get to know the country and its people. Stop at OF TRAUTTMANSDORFF CASTLE rustic farms, taste the farms’ own specialities A fun treasure hunt for young and old alike in and wines. Experienced, local guides will take the gardens of Trauttmansdorff Castle in search care of you. Price: € 89.00 incl. rental E–bikes of the “botanical Easter egg”. Accompanied by and helmets. Meeting point at 9.15 a.m. at garden guides. Concluding the parcour, there is Radverleih Südtirol at the train station in a practical part of the course where the partici- Merano. Route: 35 km (easy). Information & pants can make their own special Easter egg and booking: Sissitours, Tel. +39 0473 424344, decorate it with natural colors and floral motifs. www.sissitours.it or in the Merano Tourist Of- Price: entry to the Gardens. Limited number fice, Tel. +39 0473 272000, www.merano.eu SAT – 20.04. | 2.30–4.30 p.m. of participants of max. 18 people (adults and children over 6 years). Per family max. 2 adults SENSORY AWAKENING – GUIDED TOUR are allowed to participate. Information & WITH WORKSHOP IN THE GARDENS OF registration until the day before: The Gardens of TRAUTTMANSDORFF CASTLE FRI – 19.04. | 10 a.m.–1.30 p.m. Trauttmansdorff Castle, Via San Valentino 51a, A CULINARY CULTURAL WALK THROUGH fresh greenery, vibrant blossom and stimulat- Merano, Tel. +39 0473 255600, MERANO ing scents: On a guided tour of the Gardens of www.trauttmansdorff.it Trauttmansdorff Castle, visitors have the oppor- Guided half–day pleasure tour on foot through tunity to embark on an interactive experience Merano. Enjoy exquisite delicacies, experience for mind, body and soul. Price: € 10.50 (plus South Tyrolean culture, listen to stories and get entrance fee). Information & registration until to know the people behind them. Experienced, the day before: The Gardens of Trauttmansdorff local guides will take care of you. Price: € 49.00. Castle, via San Valentino 51a, Merano, Tel. +39 Meeting point at 9.50 a.m. in front of the 0473 255600, www.trauttmansdorff.it Merano Tourist Office, Corso della Libertà 45. Distance: 4 km. Information & booking: Sissi- tours, Tel. +39 0473 424344, www.sissitours.it or in the Merano Tourist Office, Tel. +39 0473 272000, www.merano.eu Merano Spring / 2019

TUE – 23.04. | 10 a.m.–4 p.m. CULINARY CULTURAL TOUR ON E–BIKES AROUND THE UPPER PART OF VAL VENOSTA – ALPINE ROAD OF ROMANESQUE ART Guided day trip around the upper part of Val Venosta on E–bikes. Get to know the country and its people along the Alpine Road of Romanesque Art. Stop at rustic farms, taste the farms’ own specialities and wines. Experienced, local guides will take care of you. Price: € 89.00 incl. rental E–bikes and helmets. Meeting point at 9.45 a.m. at Radverleih Südtirol at the train station in Malles. Route: 32 km (medium). In- formation & booking: Sissitours, Tel. +39 0473 424344, www.sissitours.it or in the Merano Tourist Office, Tel. +39 0473 272000, www.merano.eu

WED – 24.04. | 9.30–11.30 a.m. NORDIC WALKING FOR ADVANCED Meeting point will be communicated upon registration. Walking sticks on request. Price: € 20.00. Information & registration: Emanuela Martini, Tel. +39 333 6233977, [email protected]

WED – 24.04. | 9.30 a.m.–4.30 p.m. 104 CULINARY CULTURAL TOUR ON E–BIKES AROUND MERANO Guided day trip around Merano on E–bikes. Get to know the country and its people. Stop at rustic farms, taste the farms’ own specialities TUE – 23.04. | 9.30–11 a.m. and wines. Experienced, local guides will take DISCOVER NORDIC WALKING care of you. Price: € 89.00 incl. rental E–bikes Meeting point: Elisabeth Park Merano. Walking and helmets. Meeting point at 9.15 a.m. at sticks on request. Price: € 20.00. Information Radverleih Südtirol at the train station in & registration: Emanuela Martini, Tel. +39 333 Merano. Route: 35 km (easy). Information & 6233977, [email protected] booking: Sissitours, Tel. +39 0473 424344, www.sissitours.it or in the Merano Tourist Of- fice, Tel. +39 0473 272000, www.merano.eu TUE – 23.04. | 10 a.m.–1 p.m. SOUTH TYROL BALANCE THE GREEN TIME–OUT IN THE CITY THE EASE IN WALKING See on page 57 Merano Spring / 2019

SUN – 28.04. | 8.30 p.m. 25.–28.04. | THU – SUN FRI – 26.04. | 10 a.m.–1.30 p.m. TUE – 30.04. | 10 a.m.–4 p.m. CONCERT WITH DANIELA DEL MONACO (ALTO) MERANO FLOWER FESTIVAL A CULINARY CULTURAL WALK THROUGH AND ROBERTA SCHMID (ORGAN) CULINARY CULTURAL TOUR ON E–BIKES see page 22-35 MERANO AROUND THE UPPER PART OF VAL VENOSTA – in the parish church of St. Nicholas, Merano. ALPINE ROAD OF ROMANESQUE ART In the second edition, visitors can expect flower Guided half–day pleasure tour on foot through The Organ works by Max Reger – Part 4. Works installations and plant figures in the city center, Merano. Enjoy exquisite delicacies, experience by Johann Sebastian Bach, Max Reger, Giuseppe Guided day trip around the upper part of Val various workshops for children and adults and South Tyrolean culture, listen to stories and get Verdi, César Franck, Léon Boëllmann. Free entry. Venosta on E–bikes. Get to know the coun- a large flower market on the cure promenade. A to know the people behind them. Experienced, Information & organization: Merano Musikv- try and its people along the Alpine Road of varied programme of entertainment rounds off local guides will take care of you. Price: € 49.00. erein, Tel. +39 0473 448826, Romanesque Art. Stop at rustic farms, taste the the event. Further events take place on other Meeting point at 9.50 a.m. in front of the www.assmusicalemeranese.it farms’ own specialities and wines. Experienced, dates in the partner towns of Naturno (13–14 Merano Tourist Office, Corso della Libertà 45. local guides will take care of you. Price: € 89.00 April), Tirolo (01.05.) and Scena (03.–05.05.). In- Distance: 4 km. Information & booking: Sissi- incl. rental E–bikes and helmets. Meeting point formation: Merano Tourist Office, Tel. +39 0473 tours, Tel. +39 0473 424344, www.sissitours.it TUE – 30.04. | 9.30–11 a.m. at 9.45 a.m. at Radverleih Südtirol at the train 272000, www.merano.eu/meranoflowerfestival or in the Merano Tourist Office, Tel. +39 0473 DISCOVER NORDIC WALKING station in Malles. Route: 32 km (medium). In- 272000, www.merano.eu formation & booking: Sissitours, Tel. +39 0473 Meeting point: Elisabeth Park Merano. Walking 424344, www.sissitours.it or in the Merano sticks on request. Price: € 20.00. Information Tourist Office, Tel. +39 0473 272000, & registration: Emanuela Martini, Tel. +39 333 SAT – 27.04. | 2.30–4.30. p.m. www.merano.eu 6233977, [email protected] SENSORY AWAKENING GUIDED TOUR WITH WORKSHOP IN THE GARDENS OF TRAUTTMANSDORFF CASTLE TUE – 30.04. | 10 a.m.–1 p.m. fresh greenery, vibrant blossom and stimulat- SOUTH TYROL BALANCE ing scents: On a guided tour of the Gardens of THE GREEN TIME–OUT IN THE CITY Trauttmansdorff Castle, visitors have the oppor- THE EASE IN WALKING tunity to embark on an interactive experience See on page 57 for mind, body and soul. Price: € 10.50 (plus entrance fee). Information & registration until the day before: The Gardens of Trauttmansdorff Castle, via San Valentino 51a, Merano, Tel. +39 0473 255600, www.trauttmansdorff.it 106 SAT – 27.04. | 5 p.m. CONCERT MUSIC MERANO: SABINE MAYER (CLARINET) AND ARMIDA QUARTET in the Kursaal in Merano. Works by Ludwig van Beethoven, Jörg Widmann and W.A. Mozart. Prices: € 30.00, € 25.00 and € 5.00. Advance sale on FRI 26.04. from 10 a.m.–12.30 p.m. in the presale office of the Kurhaus. Box office from 4 p.m. Information: Music Merano, Tel. +39 0473 211612, www.musikmeran.it

