When the cultural experience is so close, it's worth immersing yourself in it time and again.
TREASURES TO DISCOVER.
Artistic cities, diverse museums, medieval castles: culture and nature lovers will find charming sights throughout South Tyrol, right down into Trento.
The enchanted mountain: Messner Mountain Museum
IN SIGMUNDSKRON CASTLE.
The extreme mountaineer Reinhold Messner opened one of his six Messner Mountain Museums, or MMM for short, in one of the largest castle complexes in South Tyrol. The permanent exhibition "The enchanted mountain" tells of the importance of mountains for people.
The Iceman: Ötzi museum in Bolzano
WORLD-FAMOUS GLACIER MUMMY.
Ötzi found his final resting place in the South Tyrol Archaeology Museum in the centre of Bolzano. The museum offers many insights into the past and present of South Tyrol in addition to the permanent exhibition.
The natural jewels of the south: Kalterer and Montiggler lakes
ON THE SOUTH TYROLEAN WINE ROAD.
The Kalterer See is the warmest bathing lake in the Alps. The smaller and larger Montiggler lakes are just a few kilometres away. Discover the lakes as part of a bike tour along the South Tyrolean Wine Route, which also takes you past the best wineries in the country.
The botanical highlight: The gardens of Trauttmansdorff Castle
BLOOMING BEAUTY AND SCENTS.
The 80 garden landscapes in Meran are among the most beautiful gardens in the world and impress with botanical rarities, viewing platforms, a water lily pond, artist pavilions and a botanical underworld. The Trauttmansdorff Castle is also home to the Touriseum, which tells the story of alpine tourism.
The palace of pictures: Runkelstein Castle above Bolzano
AT THE ENTRANCE TO THE SARNTAL.
It's not just the name of Runkelstein Castle that sounds like something from an old fairy tale. The medieval fortress from the 13th century majestically towers over Bolzano and is home to the most extensive secular fresco cycle of the Middle Ages. The scenes from court life tell of hunting, knights' tournaments and everyday life in the Middle Ages.
