Allerengelberg Monastery | Schnalstal Valley

How to reach the Allerengelberg Monastery

Founded in 1326 by Carthusian monks, the Allerengelberg Monastery forms a dramatic backdrop to the picturesque village of Monte S. Caterina/Katharinaberg in Val Senales/Schnalstal Valley.

The monks inhabited its walls in peace and seclusion for over 400 years. With the advent of secularization under Joseph II, the Carthusian abbey in the Schnalstal Valley was closed in 1782 and the buildings converted into living quarters. The former Carthusian abbey has remained intact and is open to visitors year round. In the summer, guided tours of the monastery are offered.

The Silentium Project in the village of Certosa/Karthaus is dedicated to the concept of silence in keeping with the peaceful atmosphere. Art exhibitions are sometimes held in the old cloister, and a contemplative walk known as the Via Monachorum leads to the former abbey.

Opening hours: 
Visit of the monastery village: all year round
Art exhibition: mid-July to end of August
daily from 21 pm to 6:30 pm
Sundays and holidays also from 10 am to 12 pm

Entry fees: 
free entry

Contact:
Allerengelberg Monastery in Schnalstal Valley
Karthaus 100
39020 Schnals
+39 0473 679148

Monte Corno Nature Park | Bassa Atesina

How to reach the Monte Corno Nature Park

The Monte Corno visitor center is located in the building of the “old mill” in the center of Trodena. Under the theme “Make visible the hidden” it gives information on the biodiversity of the Nature Park Monte Corno. Furthermore, the visitor also gets information about the geological structure, the flora, and fauna of the nature park as well as on the culture and history of the place. The centerpiece of the house is certainly the electricity-powered elevator mill built 1948-49. It’s three stories high and the only one in South Tyrol which works today. The flour, which is being ground in the summer season on the mill grinding days, is used for baking bread.

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

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Contact:
Naturparkhaus Trudner Horn
Am Kofl 2
39040 Truden im Naturpark
+390471 869247

Little Museum | Lana

How to reach the Little Museum in Lana

1991 Alexander Schwabl found during cleanup in the basement a few pieces of equipment from the Second World War. He decided to keep these things in order to preserve them from decay and thus from oblivion. Soon, other findings from other basements, attics, and storage rooms were added.

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

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Contact:
Little Museum in Lana
Binderweg 3
39011, Lana
+39 389 6794823

Mill ensemble on the Thal stream | Aldein

How to reach the Mill ensemble on the Thal stream

There were numerous mills and other grain-working facilities in the area around Aldein/Aldino, as corn was the staple food. Several have now been renovated and can be visited.

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

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Contact:
Mill ensemble on the Thal stream
Thalweg 10
39040, Aldein
+39 0471 886832

Mercantile Museum | Bolzano

How to reach the Mercantile Museum

The Mercantile Museum of Bolzano, lodged in the homonymous building, is located in the heart of the ancient trading settlement, between Via Argentieri and Via Portici. The 18th-century building, designed by the Veronese architect Francesco Perotti, was used for over a century to accommodate the Merchant Court, a special court founded in 1635 by the Archduchess of Austria Claudia de’ Medici. Its purpose was to resolve every commercial dispute that arose between the merchants during the four international trade fairs.
Towards the mid-19th century, the material assets and competences of the Merchant Court were moved to the newly founded Chamber of Commerce of Bolzano. Considering the great historical and architectural value of the building, it was decided to carry out regular maintenance work and refurbishment. On this basis, the Chamber of Commerce restored its former seat and opened Mercantile Museum in 1997.
The museum, unique in its kind, is an important record of Bolzano’s mercantile history. In the first floor, the economic history is documented by several paintings, original documents, sumptuous furnishings and refined objects of applied art. In the second floor there are displayed documents of the commercial archive of the trading company ‘G. A. Menz’, one of the most important and representative merchant family in the city between the 18th and 19th centuries. Finally, the three medieval cellars under the palace that were recently restored, complete the history of the city, illustrating images of Bolzano of the 13th and 14th centuries.

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

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Contact:
Merkantilmuseum
Lauben 39
39100 Bozen
+39 0471 945702

Museum Pons Drusi | Bolzano

How to reach the Museum Pons Drusi

During the construction work of the Center for the Care of the Elderly, some extraordinary evidence of the Roman Era (1st century AD) was brought to light: a richly frescoed building with a columned hall and a massive structure, probably the base of a temple or a monument. To date, the archeological area is considered the most important testimony of Pons Drusi, i.e. Bolzano Bozen in the Roman era. The settlement stood at the intersection of the Roman road between the Val d’Isarco and the Val d’Adige along the Via Claudia Augusta.