SUN – 28.04. NORDIC WALKING ALONG THE WAALWEGE (IRRIGATION CHANNEL PATHS) IN THE MERA- NO AREA Meeting point, time and route will be communicated upon registration. Walking sticks on request. Price: € 20.00. Information and registration: Emanuela Martini, Tel. +39 333 6233977, [email protected] Merano Spring / 2019

FRI – 03.05. | 8 p.m. SAT – 04.05. | 2.30–4.30 p.m. 03.+04.05. | FRI + SAT | 8.30 a.m. FESTIVAL: RICARICART 9 SENSORY AWAKENING 9. BARCAMP SÜDTIROL in the Puccini Theater in Merano. Free entry GUIDED TOUR WITH WORKSHOP IN THE May in the Kurhaus in Merano. The Barcamp Südtirol with numbered tickets. Distribution of cards in GARDENS OF TRAUTTMANSDORFF CASTLE is a platform for the exchange of knowledge the youth centers. Information: Centro Giovani fresh greenery, vibrant blossom and stimulat- and the networking of parties in the sectors of S. Spirito – Strike Up, Tel. +39 0473 211377, ing scents: On a guided tour of the Gardens of tourism and communication and information [email protected] Trauttmansdorff Castle, visitors have the oppor- technology with a thematic focus on “Use of tunity to embark on an interactive experience digital technologies in tourism”. Organization: for mind, body and soul. Price: € 10.50 (plus NOI AG, in cooperation with IDM Südtirol, the SAT – 04.05. | 10 a.m.–5 p.m. entrance fee). Information & registration until Hoteliers– und Gastwirteverband (HGV) and the MARATHON FESTIVAL AS PART OF THE the day before: The Gardens of Trauttmansdorff Merano Tourist Office. Free entry. Information 26th HALF MARATHON MERANO–LAGUNDO Castle, via San Valentino 51a, Merano, Tel. +39 & registration: www.barcampsuedtirol.org on the cure promenade, with musical frame- 0473 255600, www.trauttmansdorff.it work. Information: www.marathon–meran.com; see page 48 SAT – 04.05. | 8.30 p.m. 03.–05.05. | FRI – SUN SPRING CONCERT OF THE MEN CHORAL THE “MERANO FLOWER FESTIVAL” IN SCENA SOCIETY (MGV) MERANO Scena turns into a fragrant flower paradise in in the Puccini Theater in Merano. Ticket sales on these three days. There are sun loungers and 27. + 29.04. from 9 a.m.–12.30 p.m. in the ticket ornate park benches in selected panoramic office of the Kurhaus, Corso della Libertà 29. squares. Highlights include the Tanzcafe on May Information: MGV Meran, www.laute.it/MGV 3 at piazza Raiffeisen, the Matinée at the garden Oberdorner with live music on May 4, the herbs and weeds market and the Farmers’ mile on Mitterplattweg on May 5. Detailed programme see on page 51

108 FRI – 03.05. | 10 a.m.–1.30 p.m. A CULINARY CULTURAL WALK THROUGH MERANO Guided half–day pleasure tour on foot through Merano. Enjoy exquisite delicacies, experience South Tyrolean culture, listen to stories and get WED – 01.05. | 9 a.m.–4 p.m. to know the people behind them. Experienced, THE “MERANO FLOWER FESTIVAL” IN TIROLO local guides will take care of you. Price: € 49.00. Festival with flower market in the center of the Meeting point at 9.50 a.m. in front of the village. The whole place shines as an alpine Merano Tourist Office, Corso della Libertà 45. flower garden. See page 50 Distance: 4 km. Information & booking: Sissi- tours, Tel. +39 0473 424344, www.sissitours.it or in the Merano Tourist Office, Tel. +39 0473 272000, www.merano.eu WED – 01.05. | 9.30 a.m.–4.30 p.m. CULINARY CULTURAL TOUR ON E–BIKES AROUND MERANO Guided day trip around Merano on E–bikes. Get to know the country and its people. Stop at rustic farms, taste the farms’ own specialities and wines. Experienced, local guides will take care of you. Price: € 89.00 incl. rental E–bikes and helmets. Meeting point at 9.15 a.m. at Radverleih Südtirol at the train station in Merano. Route: 35 km (easy). Information & booking: Sissitours, Tel. +39 0473 424344, www. sissitours.it or in the Merano Tourist Office, Tel. +39 0473 272000, www.merano.eu Merano Spring / 2019

