Sights in Merano

Ancestral castle of Tyrol and provincial museum of history and culture.
The archeological museum provides an overall view about the early settlers (7 BC) in this alpine region. From the Bronze Age, there is a melting furnace, still fully intact to be seen.

Open from 14.03. to 08.12. between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m.
Day off: Monday

Guided tours: 10.15 and 14.00
Tel. +39 0473 220221
Fax +39 0473 221132
www.schlosstirol.it (website in German and Italian only)

The fragrant gardens of Trauttmansdorff Castle stretch across a sunny slope above Merano. In the gardens plants from all over the world are arranged according to their country of origin, taking into account the relationships between natural vegetation, climate, locality and human influence.

01.04. – 31.10.: 9.00 – 19.00 (last entry: 18)
01.11. – 15.11.: 9.00 – 17.00 (last entry: 16)
No days off - pets are not allowed

Tel. +39 0473 235730
Fax +39 0473 235731
www.trauttmansdorff.it

Exploring the town is a real must, for the town centre and its surroundings too, contain countless art-historical jewels and treasures which testify to the town?s eventful past. There are, for instance, fairytale-like castles, a great number of churches, mainly in Gothic style, with rare architectonic features, museums housing unconventional and original artefacts, a modern house of art...
Moreover, the town boasts famous parks and gardens, promenades and footpaths as well as the medieval town centre with its arcades, narrow lanes and buildings featuring oriels and vaults.

At the former farmstead of the Tyrolean freedom-fighter Andreas Hofer (1767–1810) in the village of St. Leonhard in the Passeiertal valley in the South Tyrol a museum, the Museum Passeier, is situated.

Open from March to November every day from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Last entry: 17.30
Day off: Monday

Tel. +39 0473 659086
Fax +39 0473 657721
www.museum.passeier.it

Myth of the Mountain

The museum is housed in Juval Castel, which is also Reinhold Messner's private proberty. The collections here focus on the "Myth of the Mountain", and the world's holiest mountains can be admired in one of the galleries. A unique collection of Tibetica, masks and artefacts from live continents bear witness to the religious aspect of the mountains. In addition Messner also runs an organic farm with inn and vineyard here.

Opening hours: to June 30 and from September 1 to Novermber 1 2015

Closed on Wednesdays. Only guided tours.

www.messner-mountain-museum.it