Hrady a zámky, muzea, umění, historické poklady i současné památky. I tyto zajímavosti a památky jsou součástí úspěšné objevitelské cesty po Jižním Tyrolsku.
Located next to the parish church of the Holy Margareth. Erected by the inhabitants of the town, that survived an epidemic of plague. The Wayside shrine is supposed to be painted by Michael Pacher, a famous regional painter of the late Middle Ages. The Wayside shrine got thoroughly restored after being heavily damaged in 1882.
Various alleys and through roads link via Portici with the backstreets and parallel roads, Dr. Streiter and Argentieri. Take one of these, vicolo della Pesa, and you can reach piazza del Grano, where the farmers' market was once held. It is one of the oldest places in Bolzano, once hosting the castle of the Prince-Bishops of Trento (destroyed in 1277 by Mainardo II di Tyrolo) and the church of Sant'Andrea (destroyed in 1785). One of the most picturesque buildings of the city is situated to the north of this square: la casa della Pesa (1634), public weigh-house until 1780.
From de Costalovara lake you walk on route 12 to Lago di Mezzo. The water-poor Renon still has some lakes, ponds and moors. These protected wetlands are home to a variety of plants and animals. For nature lovers these picturesque and quiet biotopes are popular excursion destinations. The Lago di Mezzo is embedded in a warm pine forest with a view of the Dolomites. Only the fluttering of dragonflies & Co can be heard.
An Adventure Playground for Children on Watles, the Hikers' Paradise
Amidst the expansive Watles hiking area, there is the 1500 m² Spielesee – an artificial lake for children, designed as an exciting adventure playground for little ones and families. Kids can play on the wooden rafts, hanging bridges, waterfalls and streams where they can try their hand at "gold panning" or exploring for minerals and other gems. Children love the long slide and the new Funballz, a water–walking-ball which kids can hop and run with along the surface of the water.
Wooden chaise-langue’s are also available and adults can unwind and enjoy the view from the platform, with its magnificent mountain panorama. Admissions are free of charge.
Registered as a natural monument since 1979 with the Provincia Autonoma of Bolzano Department of Nature, Landscape and Spatial Development. The reason for protection is its aesthetic peculiarity.
The sweet chestnut tree is located directly at the Oberweirachhof in Töll, Via Weirachweg and can be visited during a hike along the Peter Mitterhofer cultural hiking trail.
The Oberweirachhof is located near the Buschenschank Unterweirachhof (here you can find the natural monument grapevine "Weißer Heunischer").
The crown of the chestnut tree is densely leafy and well formed. It projects over the nearby Talgütl farm.
Relaxing at the idyllic lake Coldrano. The children can rehearse fishing in the lake and the adults can relax on the lawn around the lake or taste a delicious coffee on the terrace of the restaurant.
The Burgstall is a settlement from the late Iron Age, inhabited from approximately 400 B C over several centuries. It got distroyed after the middle of the 1st century B C due to fire, and was never rebuilt. The central building has been excavated and is in good condition. Next to this building is another residence and quarters for servants, storage areas and stables.
Accessible from Riffian/Rifiano on the Kirchweg trail and then to Gnealersteig path. Walking time: about 40 min.
Tip: visit the permanent exhibition Vita Raetica in the Raiffeisenkasse building
Mon, Fri 8.00 am-12.30 pm + 3.30 pm-4.30 pm · Tue, Wed 8.00 am-12.30 pm · Thu 8.00 am-12.30 pm + 5.00 pm-6.30 pm
The Carnic mountain ridge appears almost insignificant compared to the stately Dolomite rock towers on the opposite side of the Sesto valley. But this impression is deceiving! From Sesto, you can not only reach the Tre Cime Dolomiti, a popular and panoramic hiking and skiing area, but also the western foothills of a mountain range that stretches for over 100 km, almost to Villach in Carinthia. Interesting detail: The Carnic Alps were formed long before the Dolomites. Numerous fossil finds indicate a turbulent, geological past. However, the mountain range also has great historical importance, as it forms part of the Italian-Austrian border. Those who want to experience a border passing on high tracks can walk from the Monte Elmo peak (2,434 m) past the Helmhaus and along the ridge - with their left foot in Austria and the right one in Italy. This is also the starting point of the popular Carnic high route, also called the "peace route", which leads in eight to eleven days of walking to Arnoldstein in Carinthia.
Place of birth of the alleged minstrel Walther von der Vogelweide (1168 - 1230) Walther von der Vogelweide, poet and minstrel is presumed to have been born in Vogelweiderhof Novale/Ried Laion in 1170, this thesis is supported by Mr. Haller who in 1867 published an article on the subject. The coat of arms of the City Laion shows a bird in a cage in memory of the poet. A guest register is still available. Visit against reservation by Fam.Mair
Parallel to the Portici/Lauben, this street used to be the southern moat of the City. The entrance to the Mercantile Museum is visible in the homonymous building, then Troio House, decorated with frescoes and a Corner turret; a narrow side street leads to the Lauben.
Brick shrine on the way to St. Magdalena which was build in 1636.
The mountain lake of Covelano/Göflan is idyllically situated in the Stelvio National Park, above the Covelano marble quarry and at the foot of Jennwand summit.
Refreshments stop: Göflaneralm, Haslhof
At the eastern entrance of Silandro one sees the white blocks, which are worked in the marble work of the company Covelano Marmi.
In the Schlandersburg castle with the Menhir exhibition and in the entire municipality of Silandro, one sees traces of the marble, e.g. at the town hall and at the main square in Silandro and at the ornate fountain in front of St. John's Church in Corzes - as well as in the marble studio at Art & crafts (Covelano marblework).