09.–11.05. | THU 7 p.m. | FRI 9 a.m.– 6 p.m. SUN – 05.05. | 9.30 a.m. 06.05.–31.05. | 9.30 a.m.–12.30 p.m. TUE – 07.05. | 10 a.m.–4 p.m. SAT 9 a.m.–1.30 p.m. 26th HALF MARATHON MERANO–LAGUNDO & MERANO SPRING: GARDEN OPENING WITH CULINARY CULTURAL TOUR ON E–BIKES 9th INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM “RUN4FUN” – FUN RUN EXHIBITION AT VILLA SAN MARCO AROUND THE UPPER PART OF VAL VENOSTA – “PALLIATIVE WITHOUT BORDERS” ALPINE ROAD OF ROMANESQUE ART A sports event with international participants. In the morning, the Villa San Marco opens the festive opening and introduction to the topic The distance of 21.5 km between Merano and park to the public as part of the Merano Spring. Guided day trip around the upper part of Val on THU in the Puccini Theater in Merano. 24 Lagundo leads along flowering orchards. Start- A newly designed permanent open air exhibition Venosta on E–bikes. Get to know the coun- top–class speakers from all over Europe will take ing point and destination is Corso della Libertà about the history of the Schwalbenvilla and a try and its people along the Alpine Road of up the issue “Wege aus der Angst” (Ways out of in Merano. There will be also taken care of your temporary exhibition about the First World War Romanesque Art. Stop at rustic farms, taste the anxiety) in numerous lectures in the palliative culinary wishes on the cure promenade (already are available free of charge. Spacious park with farms’ own specialities and wines. Experienced, environment on FRI in the Puccini Theater. On starting on 04.05.) In addition, the 8th edition sun loungers and bookcrossing shelf. Free entry. local guides will take care of you. Price: € 89.00 SAT there will be short workshops in the voca- of the Merano “run4fun” full–length race with Information: Academy of German–Italian Stud- incl. rental E–bikes and helmets. Meeting point tional school “Savoy”. Price for the symposium: a length of 4.2 km takes place in the context of ies at Villa San Marco, via Franz–Innerhofer 1, at 9.45 a.m. at Radverleih Südtirol at the train € 220.00. Information, registration and detailed the half marathon. This is addressed at amateur www.adsit.org station in Malles. Route: 32 km (medium). In- programme: Förderverein Palliative Care, runners, power and Nordic Walker and has not formation & booking: Sissitours, Tel. +39 0473 Tel. +39 333 6048462, [email protected], a competitive character but is aimed at mass 424344, www.sissitours.it or in the Merano www.palliativohnegrenzen.com sport. Eligible for participation are men and MON – 06.05. | 8 p.m. Tourist Office, Tel. +39 0473 272000, women, as well as junior runners from the CONCERT MUSIC MERANO: ROBERTO www.merano.eu age of 13 years. Information & registration: COMINATI (PIANO) AND HAYDN ORCHESTRA FRI – 10.05. | 10 a.m.–1.30 p.m. www.marathon–meran.com; see page 48 OF BOLZANO AND TRENTO A CULINARY CULTURAL WALK THROUGH WED – 08.05. | 9.30–11.30 a.m. in the Kursaal in Merano. Conductor: Michele MERANO NORDIC WALKING FOR ADVANCED Mariotti. Works by Ludwig van Beethoven and Guided half–day pleasure tour on foot through Anton Bruckner. Prices: € 25.00, € 20.00 and Meeting point will be communicated upon Merano. Enjoy exquisite delicacies, experience € 5.00. Box office from 7 p.m. Information: registration. Walking sticks on request. South Tyrolean culture, listen to stories and Music Merano, Tel. +39 0473 211612, Price: € 20.00. Information & registration: get to know the people behind them. www.musikmeran.it Emanuela Martini, Tel. +39 333 6233977, Price: € 49.00. Experienced, local guides will [email protected] take care of you. Price: € 49.00. Meeting point at 9.50 a.m. in front of the Merano Tourist TUE – 07.05. | 9.30–11 a.m. Office, Corso della Libertà 45. Distance: 4 km. WED – 08.05. | 9.30 a.m.–4.30 p.m. DISCOVER NORDIC WALKING Information & booking: Sissitours, 110 Meeting point: Elisabeth Park Merano. Walking CULINARY CULTURAL TOUR ON E–BIKES Tel. +39 0473 424344, www.sissitours.it or sticks on request. Price: € 20.00. Information AROUND MERANO in the Merano Tourist Office, Tel. +39 0473 & registration: Emanuela Martini, Tel. +39 333 Guided day trip around Merano on E–bikes. Get 272000, www.merano.eu 6233977, [email protected] to know the country and its people. Stop at rustic farms, taste the farms’ own specialities and wines. Experienced, local guides will take TUE – 07.05. | 10 a.m.–1 p.m. care of you. Price: € 89.00 incl. rental E–bikes SOUTH TYROL BALANCE and helmets. Meeting point at 9.15 a.m. at SUN – 05.05. | 8.30 p.m. THE GREEN TIME–OUT IN THE CITY Radverleih Südtirol at the train station in ORGAN MAY – CONCERT WITH ADRIANO THE EASE IN WALKING Merano. Route: 35 km (easy). Information & DALLAPÈ (ORGAN) See on page 57 booking: Sissitours, Tel. +39 0473 424344, www. sissitours.it or in the Merano Tourist Office, Tel. in the Christ Evangelical Church in Merano. +39 0473 272000, www.merano.eu Price: € 10.00. Information: Meran Protestant Church, via Carducci 31, Tel. +39 0473 492397, www.ev–gemeinde–meran.it Merano Spring / 2019

MON – 13.05. | 10 a.m. TUE – 14.05. | 10 a.m.–4 p.m. MUSIC MATINEE CULINARY CULTURAL TOUR ON E–BIKES in the Palais Mamming Museum, upper part AROUND THE UPPER PART OF VAL VENOSTA of piazza Duomo, Merano. With songwriter WED – 15.05. | 9.30–11.30 a.m. ALPINE ROAD OF ROMANESQUE ART Gabriele Muscolino and accordionist Sergio NORDIC WALKING FOR ADVANCED Marchesini. In their original, musically elegant Guided day trip around the upper part of Val Meeting point will be communicated upon and refined songs, they tell of light and shad- Venosta on E–bikes. Get to know the coun- registration. Walking sticks on request. ow – a journey through Italian and German try and its people along the Alpine Road of Price: € 20.00. Information & registration: singer–songwriting. Free entry. Information & Romanesque Art. Stop at rustic farms, taste the Emanuela Martini, Tel. +39 333 6233977, registration (required): Urania Meran, Tel. +39 farms’ own specialities and wines. Experienced, [email protected] 0473 230219, www.urania–meran.it local guides will take care of you. Price: € 89.00 incl. rental E–bikes and helmets. Meeting point at 9.45 a.m. at Radverleih Südtirol at the train WED – 15.05. | 9.30 a.m.–4.30 p.m. TUE – 14.05. | 9.30–11 a.m. station in Malles. Route: 32 km (medium). In- CULINARY CULTURAL TOUR ON E–BIKES DISCOVER NORDIC WALKING formation & booking: Sissitours, Tel. +39 0473 424344, www.sissitours.it or in the Merano AROUND MERANO Meeting point: Elisabeth Park Merano. Walking Tourist Office, Tel. +39 0473 272000, Guided day trip around Merano on E–bikes. Get sticks on request. Price: € 20.00. Information www.merano.eu to know the country and its people. Stop at & registration: Emanuela Martini, Tel. +39 333 rustic farms, taste the farms’ own specialities 6233977, [email protected] and wines. Experienced, local guides will take care of you. Price: € 89.00 incl. rental E–bikes TUE – 14.05. | 10 a.m.–1 p.m. and helmets. Meeting point at 9.15 a.m. at Radverleih Südtirol at the train station in SOUTH TYROL BALANCE Merano. Route: 35 km (easy). Information & THE GREEN TIME–OUT IN THE CITY booking: Sissitours, Tel. +39 0473 424344, www. THE EASE IN WALKING sissitours.it or in the Merano Tourist Office, Tel. See on page 57 +39 0473 272000, www.merano.eu

