Visit one of the oldest churches in Europe preserved till today.
The small church of St. Benedict, dating from the 8th century A.D., holds inside Carolingian murals that are among the oldest frescoes in Western Europe.
Meeting Point: at 10:00 a.m. at the Church
Price: Euro 1,80 per person
Guided tours are organized on request (minimum 5 persons)
Information: Mals Information Office, Tel. +39 0473 831190
The "Tartscher Bühel" is a special place of power in Val Venosta. On a leisurely walk, we follow the traces of the lost town, gain insights into the culture of Val Venosta and learn more about innovative development concepts
(this tour is in German or Italian language)
Meeting point: 2 pm, Tartsch parish church
Duration: approx. 2 hours
Important: If your ticket was not purchased online, please bring cash to the event!
The tour in the Vintschger Museum is an immersive experience where you get to experience the valley’s unique features. You’ll learn all about the valley and its inhabitants and gain an overview prehistoric and early history of the Venosta Valley, the immaterial cultural heritage of the irrigation channels, and the story of the Swabian Children and poverty in the valley.
The tour is in German language!
The tour in the Vintschger Museum is an immersive experience where you get to experience the valley’s unique features. You’ll learn all about the valley and its inhabitants and gain an overview prehistoric and early history of the Venosta Valley, the immaterial cultural heritage of the irrigation channels, and the story of the Swabian Children and poverty in the valley.
ATTENTION: this tour is only offered in German or Italian language
St Nicholas' Church was consecrated in 1199. The little church is famous for its coffered ceiling from the 16th century, which depicts a jester in a washtub. The nave has a flat roof and slit windows. The semi-circular vaulted apse contains frescoes from the 13th century, including a well-preserved fresco of Christ in the mandorla.
Every Tuesday
Meeting point: 2.00 pm in front of the church of St Nicholas
Price: € 3.00 per person
Would you like to be there and watch Friedrich Steiner produce the Steiner organic quality liqueur? The content ranges from the description of the fruit from their own organic farm to the preparation of the mash, the fermentation process and the distillation, maturation and storage of the spirit. This is followed by the cosy part.
Duration: approx. 2 hours
Price: Euro 15.00 per person incl. tasting of home-distilled quality spirits
Minimum number of participants: 4 persons
Visit one of the oldest preserved churches in Europe.
The small church of St Benedict from the 8th century AD has Carolingian wall paintings inside, which are among the oldest frescoes in Western Europe.
A building from the 8th century. The Romanesque tower dates from the 12th century. The paintings and Carolingian frescoes inside are among the oldest in the entire German-speaking world. The church harbours the world's only portrait of a Frankish landlord.
Opening times:
Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday from 10:00 am - 11:30 am
Closed on Sundays and public holidays
Guided tours (only in German or Italian):
Monday and Wednesday at 2.00 pm (German) and 2.30 pm (Italian)
Friday at 10:00 am (German) and 10.30 am (Italian)
Price: €1.80 per person; with guided tour €3.00 per person
Further information: Information office Mals, Tel. +39 0473 831 190
The "Tartscher Bühel" is a special place of power in Val Venosta. On a leisurely walk, we follow the traces of the lost town, gain insights into the culture of Val Venosta and learn more about innovative development concepts
(this tour is in German or Italian language)
Meeting point: 10 am, Tartsch parish church
Duration: approx. 2 hours
Important: Please bring the price in cash to the event!
Taufers im Münstertal/Tubre, Vinschgau/Val Venosta
The Church of St Johann in Taufers was built around 1220. The Romanesque church building has the shape of a Greek cross. The fully painted groined vault shows Byzantine influences, and the frescoes from the late Romanesque period are also worth seeing.
Opening hours: daily from 9:30 - 17:00
Exhibition with guided tour, every Wednesday at 4.00 pm: Life on the road (in German language)
Archaeological finds from the Bronze Age to the Middle Ages from Taufers, Puntweil and Rotund are on display.
Guided tour price: € 4.00 per person
The church of St Veit stands on the Tartscher Bühel hill. The Romanesque church from the 11th century houses frescoes inside, some of which are badly damaged. The entire west wall is filled with a cycle of paintings (fragments) dating from the 16th century.
Attention: this tour is only offered in German or Italian
Meeting point: 17:00 in front of the parish church in Tartsch (in the village)
Duration: approx. 1 hour
Price: € 3.00 per person
ATTENTION: currently this tour is only offered in German or Italian language!!
Visit the mysterious bunkers of the Upper Venosta Valley with our experienced guides, architectural relics from the interwar period, monumental defences and last places of refuge. Embedded in the patchwork of the Upper Venosta Valley cultural landscape and well camouflaged by meadows and trees, these fortifications are barely recognisable as part of the Alpine wall.
Surefootedness required!
Meeting point: 2.00 p.m. Information office Mals, St. Benediktstr. 1 (if the tour has not been booked online, the price must be paid here)
Duration: approx. 2.5 hours
Cost: € 10.00 adults, € 6.00 children from 8-14 years
Registration: online, or on +39 0473 831190 by 5.00 pm the day before!!!
ATTENTION: currently, the tour is only offered in German.
Lechtl – A Mountain Farm Steeped in History on the Sonnenberg in the Venosta Valley
Mountain farms through the ages and the great events of world history. The Theiner family from Lechtlhof farm talks about today’s challenges and embarks on a journey into the past. Includes a tour of the farm through the rustic parlour, the centuries-old cellar with a museum, and the farm chapel with a blacksmith’s workshop.
Period: 16.09., 30.09., 14.10., 28.10. & 04.11.2025, Tuesdays
Duration: approx. 2,5 hours
Price: 12 € per person
Meeting point: 10 am – Tartsch, Lechtlhof farm gate
Registration: T +39 0473 831 190 (Information office Mals) or online until 5 pm the day before