Sights and attractions Bike Routes Adige/Etsch Bike Route on the Via Claudia Augusta along South Tyrol’s valley bike routes Brennero/Brenner – Bolzano/Bozen Bike Route Val Pusteria/Pustertal Bike Route Main route Secondary route Town/Village Monastery/Church Food/Wine Castle/Fortress/Manor Museum Garden Water 1 2 3 24 25 15 16 23 4 22 17 5 26 18 6 27 9 20 19 8 7 21 10 11 12 Karo Druck Karo 13 PRINTING: 14 Cassandra Han Viti | Viti Cassandra Han TRANSLATION: inQuadro | inQuadro South Tyrol Marketing Group/Alessandro Trovati, Alex Filz, Clemens Zahn, Daniel Geiger, Frieder Blickle, Helmuth Rier, Laurin Moser, Stefano Scatà: Scatà: Stefano Moser, Laurin Rier, Helmuth Blickle, Geiger, Frieder Daniel Clemens Zahn, Alex Filz, Trovati, Marketing Group/Alessandro South Tyrol PHOTOGRAPHY: Strakova Ride/Magdalena Wolkenstein von Gelmini; Oswald Castle/Marion Gardens of Trauttmansdorff The Moser; Bureau/Laurin Tourist de Corones/Kronplatz Plan & DESIGN: CONCEPT 1/4/12 2:32 PM 2:32 1/4/12 1 40.indd 50 0 Verona 4 5 11 4 5 Milano Venezia 4 5 Brescia 4 5 Fruit & Vegetable Market Treviso Bergamo 4 5 5 Val Pusteria/Pustertal Bike Route 4 The explosion of colours at Bolzano/Bozen’s fruit and vegetable market delighted Cycling through pristine nature and a bucolic landscape the German poet Goethe. Even today, the market’s fruit, vegetables and flowers Lugano still attract locals and tourists alike – and in droves. The market, which runs from 2 Trento Udine 2 2 2 2 22 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., is also a wonderful place to pick up some of South Tyrol’s most popular products: Speck ham, cheeses, salami and fresh local bread are Santerhof Winery among the favourites. The market is closed on Sundays and public holidays. Bolzano/Bozen 5 Italy’s northernmost wine specialises in the cultivation of organic products – es- 4 Cortina 2 2 pecially wine, juices and fruit. The Gasser family has revived the Rio di Pusteria/ 0.5 km Merano/Meran 2 2 2 Bressanone/Brixen Glorenza/Glurns Mühlbach winegrowing tradition, which had seemingly been consigned to 2 Brunico/Bruneck 2 2 der Drau Drau der 2 Chur Daily except Saturday afternoons and Sundays oblivion. Now they press grapes and make wine in the estate’s own cellars. 2 Spittal an Spittal Vipiteno/Sterzing 2 2 Bolzano and Environs Tourist Bureau | Piazza Walther, 8, 39100 Bolzano/Bozen Directly beside the bike path Vaduz phone: +39 0471 307 000 | [email protected] | www.bolzano-bozen.it 2 Innsbruck 4 5 Guided visits available by prior arrangement Zürich 4 5 12 Via Pusteria, 40, 39037 Rio di Pusteria/Mühlbach | phone: +39 0472 849 632 Bregenz MMM Firmian [email protected] | www.santerhof.eu 2 MMM Firmian, which is the centrepiece of the Messner Mountain Museum pro- More info: Gitschberg Jochtal Tourist Association | www.gitschberg-jochtal.com 12/18/11 4:46 PM 4:46 12/18/11 1 15.indd Salzburg 4 5 Rosenheim ject and is housed in Sigmundskron Castle near Bolzano/Bozen, examines the 23 2 relationship between man and mountain. The route of the museum is spread Museum of Folk Traditions in Teodone throughout the extensive castle grounds: pathways, stairs, and towers lead the München 4 5 visitor deep into the mountain. The exhibition sheds light on the origin of the This museum near Brunico/Bruneck allows visitors to plunge into rural life in mountain and the various ways it has been exploited by man. Exhibits cover the South Tyrol’s valleys as it once was. This world is brought to life in a very evoca- importance of the summit as a landmark and bridge to the hereafter, the his- tive manner – old farmhouses, granaries, cowsheds, stables, innumerable tools www.suedtirol.info/gettingthere tory of mountaineering, and modern-day Alpine tourism. and instruments – helping even the youngest of visitors imagine how people There Getting 6 once worked and lived with only the very simplest of means. 0.6 km Adige/Etsch Bike Route Church of St. Proculus 1.3 km Standard – Map Südtirol First Sunday in March to the third Sunday in November, This little church, one of South Tyrol’s oldest early-Christian churches, boasts from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Last entry at 5:00 p.m. Closed on Thursdays From Easter Monday to the end of October. Tuesdays through Saturdays from on the Via Claudia Augusta rare frescoes dating from the early Middle Ages. The adjacent museum affords a 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Sundays and public holidays from 2:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Via Castel Firmiano, 53, 39100 Bolzano/Bozen | phone: +39 0471 631 264 glimpse into the local way of life from late antiquity to the early Middle Ages, in Closed on Mondays. July and August: from 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Cultural experiences