WED – 15.05. | 8 p.m. CLOSING CONCERT OF THE MUSIC SCHOOL 112 MERANO FRI – 10.05. | 8.30 p.m. in the Puccini Theater in Merano. Free entry. CONCERT WITH THE DUO FANTASTÍCARÍA Information: Music School Merano, IL GIARDINO BELLEROFONTEO www.musikschule.it in the Palais Mamming Museum, upper part of piazza Duomo, Merano. With Paola Ventrella (Theorbo) and Lucia Cortese (Soprano). Works by Bellerofonte Castaldi, Claudio Monteverdi, Alessandro Piccinini, Luigi Rossi and Giovanni Giacomo Gastoldi. Free entry. Information: Merano Musikverein, Tel. +39 0473 448826, www.assmusicalemeranese.it, [email protected]

SAT – 11.05. | 2.30–4.30 p.m. SENSORY AWAKENING GUIDED TOUR WITH WORKSHOP IN THE GARDENS OF TRAUTTMANSDORFF CASTLE fresh greenery, vibrant blossom and stimulat- ing scents: On a guided tour of the Gardens of TUE – 14.05. | 8 p.m. Trauttmansdorff Castle, visitors have the oppor- tunity to embark on an interactive experience CONCERT MUSIC MERANO: TOBIAS KOCH for mind, body and soul. Price: € 10.50 (plus (PIANO) entrance fee). Information & registration until in the Pavillon des Fleurs, Kurhaus Merano. the day before: The Gardens of Trauttmansdorff The last three piano sonatas by Franz Schubert. Castle, via San Valentino 51a, Merano, Tel. +39 Prices: € 25.00 and € 5.00. Box office from 7 0473 255600, www.trauttmansdorff.it p.m. Information: Music Merano, Tel. +39 0473 211612, www.musikmeran.it Merano Spring / 2019

SUN – 19.05. FRI – 17.05. | 10 a.m.–1.30 p.m. INTERNATIONAL MUSEUM DAY A CULINARY CULTURAL WALK THROUGH Various museums in South Tyrol participate in MERANO the International Museum Day and offer a Guided half–day pleasure tour on foot through special programme. Motto “Museums – the Merano. Enjoy exquisite delicacies, experience future of living traditions”. Information: South Tyrolean culture, listen to stories and get www.museen–suedtirol.it to know the people behind them. Experienced, local guides will take care of you. Price: € 49.00. Meeting point at 9.50 a.m. in front of the Merano Tourist Office, Corso della Libertà 45. Distance: 4 km. Information & booking: Sissi- tours, Tel. +39 0473 424344, www.sissitours.it or in the Merano Tourist Office, Tel. +39 0473 272000, www.merano.eu

FRI – 17.05. | 8 p.m. CHARITY CONCERT WITH THE BAND “FALTENRADIO” in the Puccini Theater in Merano. Information: Lions Club Merano–Merano host, Tel. +39 0473 230353, www.lionsmerano.org

FRI – 17.05. | 8 p.m. CLOSING CONCERT OF THE MUSIC SCHOOL MERANO in the Pavillon des Fleurs (Kurhaus). Free entry. Information: Music School Merano, SUN – 19.05. 114 www.musikschule.it HORSERACING ON ONE OF EUROPE’S MOST BEAUTIFUL OBSTACLE RACETRACKS SAT – 18.05. | 9 a.m.–7 p.m. with catering (open from noon), entertainment, OPEN DAY FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES live music, champagne corner, pony riding for IN THE GARDENS OF TRAUTTMANSDORFF children. Price and timetable at CASTLE & TOURISEUM www.meranogaloppo.it. Information: Meranogaloppo, Tel. +39 0473 446222 For one day, visitors with disabilities (valid I.D. or official validation required) and a companion can enjoy the barrier–free Gardens of Trautt- SUN – 19.05. | 10.30 a.m.–12 noon mansdorff Castle – absolutely free of charge. CONCERT OF THE BAND OF SINIGO/MONTE- Registration is not required. Information: The FRANCO Gardens of Trauttmansdorff Castle, Via San Valentino 51a, Merano, Tel. +39 0473 255600, in the Kursaal in Merano. Free entry. www.trauttmansdorff.it Information: Merano Tourist Office, Tel. +39 0473 272000, www.merano.eu

SUN – 19.05. | 8.30 p.m. CONCERT WITH THE TRIO “IL FURIBONDO” BRILLIANT LINKS in the Christ Evangelical Church in Merano. With Liana Mosca (violin), Gianne de Rosa (viola) and Marcello Scandelli (violoncello). Works by Max Reger and Mozart / Bach. Price: € 10.00. Infor- mation & organization: Merano Musikverein, Tel. +39 0473 448826, www.assmusicalemeranese.it, in cooperation with the Evangelical Community of Merano, via Carducci 31, www.ev–gemeinde– meran.it, [email protected] and the “Max Reger” association Merano Spring / 2019

