Experience South Tyrol – Page 26

Winery Kurtatsch | Cortaccia

The Kurtatsch winery is located within the most impressive locations of Italian viticulture, directly on the South Tyrolean Wine Route in the village of the same name. It is one of the oldest and smallest cellar cooperatives in South Tyrol and is one of the best wine producers in the region.

What distinguishes us?
Unique in South Tyrol and at the same time our trademark are our vineyards, which range from 220 to 900 metres above sea level on different soil types. The very warm, steeply sloping sites on clay and gravel soils with temperatures of up to 40 degrees in summer are among the hottest places in Italy and are predestined for the production of international top red wines.
The white wine grapes grow mainly on steep calcareous soils at altitudes of up to 900 m above sea level and benefit greatly from the cooling night winds.

The young team around chairman Andreas Kofler and cellar master Othmar Doná has dedicated itself to the uncompromising pursuit of the highest quality and combines tradition with modern technology.

70% of the 190 vineyards are located in the winery’s municipal area of the same name and are managed by 190 members. This small structure guarantees craftsmanship and a high level of quality.
Flexibility in the vineyard.

Our wines:

Terrior line:
Mostly they bear the name of their location. Wines from the most promising vineyards with low yields and special territorial character. Our quality standards are so high that certain wines only come into the TERROIR bottle in counted vintages.
– Chardonnay Riserva & Cabernet S. Riserva FREIENFELD
– Gewürztraminer Riserva & Merlot Riserva BRENNTAL
– Cuvée AMOS & Merlot Cabernet SOMA
– Sauvignon KOFL
– …and many more!

Selection line:
The first selection of the Kurtatsch vineyards. Reduced yields, strictly controlled cultivation and pure varietal aging create wines of great Kurtatsch personality. Characterized by fullness and finesse. Only grapes that meet our very strict quality guidelines make it into the SELECTION bottle.

Opening hours:
Monday – Saturday from 09:00 am to 12.30 am and from 02:00 pm to 07:00 pm

From 17. August to 2nd of November 2020:
Monday – Saturday from 09:00 am to 12:30 am and from 02:00 pm to 7:00 pm

Contact:
Winery Kurtatsch
Via del vino 23
39040 Cortaccia
+39 0471 880115

Sculpture Garden | Salorno

How to reach the Sculpture Garden

Only a few minutes from the centre of Pochi near Salorno, there is the sculpture garden of the artist Sieglinde Tatz-Borgogno. The “garden of desire” boasts a large number of artworks of the sculptor in a broad-leaf forest. The collection ranges from bronze and marble figurines to installations of the special kind. In this natural scenery the artworks enfold a particular aura, of course also according to the season and the natural lights.

Freedom and harmony between arts and nature, true to this motto Borgogno exhibits more than 200 artworks in this piece of land. The inner conflicts of the artist and her life experiences are reflected by the sculptures and also her personal development in the course of the years is perceivable. The sculpture garden can be visited both in summer and winter and is open to all the people who are interested in arts.

Opening hours:
Open all year round

Prices:
free entry

Contact:
Sculpture Garden
Buchholz
39040, Salorno
+39 0471 810231

Renon cablecar | Renon

How to reach Renon’s cablecar

Renon’s new cable car opened on May 23, 2009, offering a whole bunch of fantastic advantages for vacationers and local commuters alike : a generous schedule, short travel time and easy access. It’s a true gem. It only takes 12 minutes for the gondolas to move from Oberbozen/Soprabolzano to Bozen/Bolzano –they depart every 4 minutes, so there’s practically no waiting time.

Timetable:
Every 4 minutes starts the cablecar Renon from Bolzano and Soprabolzano from 6:30 to 21:48, last start at 22:45. Sundays starts from 7:10

Travel time: 12 minutes

Price:

One.way ticket	6,00 €
Return ticket	10,00 €
Children up to the age of 6	free
Bike	7,00€

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Note:
Save money on ticket rates with a value card, the Mobilcard or the RittenCard.
The stations and gondolas of Cable Car Renon are handicap-accessible and wheelchair friendly.
There is a fee for dogs and they must wear a muzzle. Only lapdogs ride free of charge and without muzzle.

Contact:
Tourist office Soprabolzano
Ing. Josef Riehl Platz 1
39054 Soprabolzano
+39 0471-345245

Convent San Floriano | Egna

How to reach the Convent S. Floriano

The convent in S. Florian was built in the 13th century. In the past it was famous for its hospitality to pilgrims. Nowadays it’s one of the best preserved pilgrim hospices in Europe. Also the great german artist Albrecht Dürer is supposed to have stayed in the hopice on his first journey to Venice. During summer there take place a lot of cultural events.

Open all year!

Contact:
Covent S. Floriano
S. Floriano
39040 Egna
+39 0471-810231

Museum of Popular Culture | Neumarkt

How to reach the Museum of Popular Culture

The museum of popular culture is situated in a historical building under the arcades of Egna. You can visit the living space of a middle-class family of the 19th and 20th century. The collection of antique furniture and articles of daily use gives you an impression of the life and culture of the past.

Please check this website for detailed information on opening hours and prices.

Contact:
Museum of Popular Culture
Alto Adige street 60
39044 Egna
+39 333 2394540

World of orchids | Gargazzone

How to reach the World of orchids in Gargazzone

South Tyrol is a special piece of earth. Due to the 300 sunny days a year, the mild, almost Mediterranean climate, the South Tyrol Orchid thrives here to a particularly healthy, strong and lively beauty. Valtl Raffeiner recognized this many years ago. His passion for orchids gave rise to the idea of using the excellent conditions in South Tyrol to delight people with the exceptionally high-quality and colourful variety of orchids.