ranging from gardens to architecture [email protected] | www.messner-mountain-museum.it the Gothic period, and in times of plague. August: open also on Mondays More info: Bolzano and Environs Tourist Bureau | www.stradadelvino.info 1 1 km 13 Via Duca Diet, 24, 39031 Brunico/Bruneck | phone: +39 0474 552 087 Tower in the Lake, Curon [email protected] | www.museo-etnografico.it Two weeks before Easter until the beginning of November Lido Pool at Lake Caldaro More info: Bruneck Kronplatz Tourist Association | www.bruneck.com The sunken church steeple of Curon/Graun, which protrudes out of Resia/Reschen Tuesdays through Sundays 9:30 a.m. – noon and 2:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. The outdoor swimming pool complex known as the Lido is situated just beside Lake, is the most photographed spot in the Venosta/Vinschgau Valley. In 1950, the Closed Mondays; open on public holidays 24 village and a part of Resia were sacrificed in order to create the reservoir lake. the warmest bathing lake in the Alps: Lago di Caldaro, known as the Kalterer Via San Procolo, 39025 Naturno/Naturns See in German. A striking architectural form and sculptural elements that jut Sheep’s Wool Museum Directly along the bike route phone: +39 0473 667 312 or +39 348 92 03 829 up into the air make the pool noteworthy – and easy to spot. The Lido offers a [email protected] | www.procolo.org pleasant combination: the convenience of a swimming pool and all the advan- In the village of Caminata/Kematen, Helene Brusa has revived the old sheep- Can be viewed all year round More info: Naturno Tourist Association | www.naturns.it tages of a natural bathing lake. shearing techniques and works wool into loden, yarn and clothing. Museum visi- Local museum in Curon open July–September tors can watch her as she works and, of course, purchase her products. Admission: voluntary contribution 1.8 km www.suedtirol.info 7 0.1 km Passo Resia Tourist Association | Strada Statale, 61, 39027 Curon/Graun Kränzel Labyrinth Garden May to September, 9:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. [email protected] Monday through Friday: 3:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. 471 999 999 999 999 471 0 phone: +39 0473 634 603 | [email protected] | www.passoresia.it +39 phone: The Kränzel Estate interweaves the themes of mazes, gardens, wine, and art all Kaltern Tourist Association | Piazza Principale, 8, 39052 Caldaro/Kaltern Saturday: 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. 2 into one experience that is as intriguing as it is unique. phone: +39 0471 963 169 | [email protected] | www.caldaro.info Bolzano/Bozen I-39100 Helene Brusa, Cantuccio, 2, 39032 Caminata/Kematen | phone: +39 0474 679 581 11 Parrocchia, della Piazza Marienberg Abbey 18 More info: Tauferer Ahrntal Tourist Bureau | www.tures-aurina.com 3 km 14 Information Südtirol The Lords of Tarasp were the original twelfth-century donors for Marienberg Tramin Winery Abbey of the Augustinian Canons Regular Abbey, which overlooks Burgusio/Burgeis. Marienberg’s elevation at 1,340 23 March – 4 November daily, 9:30 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. 25 metres makes it Europe’s highest Benedictine abbey. Monks have lived here in Architecture devotees and wine enthusiasts will be equally delighted by this winery, This monastery complex, the largest in all of Tyrol, is one of the most remarkable Graukäse Cheese from the Aurina Valley attractions in the Isarco/Eisack Valley. Particularly noteworthy features of Abbazia accordance with the Rule of St. Benedict for more than 800 years. Former work Via Palade, 1, 39010 Cermes/Tscherms | phone: +39 0473 564 549 designed by Werner Tscholl, at the entrance to the village of Termeno. di Novacella, known as Augustiner Chorherrenstift Neustift in German, include quarters have been transformed into exhibition spaces that give a glimpse into [email protected] | www.labyrinth.bz Gewürztraminer, the internationally known white wine, derives its name from the Ahrntal Graukäse (Grau = grey; Käse = cheese) has garnered top awards from the its round Engelsburg Tower, basilica in the late Baroque style, Well of Wonders, li- everyday life at the monastery, which always followed the principle of ora et la- More info: Lana Tourist Association | www.lana.info German name of the village: Tramin. – the German name of which lent its name to Slow Food movement. You can purchase it at the Pircher Despar store, along vora (pray and work). The exhibition also encompasses historical events and the the celebrated Gewürtztraminer grape variety. Tramin Winery is well equipped to brary filled with rare manuscripts, and historical art gallery. As if that isn’t enough, with products from some fifty of South Tyrol’s farmers and artisans.