WED – 22.05. | 9.30–11.30 a.m. SUN – 26.05. FRI – 24.05. | 10 a.m.–1.30 p.m. TUE – 21.05. | 9.30–11 a.m. NORDIC WALKING FOR ADVANCED NORDIC WALKING ALONG THE WAALWEGE A CULINARY CULTURAL WALK THROUGH DISCOVER NORDIC WALKING Meeting point will be communicated upon (IRRIGATION CHANNEL PATHS) IN THE MERANO MERANO AREA Meeting point: Elisabeth Park Merano. Walking registration. Walking sticks on request. Guided half–day pleasure tour on foot through sticks on request. Price: € 20.00. Information Price: € 20.00. Information & registration: Meeting point, time and route will be com- Merano. Enjoy exquisite delicacies, experience & registration: Emanuela Martini, Tel. +39 333 Emanuela Martini, Tel. +39 333 6233977, municated upon registration. Walking sticks South Tyrolean culture, listen to stories and get 6233977, [email protected] [email protected] on request. Price: € 20.00. Information and to know the people behind them. Experienced, registration: Emanuela Martini, Tel. +39 333 local guides will take care of you. Price: € 49.00. 6233977, [email protected] TUE – 21.05. | 10 a.m.–1 p.m. WED – 22.05. | 9.30 a.m.–4.30 p.m. Meeting point at 9.50 a.m. in front of the Merano Tourist Office, Corso della Libertà 45. SOUTH TYROL BALANCE CULINARY CULTURAL TOUR ON E–BIKES Distance: 4 km. Information & booking: Sissi- SUN – 26.05. THE GREEN TIME–OUT IN THE CITY - AROUND MERANO tours, Tel. +39 0473 424344, www.sissitours.it THE EASE IN WALKING Guided day trip around Merano on E–bikes. HORSERACING ON ONE OF EUROPE’S MOST or in the Merano Tourist Office, Tel. +39 0473 Get to know the country and its people. Stop BEAUTIFUL OBSTACLE RACETRACKS See on page 57 272000, www.merano.eu at rustic farms, taste the farms’ own specialities with catering (open from noon), entertainment, and wines. Experienced, local guides will take live music, champagne corner, pony riding care of you. Price: € 89.00 incl. rental E–bikes FRI – 24.05. | 6–11 p.m. for children. Price and timetable at and helmets. Meeting point at 9.15 a.m. at www.meranogaloppo.it. Information: TUE – 21.05. | 10 a.m.–4 p.m. THE LONG NIGHT OF THE CHURCHES Radverleih Südtirol at the train station in Meranogaloppo, Tel. +39 0473 446222 CULINARY CULTURAL TOUR ON E–BIKES Merano. Route: 35 km (easy). Information & Many churches, monasteries and chapels in AROUND THE UPPER PART OF VAL VENOSTA – booking: Sissitours, Tel. +39 0473 424344, South Tyrol offer a varied, creative and appeal- ALPINE ROAD OF ROMANESQUE ART www.sissitours.it or in the Merano Tourist Of- ing programme. Information: Guided day trip around the upper part of Val fice, Tel. +39 0473 272000, www.merano.eu www.langenachtderkirchen.it Venosta on E–bikes. Get to know the country and its people along the Alpine Road of 24.+25.05. | FRI + SAT | 8 p.m. Romanesque Art. Stop at rustic farms, taste the farms’ own specialities and wines. Experienced, BALLET EVENT ONLY DANCE local guides will take care of you. Price: € 89.00 in the Puccini Theater in Merano. Traditional incl. rental E–bikes and helmets. Meeting point closing performance of ballet and dance classes. at 9.45 a.m. at Radverleih Südtirol at the train Price: € 10.00, € 8.00. Information: Amateur 116 station in Malles. Route: 32 km (medium). In- Sports Club Only Dance, Tel. +39 349 5590014, formation & booking: Sissitours, Tel. +39 0473 www.onlydance.it 424344, www.sissitours.it or in the Merano Tourist Office, Tel. +39 0473 272000, www.merano.eu SAT – 25.05. | 9 a.m.–12 noon KNEIPPING BAREFOOT SUN – 26.05. | 10 a.m.–5 p.m. ALONG THE WAALWEGE (IRRIGATION CHANNEL PATHS) OF LAGUNDO SPRING AT THE GARDENS – A DAY FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY IN THE GARDENS OF In this workshop, we will learn what very TRAUTTMANSDORFF CASTLE important and significant effects of our pace has WED – 22.05. | 8.30 p.m. on the rest of the body. Furthermore, we learn Together with the garden guides you will very simple water treatments and their effect reveal the secrets of the plant world at various CLOSING CONCERT OF THE MERANO STU- workshops and become a researcher yourself. DENTS OF THE MUSIC INSTITUTE “VIVALDI” according to the teachings of Sebastian Kneipp. Christian Zöschg, Pilates coach. Price: € 45.00. Workshops are for free. Information: Gardens of in the Puccini Theater in Merano. Free entry. Meeting point: Tel, car park Waalweg in Lagun- Trauttmansdorff Castle, via San Valentino 51a, Information: www.areamusicalevivaldi.it do. Information & registration: Urania Meran, Merano, Tel. +39 0473 255600, via Magnus 6, Merano, Tel. +39 0473 230219, www.trauttmansdorff.it info@urania–meran.it THU – 23.05. | 8.30 p.m. ORGAN MAY – CONCERT WITH STEPHAN SUN – 26.05. | 8.30 p.m. KOFLER (ORGAN) SAT – 25.05. | 11 a.m. FESTIVAL SONORA 702 ANIMA – L’ANIMA in the parish church Maria Himmelfahrt, Mera- CELEBRATIONS OF THE 90th ANNIVERSARY BAROCCA no. Free entry. Information: Meran Protestant OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF THE in the parish church of St. Nicholas, Merano. Church, via Carducci 31, Tel. +39 0473 492397, CARABINIERI – DEPARTMENT OF MERANO With Lucia Cortese (soprano), Benedetta www.ev–gemeinde–meran.it AND 205th FOUNDING YEAR OF THE MILITARY Mazzucato (alto), Guido Barbieri (narrator), POLICE CARABINIERI Ensemble Conductus. Management: Marcello Parade of the participants starting from piazza Fera. Music by G.F.Handel from “Il trionfo del Duomo, via Corso della Libertà to piazza Tempo e del Disinganno”. Price: € 20.00, reduced Teatro, cure promenade to the Kurhaus, where € 15.00. Information: Tel. +39 331 9926070, the music group of the 2nd Carabinieri Regiment [email protected], of Milan will give a short concert. www.conductus.it Merano Spring / 2019

