Sightseeing Destinations

In the localities of Platten / Oberwielenbach (approx. 6 km), in Terenten (approx. 30 km) and Ritten near Bozen (approx. 100 km), accessible on easy foot paths, you can admire this unique natural wonder which are the earth pyramids. They emerged from the debris of prehistoric glaciers and were formed by corrosion of water, frost and wind.

On a 2.5 ha open space the visitors can make a time journey back in history and stroll around old farm houses, try out some old tools, or discover a water mill stone, and imagine what our grand parents´or grand-grand parents ´ lives were like – how tough and simple it was, and, why not, dream of the “good old days”.

Of great interest is the crypt, as well the prehistoric pieces of excavation

Built in Baroque style, splendid interiors.

It is the oldest castle in the Upper Puster Valley.

Where once the Austrian Empress Sisi, who used Trauttmansdorff Castle as her winter domicile, enjoyed promenading, today, the botanic gardens extend around this historic building. Situated on the eastern periphery of Merano and bordered by a downy oak forest, the gardens extend over 12 hectares.

Like a fairy tale castle, the Castle of Taufers, the biggest and best preserved castle of the Puster Valley, is set in a fantastic scenery with some of the most impressive and highest mountain peaks of the Ahrn Valley.

Was one biggest and strongest fortifications of its times.

Its church is built in late baroque style, whereas the cloister is gothic. Miracle fountain and one of the finest collection of paintings and library.

Originally built in Ottomane style, around 1200 the cathedral was reconstructed in Romanesque style. From 1745 to 1754 a new part in baroque style was added. The cloister is one of the finest examples of Romanesque architecture of the whole region, with frescoes dating back to the 14th and 15th centuries.