Parish Church Sankt Julitta and Sankt Quirikus | Tramin

How to reach the parish church

With a height of 86 metres, this church’s bell tower is the tallest steeple built of stone in South Tyrol. In the early 20th century the medieval nave made place for the present design by the architect Franz Mayr, though the Gothic chancel har remained with its frescoes. The martyrdom of the curch’s patron saints Julitta and Quiricus is depicted in a fresco cycle on the southern wall.

Opening hours:
open all year

Free entrance!

Contact:
Parish Church Sankt Julitta and Sankt Quirikus Tramin
Via Mindelheim 10A
39040 Tramin
+39 0471-860131

Castelfeder | Montagna

How to reach Castelfeder

Description Castelfeder:
This magic place at Montagna is perfect for recharging one’s batteries and also children love the unique landscape of the “Arcades of Tyrol”.

Castelfeder is a very interesting area above Ora at Montagna. It is a protected area featuring ponds, moors, rocks and ruins of a castle, which also gives the name to the area and which is located at the top of a 190 m high hill. Castelfeder is a place for little and big researchers, and hiking and climbing is of course a special experience in this area. Sometimes you can even come upon animals such as goats. The remainings of the castle are located at a rise and date back to early Middle Ages.
Once captures the overview you have on this hill understands the choice of this place for building the castle exactly here. The panorama is impressive and you look down on the entire Valle dell’Adige and Oltradige, Appiano and Caldaro up to Salorno. Sacrificial altars and numerous archeological findings dating back to the second millennial BC as well as a Byzantine fortress of 500 AD make Castelvetere a very interesting place for researchers.

Nowadays especially the Barbara chapel is an eye catcher (6th century). Due to the composition of the soil, which is mainly stones, an interesting flora characterise the place and there are shrubberies such as a Submediterranean coppice-wood. Particularly interesting is the flora and fauna in the marshland, lining the Castelvetere trekking path. Raised moors and low mores fascinate visitors with their extraordinarily beautiful vegetation.
We highly recommend a hike across the biotope Castelfeder, as there are lots of places ideal to recharge one’s batteries and many places for children to play.

Furthermore we recommend you:
Visit the museum in spring or autumn, or on a cloudy summer day.
Anyhow, this fabulous landscape is worth to be visited at every season. Please note there is hardly no shelter from sun.
By the way: Arcadia was a mountain and highland in antiquity and belonged to the Greek administration area of Peloponnes. It was located in the middle of the south Greek peninsula. Shielded by the rest of the world, there was a pastoral tribe that lived in keeping with nature, completely free from social burdens and troublesome work.

Contact:
Castelfeder an der Südtiroler Weinstraße Genossenschaft m.b.h
Hauptplatz 5
39040 Auer
+39 0471-810231

Castle Hocheppan | Appiano

How to reach the Castle Hocheppan

The castle Hocheppan is open daily for hikers, art lovers and medieval fans.  

Location:
The castle Hocheppan is situated high above the Val d’Adige and offers a panoramic view over the Ötztal alps, the Dolomites and to the capital city of South Tyrol: Bolzano.

History:
Lord Ulrich II built the castle around the year 1130 and it was one of the most majestic noble’s residences in the country. In 1158, the castle was destroyed, but soon after again rebuilt and in 1315, it was handed over to the sovereigns of Tyrol and from that time on, the castle changed owner from time to time. Since 1911, the castle had been in possession of the Earls of Enzenberg. In 2016, the local authority of Appiano has bought the castle. Among the numerous preserved castles in South Tyrol, Hocheppan is one of the most impressive medieval castles.

Architecture style and particularities:
Castle Hocheppan is the perfect combination of natural beauty and the romance of a medieval castle. Art lovers should visit the well-preserved castle chapel with its precious fresco cycle, which is one of the best-preserved frescos all over Tyrol.

Opening hours:
Thursday to Tuesday from 10:00 to 18:00 pm
Wednesday closed (03. – 10. July closed)

Guides of art history:
The castle chapel and the castle Hocheppan can be visited with a guided tour every day between 11 am and 4 pm.
11 am Castle guide | duration ca. 45 min.
12 noon Kapellenführung | duration ca. 30 min.
1 pm Castle guide | duration ca. 45 min.
2 pm Castle guide | duration ca. 45 min.
3 pm Castle guide | duration ca. 45 min.
4 pm Kapellenführung | duration ca. 30 min.
For more information feel free to contact the tourist information Eppan: [email protected], +39 0471 662206.

Shuttle to the castle:
​For visitors who are not good on their feet, there is the possibility to book a shuttle bus to the Castle and back via this number: +39 338 5879545. Ernst Niedermayr will accept your requests any time.

Entrance fee:

Adults 7,00 €
Students and seniors 5,00€
Proups from 15 persons 4,00€
Children up to 14 years 3,00€
School classes – per student 2,50€
Family card 16,00€

 

Contact
Tourism Office Eppan
Rathausplatz 1
39057 Eppan
+39 0471-662206

The ruin Leuchtenburg | Kaltern

How to rerach the ruin Leuchtenburg

 

Even though not technically part of Kaltern municipality, the ruins of Leuchtenburg are surrounded by legends and are, to all effects, part of the ensemble of Kaltern.

Built in 1250 by the Lords of Rottenburg, it was protected by its location and an imposing circular wall. Many of the Rottenburg castles were destroyed after their conflict with Duke Friedrich IV. of Tryol in 1410. Yet the Leuchtenburg was transferred to the sovereign that lent it out to the respective captains in Kaltern. For a long period of time, the Leuchtenburg was also the seat of the Judge of Kaltern. In the 17th century, the location stopped being used and was left to fall in ruins. Parts of the circular wall and the Palace with the 15th century frescoes are still preserved.

Opening hours:
Open all year

Admission free! 

Kontakt:
Tourismusverein Kaltern
Marktplatz 8
39052 Kaltern
+39 0471-963169

Seguendo le tracce di Andreas Hofer | San Martino in Passiria

Punto di partenza e d’arrivo: San Martino in Passiria

Durata: 4:30 h
Dislivello: 600 m
Lunghezza: 9,7 km
Difficoltà: facile

Percorso:
Direttamente dal Parco Elisabetta a Merano si percorre la ben segnalata pista ciclabile attraverso la Val Passiria. In salita costante, passando per il campo sportivo di Rifiano, il paese di Saltusio, l’Albergo Quellenhof, si arriva a San Martino in Passiria. Prima del ponte sul fiume Passirio, si lascia la pista ciclabile, si gira a destra e si segue la segnaletica per la Malga Pfandleralm. Si sale lungo la strada a serpentine, si passa per il Maso Gruberhof, il Maso Pfandlerhof e dopo un breve tratto su strada sterrata si raggiunge la meta del tour, la Malga Pfandleralm. Il ritorno si percorre sulla stessa via di andata.