THU – 30.05. | 8.30 p.m. TUE – 28.05. | 9.30–11 a.m. FESTIVAL SONORA 702 ANIMA DISCOVER NORDIC WALKING ARCHINCANTO June SAT – 01.06. | 8.30 p.m. Meeting point: Elisabeth Park Merano. Walking in the Church of the English Miss, Merano. ANNIVERSARY CHOIR CONCERT OF THE ASSO- sticks on request. Price: € 20.00. Information Concert with the world famous Corsican vocal UP UNTIL 15.06. CIATION OF ALPINE CHORAL ASSOCIATIONS & registration: Emanuela Martini, Tel. +39 333 ensemble “A Filetta” and Ensemble Conductus. 6233977, [email protected] Management: Marcello Fera. Works by J.C. in the Kursaal in Merano. Free entry. Acquaviva, B.Coulais, M.Fera, Trad. Corsica. Ad- Info: www.agach.eu mission: € 20.00, reduced € 15.00. Info: Tel. +39 TUE – 28.05. | 10 a.m.–4 p.m. 331 9926070, [email protected], SUN – 02.06. CULINARY CULTURAL TOUR ON E–BIKES www.conductus.it AROUND THE UPPER PART OF VAL VENOSTA – NORDIC WALKING ALONG THE WAALWEGE ALPINE ROAD OF ROMANESQUE ART (IRRIGATION CHANNEL PATHS) IN THE MERANO AREA Guided day trip around the upper part of Val Venosta on E–bikes. Get to know the coun- Meeting point, time and route will be com- try and its people along the Alpine Road of municated upon registration. Walking sticks Romanesque Art. Stop at rustic farms, taste the on request. Price: € 20.00. Information and farms’ own specialities and wines. Experienced, registration: Emanuela Martini, Tel. +39 333 local guides will take care of you. Price: € 89.00 6233977, [email protected] incl. rental E–bikes and helmets. Meeting point at 9.45 a.m. at Radverleih Südtirol at the train SUN – 02.06. station in Malles. Route: 32 km (medium). In- formation & booking: Sissitours, Tel. +39 0473 HORSERACING ON ONE OF EUROPE’S MOST 424344, www.sissitours.it or in the Merano BEAUTIFUL OBSTACLE RACETRACKS Tourist Office, Tel. +39 0473 272000, with catering (open from noon), entertainment, www.merano.eu live music, champagne corner, pony riding for children. Price and timetable at www.meranogaloppo.it. Information: Meranogaloppo, Tel. +39 WED – 29.05. | 9.30–11.30 a.m. FRI – 31.05. | 10 a.m.–1.30 p.m. 0473 446222 NORDIC WALKING FOR ADVANCED 118 A CULINARY CULTURAL WALK THROUGH Meeting point will be communicated upon MERANO 01.+02.06. | SAT 8 p.m. | SUN 6 p.m. SUN – 02.06. | 9 a.m.–12 noon registration. Walking sticks on request. BALLET PERFORMANCE ARABESQUE Price: € 20.00. Information & registration: Guided half–day pleasure tour on foot through BREAKFAST AT SISSI’S Emanuela Martini, Tel. +39 333 6233977, Merano. Enjoy exquisite delicacies, experience in the Puccini Theater in Merano. Final evening Brunch on the Sissi terrace with classical live [email protected] South Tyrolean culture, listen to stories and get of the courses of the amateur sports club Ballet music, € 23.50 plus entrance to the gardens. to know the people behind them. Experienced, School Arabesque. Classical dances as well as Reservation: Resaurant Schlossgarten Tel. local guides will take care of you. Price: € 49.00. folk and modern dances by the choreographers +39 0473 232350. Information: Gardens of WED – 29.05. | 9.30 a.m.–4.30 p.m. Meeting point at 9.50 a.m. in front of the Irmtraud Filippi, Tamara Gavioli, Sabine Raffein- Trauttmansdorff Castle, Via San Valentino 51a, Merano Tourist Office, Corso della Libertà 45. CULINARY CULTURAL TOUR ON E–BIKES er, Alice Trentini, Angela Morgenstern and Mar- Merano, Tel. +39 0473 255600, Distance: 4 km. Information & booking: Sissi- AROUND MERANO tina Marini. Price: € 12.00. Ticket sales one hour www.trauttmansdorff.it. tours, Tel. +39 0473 424344, www.sissitours.it before the start at the box office. Information: Guided day trip around Merano on E–bikes. or in the Merano Tourist Office, Tel. +39 0473 Amateur Sports Club Ballet School Arabesque, Get to know the country and its people. Stop at 272000, www.merano.eu [email protected] rustic farms, taste the farms’ own specialities

and wines. Experienced, local guides will take care of you. Price: € 89.00 incl. rental E–bikes and helmets. Meeting point at 9.15 a.m. at Radverleih Südtirol at the train station in Merano. Route: 35 km (easy). Information & booking: Sissitours, Tel. +39 0473 424344, www.sissitours.it or in the Merano Tourist Of- fice, Tel. +39 0473 272000, www.merano.eu Merano Spring / 2019