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

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Contact:
Museum Pons Drusi
Grieserhof Glaningerweg 1
39100 Bozen
+39 0471 097100

Archeoparc | Villanders

How to reach the Archeoparc 

The Plunacker in Villanders is a very important archaeological site, with finds from around 5000 BC as well as from Roman times and the early Middle Ages. The main attraction at the Archeoparc are the remains of Roman and medieval buildings.

Opening hours:
Monday at 9:30 am with guidet tour
Wednesday from 5 pm to 7 pm
Friday from 8:30 pm to 10 pm

Entry fees:

Adults 3,00 €
Children between 6 and 14 years 1,00 €
Children under 6 years free entry
Groups over 10 persons 2,00 €

Contact:
Archeoparc Villanders
Franz-von-Defregger Gasse
39040, Villanders
+39 0472-843121

Museum Ladin Ciastel de Tor | St. Martin in Thurn

How to reach the Museum Ladin Ciastel de Tor

In the very heart of the Dolomites live more than 30,000 Dolomite Ladins whose identity is characterised mainly by two important features: the uniqueness of their language, which derives from popular Latin, and the extraordinary mountain landscape at the heart of the southern Alps.

It is only thanks to the physical characteristics of this landscape that the Ladin language has survived today. It is the eldest of all languages spoken in this region and is restricted by the Italian and the German cultural and linguistic areas that surround it.

The way through the museum focuses on some significant aspects of the present and past lives of the Dolomite Ladins, highlighting the important influences of cross-regional events on the lives of the population and pinpointing the existing interrelations between landscape forms and lifestyles.

Opening hours:
May 1st to October 31st:
Tuesday to Saturday from 10 am to 5 pm
Sunday from 2 pm to 6 pm
July and August:
Monday to Saturday from 10 am to 6 pm
Sunday from 2 pm to 6 pm
December 26th to January 6th:
Daily from 3 pm to 7 pm

Entry fees:

Adults 8,00 €
Seniors 6,50 €
Groups over 15 persons 6,50 €
Teenager 6,50 €
Students under 27 years 6,50 €
School class 2,00 €
Family 16,00 €
Children under 6 years free entry

Contact:
Museum Ladin Ciastel de Tor
Schloss Thurn, Torstraße 65
39030, St. Martin in Thurn
+39 0474 524020

Municipal Museum | Bolzano

How to reach the Municipal Museum at Bolzano

The Municipal Museum contains the richest collections of art and cultural history of their kind in South Tyrol: Exquisite artifacts from the Middle Ages to the 20th Century, Romanesque Madonnas and crucifixes, winged Gothic altars, and a department of popular art with paneled Gothic rooms, festival masks, and local costumes.

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

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Contact:
Stadtmuseum Bozen
Sparkassenstraße 14
39100, Bozen
+39 0471 997960

Castle Boymont | Appiano

How to reach Castle Boymont

Location:
The remains of Castel Boymont are find on a rock and today it is famous for the panoramic view.

History:
Between 1220 and 1240 there was the heyday of the Tyrolean castle constructions and in this time Castle Boymont was built as well. Ordering party was a relative of the Count of Appiano. Especially in the 14th century the family Boymont played an important role. After them the Castel was in the hands of the Austrian Ulrich Kässler for a short period after he married the rich daughter Barbara of Boymont in 1413. In 1425 Castel Boymont was victim of arson and has not been rebuilt after that event.
Castel Boymont has not been build for a military reason, but it was more like a beautiful residential house.
After it changed the owner a several times, nowadays Castle Boymont is property of Fritz Dellago since 1977, who had it restored and consolidated.

Architectural style and characteristics:
The Castle has been built in the Romanesque and manifests typical style features of this époque. Interesting and not very typical are the clear and precise lines with which the rectangular construction was established.
The grand site is decorated with stone-framed arched windows, pillars and capitals. The main tower is in the Nord-East and in the Nord- West exists a smaller one. The chapel of the Castle is situated above the entrance.
A tavern is located inside the ruin walls.

Hiking:
Castle Boymont is one destination of the tour of Castles around Appiano.
Starting from Castel Korb it is a ¾ hour walk to Castle Boymont.

Opening hours:
March – November 2019:
Tuesday – Sunday 10am – 5pm
Mondays closed (except in October)

Price:
Information about the prices at the castle Boymont

Contact:
Castle Boymont
Hocheppaner Weg 5
39057 Appiano
+39 0471-636000