The “Raffeiner Orchideenwelt” offers not only orchid lovers a world of experience to marvel at and discover, but also families from South Tyrol and holidaymakers from near and far.
However, not only the uniqueness of the exotic beauties will fascinate our visitors, but the entire structure of the complex will make for big eyes:
In the lake landscape the visitor sinks into the play of colours of the Koi carp. Over a bridge he reaches the other shore and passes a waterfall that awakens holiday feelings.
Children are offered space to let off steam in different areas and at the same time they can playfully learn their knowledge about orchids, their growth and reproduction in many stations.
A glimpse into orchid production also opens up to the curious, in order to examine the culture of the beauties that originate from their own production.
The tropical villa with its beautiful pond, where orchids swim their paths, invites you to linger. Your very special event could also take place here. Whether romantic or business – ideal for everyone.
The ORCHIDEA is the best place to round off an eventful tour with a piece of homemade cake or a small delicacy prepared with love. Next door you can keep an eye on the children on our adventure playground.
Whether on your own tour through the jungle world of orchids, which is unique in Europe, or in a group with a guided tour – you will feel our philosophy: to give pleasure to people with extraordinary and magnificent orchids from South Tyrol.
Explore the “Raffeiner Orchideenwelt” and let yourself be enchanted.

Opening hours:
o1. March 2018 – 31. October 2019:
Monday – Sunday 10:00 – 18:00

Prices:

Children until 6 years	free entry
Children from 7 to 16 years	6,50 €
Adults	11,00 €
Adults aged 65 and over	10,00 €
small Familycard (1 Adults + children until 18 years)	16,00 €
big Familycard (2 Adults + children until 18 years)	26,00 €
Groups of 15 or more persons	9,50 €
Annual ticket for children up to 12 years old	18,00 €
Annual ticket Adults	30,00 €
Guided tour for individuals	3,60€

guided tours:
Guided tour for individuals daily at 11:00 and 14.00 (60 minutes)
For groups on request.

note:
Dogs are not allowed into the Raffeiner Orchideenwelt. They are welcome to stay at the dog station with water bowl or to be taken to the ORCHIDEA.

Contact:
Orchideenwelt
Via Nazionale 26
39010 Gargazzone
+39 0471-920218

Piazza delle Erbe | Bolzano

How to reach the Piazza delle Erbe

The colourful and lively piazza delle Erbe, heart of the city centre, hosts the famous fruit and vegetable market daily (except on Saturday afternoon, Sunday and public holidays).

The Neptune fountain, with a statue with his trident and bronze shells, by G. Mayr di Fiè (1745), is on the corner with via Portici. It has been classified amongst the one hundred most beautiful fountains in Italy and is also called “Gabelwirt” (Innkeeper with fork).

On the corner with Via Museo a plaque on the façade of the neo-Gothic building, commemorates the old “Al Sole” hotel where eminent personalities such as Goethe, Herder and Emperor Giuseppe II, resided between 1783 and 1790.

Opening hours:
Monday to Friday from 7 am to 7 pm
Saturday from 7 am to 1 pm

Free entry!

Contact:
Piazza delle Erbe
39100 Bolzano
+39 0471-307000

Walther Square | Bolzano

How to reach the Walther Square

The Piazza Walther, also known as the “drawing room” of the town, was completed in 1808 by order of King Massimiliano di Baviera, and initially named after him. It was later given the name of the Archduke Giovanni d’Austria (Johannesplatz) and, in 1901, it was dedicated to Walther von der Vogelweide (1170-1230), one of the great German poets and storytellers of the Middle Ages. After the annexation of Alto Adige to Italy, the square was named after King Vittorio Emanuele III and, only in the second part of the post-war period, the name of the German poet was resumed. A monument to Walther, of neo-Romanesque style, sculpted in white Lasa marble by the Venostan sculptor Heinrich Natter (1889), dominates the centre of the square. In 1935 the fascist authorities had it transferred to a more secluded part of town (Rosegger Park – via Marconi). The monument was later relocated in the square in 1985.

Opening hours:
open all year

Free entry!

Contact:
Tourist office Bolzano
Südtiroler Str. 60
39100 Bolzano
+39 0471-307000

Kröll Tower | Gargazzone

How to reach the Kröll Tower, Gargazzone

Medieval tower high above Gargazzone and the Etschtal Valley. The Trautson coat of arms can be seen above the round arched entrance. The tower is believed to have been built by Bertold Chrello-Trautson, whose name appears in records dating from 1237.

Contact
Tourist information Lana and environs
via Andreas Hofer 9/1
39011 Lana
+39 0473 561 770

Assumption of Our Lady Cathedral | Bolzano

How to reach Assumption of Our Lady Cathedral

It is Bolzano’s chief landmark and at the same time a gem of Romanesque and Gothic architecture, a symbol of the sustained and fruitful meeting of southern and northern influences in Bolzano. The subject is of course the Assumption of Our Lady Cathedral, showpiece of the town’s medieval centre and main square, the Walther Square.

The cathedral is best approached from the square. The ground plan was laid in early Christian times, a rectangular-shaped church was later built in Romanesque style and consecrated in 1180, dedicated to the Assumption of Our Lady.

The architects and master builders, the Schiche brothers from Augsburg gave the cathedral its Gothic appearance in the 14th century, built of reddish sandstone from Val Gardena and yellow sandstone from the south of South Tyrol. The gargoyles reminiscent of Notre Dame in Paris are artistically chiselled and masterworks of High Gothic architecture.

Opening hours:
Monday to Saturday from 10 am to 12 am and from 2 pm to 5 pm

Free entry!

Contact:
Assumption of Our Lady Cathedral
Pfarrplatz 27
39100 Bolzano
+39 0471-978676