SUN – 02.06. | 9 p.m. WED – 05.06. | 9.30 a.m.–4.30 p.m. CONCERT: MUSIC SCHOOL MERANO GOES CULINARY CULTURAL TOUR ON E–BIKES MODERN AROUND MERANO at piazza Terme. Free entry. In bad weather the Guided day trip around Merano on E–bikes. Get event will take place in the Kursaal. Informa- to know the country and its people. Stop at tion: Music School Merano, www.musikschule.it rustic farms, taste the farms’ own specialities and wines. Experienced, local guides will take care of you. Price: € 89.00 incl. rental E–bikes MON – 03.06. | 8.30 p.m. and helmets. Meeting point at 9.15 a.m. at CONCERT WITH ALBERTO MARSICO & Radverleih Südtirol at the train station in ORGAN LOGISTIC – 4/4 Merano. Route: 35 km (easy). Information & booking: Sissitours, Tel. +39 0473 424344, www. in the Puccini Theater in Merano. Free entry. sissitours.it or in the Merano Tourist Office, Tel. Information & Organization: Merano Musikv- +39 0473 272000, www.merano.eu erein, Tel. +39 0473 448826, www.assmusicalemeranese.it THU – 06.06. | 8.30 p.m. 07.–09.06. | FRI 4–10 p.m. TUE – 04.06. | 9.30–11 a.m. FESTIVAL SONORA 702 ANIMA DEDICATED TO BORIS PORENA SAT 11 a.m.–midnight | SUN 11 a.m.–9 p.m. DISCOVER NORDIC WALKING in the Puccini Theater in Merano. With Nathan ASFALTART Meeting point: Elisabeth Park Merano. Walking Chizzali (cello solo), Petr Pavlov (viola solo), 13 ° INTERNATIONAL STREET ART FESTIVAL sticks on request. Price: € 20.00. Information Philipp Lamprecht (percussion), Ensemble Experience magical moments with top artists & registration: Emanuela Martini, Tel. +39 333 Conductus. Management: Marcello Fera. Works and musicians from all over the world. The 6233977, [email protected] by B.Porena and J.Haydn. In collaboration with city center of Merano becomes a show stage Kunst Meran. Price: € 20.00, reduced € 15.00. for clowns, artists, acrobats, musicians and TUE – 04.06. | 10 a.m.–4 p.m. Information: Tel. +39 331 9926070, ensemble. fire artists. Experience a city full of arts, joy [email protected], www.conductus.it and exuberance. In addition, there will also be CULINARY CULTURAL TOUR ON E–BIKES a handicraftmarket and cuisine on the Passer AROUND THE UPPER PART OF VAL VENOSTA – promenade. On FRI at 4 p.m.: official opening ALPINE ROAD OF ROMANESQUE ART FRI – 07.06. | 10 a.m. SUN – 09.06. 120 with opening parade through the streets of the Guided day trip around the upper part of Val CITY TOUR MERANO city center. In bad weather, some performances NORDIC WALKING ALONG THE WAALWEGE (IRRIGATION CHANNEL PATHS) IN THE Venosta on E–bikes. Get to know the coun- Price: € 8.00. Duration: approx. 90 minutes. will take place in the Puccini Theater in Merano, MERANO AREA try and its people along the Alpine Road of Information & registration (required): Merano Theater in the Old Town, in the Cultural Center Romanesque Art. Stop at rustic farms, taste the Tourist Office, Tel. +39 0473 272000, Mairania 857 and in the Nikolaussaal at the up- Meeting point, time and route will be com- farms’ own specialities and wines. Experienced, www.merano.eu per part of piazza Duomo. Detailed programme municated upon registration. Walking sticks local guides will take care of you. Price: € 89.00 and information: Kunstverein on request. Price: € 20.00. Information and incl. rental E–bikes and helmets. Meeting point Kallmünz, [email protected], www.asfaltart.it registration: Emanuela Martini, Tel. +39 333 at 9.45 a.m. at Radverleih Südtirol at the train 6233977, [email protected] station in Malles. Route: 32 km (medium). In- FRI – 07.06. | 10 a.m.–1.30 p.m. formation & booking: Sissitours, Tel. +39 0473 FRI – 07.06. | 6–11 p.m. 424344, www.sissitours.it or in the Merano A CULINARY CULTURAL WALK THROUGH TRAUTTMANSDORFF AFTER HOURS Tourist Office, Tel. +39 0473 272000, MERANO The Gardens of Trauttmansdorff Castle and the www.merano.eu Guided half–day pleasure tour on foot through Touriseum will remain open until 11 p.m. Sum- Merano. Enjoy exquisite delicacies, experience mer Nights Pass € 8.50, Evening tour (guided South Tyrolean culture, listen to stories and get WED – 05.06. | 9.30–11.30 a.m. tour) at 7 p.m. € 6.50. Gourmet–Menu at the to know the people behind them. Experienced, Schlossgarten Restaurant. Information: Gardens NORDIC WALKING FOR ADVANCED local guides will take care of you. Price: € 49.00. of Trauttmansdorff Castle, via San Valentino Meeting point will be communicated upon Meeting point at 9.50 a.m. in front of the 51a, Meran, Tel. +39 0473 255600, registration. Walking sticks on request. Merano Tourist Office, Corso della Libertà 45. www.trauttmansdorff.it Price: € 20.00. Information & registration: Distance: 4 km. Information & booking: Sissi- Emanuela Martini, Tel. +39 333 6233977, tours, Tel. +39 0473 424344, www.sissitours.it [email protected] or in the Merano Tourist Office, Tel. +39 0473 272000, www.merano.eu Merano Spring / 2019

10.+11.06. | MON + TUE | 8.30 p.m. WED – 12.06. | 9.30–11.30 a.m. SUN – 09.06. | 9 a.m.–12 noon FRI – 14.06. | 10 a.m. BALLET EVENT ONLY DANCE NORDIC WALKING FOR ADVANCED BREAKFAST AT SISSI’S CITY TOUR MERANO in the Puccini Theater in Merano. Traditional Meeting point will be communicated upon Brunch on the Sissi terrace with classical live closing performance of ballet and dance classes. registration. Walking sticks on request. Price: € 8.00. Duration: approx. 90 minutes. music, € 23.50 plus entrance to the gardens. Price: € 10.00, € 8.00. Information: Amateur Price: € 20.00. Information & registration: Information & registration (required): Merano Reservation: Restaurant Schlossgarten Tel. Sports Club Only Dance, Tel. +39 349 5590014, Emanuela Martini, Tel. +39 333 6233977, Tourist Office, Tel. +39 0473 272000, +39 0473 232350. Information: Gardens of www.onlydance.it [email protected] www.merano.eu Trauttmansdorff Castle, Via San Valentino 51a, Merano, Tel. +39 0473 255600, www.trauttmansdorff.it. MON – 10.06. | 8.30 p.m. WED – 12.06. | 9.30 a.m.–4.30 p.m. CHURCH CONCERT OF THE 1st CLUB OF CULINARY CULTURAL TOUR ON E–BIKES FRI – 14.06. | 10 a.m.–1.30 p.m. ACCORDIONS STUTTGART–WANGEN AROUND MERANO A CULINARY CULTURAL WALK THROUGH in the parish church of St. Nicholas in Merano. Guided day trip around Merano on E–bikes. MERANO Information: www.hhc–stuttgart–wangen.de Get to know the country and its people. Stop at Guided half–day pleasure tour on foot through rustic farms, taste the farms’ own specialities Merano. Enjoy exquisite delicacies, experience and wines. Experienced, local guides will take South Tyrolean culture, listen to stories and get TUE – 11.06. | 9.30–11 a.m. care of you. Price: € 89.00 incl. rental E–bikes to know the people behind them. Experienced, DISCOVER NORDIC WALKING and helmets. Meeting point at 9.15 a.m. at local guides will take care of you. Price: € 49.00. Meeting point: Elisabeth Park Merano. Walking Radverleih Südtirol at the train station in Meeting point at 9.50 a.m. in front of the sticks on request. Price: € 20.00. Information Merano. Route: 35 km (easy). Information & Merano Tourist Office, Corso della Libertà 45. & registration: Emanuela Martini, Tel. +39 333 booking: Sissitours, Tel. +39 0473 424344, Distance: 4 km. Information & booking: Sissi- 6233977, [email protected] www.sissitours.it or in the Merano Tourist Of- tours, Tel. +39 0473 424344, www.sissitours.it fice, Tel. +39 0473 272000, www.merano.eu or in the Merano Tourist Office, Tel. +39 0473 272000, www.merano.eu TUE – 11.06. | 10 a.m.–4 p.m. CULINARY CULTURAL TOUR ON E–BIKES FRI – 14.06. | 6–11 p.m. AROUND THE UPPER PART OF VAL VENOSTA ALPINE ROAD OF ROMANESQUE ART TRAUTTMANSDORFF AFTER HOURS WITH MUSIC Guided day trip around the upper part of Val The Gardens of Trauttmansdorff Castle and 122 Venosta on E–bikes. Get to know the country and its people along the Alpine Road of the Touriseum will remain open until 11 p.m. Romanesque Art. Stop at rustic farms, taste the Summer Nights Pass € 8.50, Evening tour (guid- farms’ own specialities and wines. Experienced, ed tour) at 7 p.m. € 6.50. Gourmet–Menu at local guides will take care of you. Price: € 89.00 the Schlossgarten Restaurant. Aperitivo lungo incl. rental E–bikes and helmets. Meeting point (buffet) in the Palmcafé at the Water Lily Pond. at 9.45 a.m. at Radverleih Südtirol at the train Information: Gardens of Trauttmansdorff Castle, station in Malles. Route: 32 km (medium). In- via San Valentino 51a, Meran, Tel. +39 0473 formation & booking: Sissitours, Tel. +39 0473 255600, www.trauttmansdorff.it SUN – 09.06. | 8.30 p.m. 424344, www.sissitours.it or in the Merano Tourist Office, Tel. +39 0473 272000, FR – 14.06. | 8.30 p.m. CONCERT OF THE ENSEMBLE GYMME www.merano.eu in the Christ Evangelical Church in Merano. FESTIVAL SONORA 702 ANIMA Price: € 10.00. Information & organization: L’ALTRA LINGUA Merano Evangelical Church, via Carducci 31, in the Puccini Theater in Merano. With Helga www.ev–gemeinde–meran.it Plankensteiner (baritone sax), Giacomo Agazzini (e–violin), Roberto Masotti (video projection), Ensemble Conductus. Head: Claudio Lugo. MON – 10.06. Works by C.Lugo (world premiere), Thelonous HORSERACING ON ONE OF EUROPE’S MOST Monk / M.Fera. Price: € 20.00, reduced € 15.00. BEAUTIFUL OBSTACLE RACETRACKS In collaboration with Kunst Meran. with catering (open from noon), entertainment, Information: Tel. +39 331 9926070, live music, champagne corner, pony riding [email protected], for children. Price and timetable at www.conductus.it www.meranogaloppo.it. Information: Meranogaloppo, Tel. +39 0473 446222

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APRIL MAY 01.-14. 01.-14. Veggie Weeks Flower Weeks

Vegetarian fare takes center stage during the Merano in Yoga meeting, Many familiar and popular plants used to adorn flowerbeds sport edible 124 whose main theme this year is: +Energy. Out of vegetables, fruit and grain, flowers that add special flavors and aromas to salads, snacks and desserts. light and tasteful dishes are prepared with a South Tyrolean twist. During Merano’s first Flower Weeks, several local restaurants will make creative use of this deliciously peculiar quality of many garden plants.

RESTAURANTS RESTAURANTS Bistro La Piazza +39 0473 259461 | www.hotelthermemeran.it Bistro 7 +39 0473 210636 | www.bistrosieben.it Bistro Therme Meran +39 0473 252000 | www.thermemeran.it Bistro La Piazza +39 0473 259461 | www.hoteltermemerano.it Brunnenplatz +39 0473 236366 | www.brunnenplatz.com Bistro Pienzenau +39 0473 236649 | www.bistropienzenau.com Dêjâvu +39 329 9449668 | www.dejau-restaurant.it Brunnenplatz +39 0473 236366 | www.brunnenplatz.com Europa Splendid +39 0473 232376 | www.europa.bz Dêjâvu +39 329 9449668 | www.dejau-restaurant.it Fino - Hotel Aurora +39 0473 211800 | www.hotel-aurora-meran.com Europa Splendid +39 0473 232376 | www.europa.bz Hasen Jos +39 0473 232599 | www.hasenjos.com Fino - Hotel Aurora +39 0473 211800 | www.hotel-aurora-meran.com Rössl bianco +39 0473 338032 | www.roesslbianco.it Rössl bianco +39 0473 338032 | www.roesslbianco.it Sigmund +39 0473 237749 | www.restaurantsigmund.it Sigmund +39 0473 237749 | www.restaurantsigmund.it Sissi – Andrea Fenoglio +39 0473 231062 | www.sissi.andreafenoglio.com The Gallery - City Hotel +39 0473 492550 | www.tapas-gallery.it The Gallery - City Hotel +39 0473 492550 | www.tapas-gallery.it Villa Heidelberg +39 0473 211955 | www.villaheidelberg.it

RESTAURANTS - PIZZERIA RESTAURANTS - PIZZERIA Mediterraneo +39 0473 055070 | www.mediterraneo.bz Kirchsteiger +39 0473 609580 | www.restaurant-kirchsteiger.it Trecinquesette357 +39 0473 055357 | www.trecinquesette.it Mediterraneo +39 0473 055070 | www.mediterraneo.bz

CAFÉ - BAR Konditorei | Pasticceria Pöhl +39 0473 234804 | www.konditoreipoehl.it Merano Tourist Office Tel. +39 0473 272000 [email protected] • www.merano.eu Merano Spring / 2019

JUNE The delightful world 01.-14. of South Tyrolean herbs South Tyrol’s clean mountain air and sunny climate, as well as a widespread adherence to 126 natural cultivation methods, account for the diversity of its herbal flora, which delights with rich fragrances and colorful blooms. Whether it’s marjoram or thyme, lemon balm or mint, basil or mallow: the uses in cooking of locally produced herbs are as varied as their abundance of species.

RESTAURANTS The ideal spot for a sustainable shopping experience Aqua Restaurant +39 0473 602370 | www.aqua-restaurant.it that is local by nature or a voyage of discovery in search Bistro 7 +39 0473 210636 | www.bistrosieben.it of South Tyrolean flavors and traditional expertise. Bistro La Piazza +39 0473 259461 | www.hoteltermemerano.it Bistro Pienzenau +39 0473 236649 | www.bistropienzenau.com Bistro Therme Meran +39 0473 252000 | www.termemerano.it SAT 30.03.-26.10.2019 Brunnenplatz +39 0473 236366 | www.brunnenplatz.com 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Dêjâvu +39 329 9449668 | www.dejau-restaurant.it Corso Libertà superiore Europa Splendid +39 0473 232376 | www.europa.bz Fino - Hotel Aurora +39 0473 211800 | www.hotel-aurora-meran.com Rössl bianco +39 0473 338032 | www.roesslbianco.it www.merano.eu Sigmund +39 0473 237749 | www.restaurantsigmund.it Sissi – Andrea Fenoglio +39 0473 231062 | www.sissi.andreafenoglio.com The Gallery - City Hotel +39 0473 492550 | www.tapas-gallery.it Villa Heidelberg +39 0473 211955 | www.villaheidelberg.it RESTAURANTS - PIZZERIA Kirchsteiger +39 0473 609580 | www.restaurant-kirchsteiger.it Mediterraneo +39 0473 055070 | www.mediterraneo.bz Trecinquesette357 +39 0473 055357 | www.trecinquesette.it

Merano Tourist Office Tel. +39 0473 272000 [email protected] • www.merano.eu