Covelano marble is used all over the world, for example in luxury bathrooms and kitchens in the One57 - New Yorker skyscraper of superlatives and also the tombstone of Udo Jürgens, the white stone of the grand piano comes from South Tyrol.
The world of marble can be discovered during guided tours and hikes.
The fertile terrace between Auer/Ora, Neumarkt/Egna, and Montan/Montagna is an ancient cultural landscape. Castelfeder was the center of human existence in the south of South Tyrol for thousands of years. There are traces of settlements from the Stone and Bronze Ages. The remains of a castle complex, the legendary fertility chute and the walls of the Barbara Chapel bear witness to a mystical past. Also, Raetians, Romans, and other tribes who settled in the area around the hill retreated to the 400-meter-high hill in troubled times and left their traces.
After the fall of the Western Roman Empire, the Byzantine Empire had Castelfeder refortified as a bastion against the Germanic tribes shortly after the year 500. On this "acropolis," hundreds of people could find refuge together with their cattle and supplies. The last remains of the 500-meter-long ring wall of this largest fortress of the Adige Valley are the "Kuchelen," whose construction resembles the city wall of Constantinople.
Because of the Mediterranean vegetation, the area was called the "Arcadia of Tyrol" by romantic poets. The Castelfeder hill is important not only from an archaeological and historical point of view, but also from an ecological one. Thus, a zone with an area of about one hundred hectares was placed under landscape protection as a biotope years ago. Due to the Mediterranean climate, it is particularly mild on the hill as early as March. Today, Castelfeder is home to some animals that have become rare in Europe. The biotope's flora and fauna can be explored on the nature discovery trail.Pfarrkirche Maria Königin
Bereits in die erste Hälfte des 19. Jahrhunderts erkannte man, bedingt durch die entstandene Wallfahrt zum – Großen Herrgott von Agums – einer- und den stetigen Bevölkerungs-Zuwachs andererseits, die Notwendigkeit eines größeren Kirchenraumes. Ein erster Wegbereiter dieses Gedankens war der in Prad geborene, Herr Kaspar Unterkircher (6.1.1775 + 14.9.1836) Dr. Philosophie, Weltpriester und Prof. der Theologie am Priesterseminar zu Trient. Sein Plan, die Sankt Johann-Kirche zu vergrößern, zu dem er 1835 der Pfarrei Agums/Prad testamentarisch 6.734 Gulden Reichs-Währung vermachte und damit einen Kirchenbaufond ins Leben rief, wurde nicht realisiert. Der Vorschlag scheiterte sowohl an der dezentralen Lage der Skt.-Johann-Kirche, als auch am bereits vorhandenen Ansinnen eines völligen Kirchenneubaues von Seiten der Gemeindeväter. Doch dazu reichten Baupläne und ausgemachte Bauplätze alleine nicht aus. Es bedurfte vor allem Geldmittel und die waren besonders in Prad-Agums zurzeit des wirtschaftlichen Niedergangs, mehr als rar. Der veramtlichte Kirchenbaufond erzwang zwar aus der größtenteils armen Bevölkerung, die Herausgabe des letzten Scherfleins, aber an eine Kirchenbau–Verwirklichung konnte trotz allem nicht gedacht werden. Erst als das Fondkapital schließlich im Jahre 1880 die Summe von 20.000 Gulden erreicht hatte, ließ Pfarrer Alois Eller (1874 eingesetzt) von Landesoberingenieur Anton Geppert den Plan für einen Kuppel-Kirchenbau anfertigen. Dessen Bauplatz auf den „Theinen-Wiesen“ vorgesehen war. Jedoch fand die Bevölkerung diesen Ort inakzeptabel; es entbrannte eine heftige Agitation dagegen, sodass das mit 27.000 Gulden veranschlagte Vorhaben am Wiederstand der Gläubigen, platzte. 20 Jahre vergingen, bis der neue Pfarrherr Johann Josef Schöpf um 1900 in jugendlichem Eifer den Kirchenbaugedanken wiederum auf griff. Seine erste Sorge, einen passenden Bauplatz zu finden, konnte nach einigen Fehlschlägen erörtert werden. Es fand sich ein Baugrund von allgemeiner Akzeptanz im Dorf; der schließlich angekauft wurde. Architekt Peter von Stadl aus Hall in Tirol wurde dann 1913 mit der Ausarbeitung eines neuen Planes beauftragt. Es sollte ein neugotischer, dreischiffiger Bau werden, der auch einem künftigen Einwohnerzuwachs Rechnung tragen würde. Der Baubeginn sollte mit dem Frühjahr 1915 starten. Leider wurde dies durch den Kriegsausbruch mit Italien, vereitelt. Das auf 150.000 Kronen angewachsene Fondkapital wurde, in der Hoffnung durch Kursgewinn und Zinszuwachs, als Kriegsanleihe gezeichnet und ging, gleich dem Krieg, 1918/19 verloren. Die Einrichtung des Kirchenbaufonds blieb als solche zwar bestehen, aber man stand unerwarteter Dinge vor einem Nichts. In der folgenschweren Zeit von 1920 – 1945, die geprägt war von Annexion, Faschismus, Option, Arbeitslosigkeit und dem 2. Weltkrieg, unterblieb vorerst jegliches Bestreben nach einem Kirchenbau. Aber Pfarrer Josef Rainalter (eingesetzt 1935) wurde in den Nachkriegsjahren mehr denn je mit der akuten Notwendigkeit eines Kirchenbaus konfrontiert. Darum ließ er in seinen Bestrebungen, eine erste konkrete Tat zu setzen, nicht locker und so gelang ihm bereits 1950 der Kauf eines entsprechenden Baugrundes, den er mit der Abfindungssumme der Gemeinde, für die ehemalige Kinderbewahranstalt, bezahlte. Damit war ein erster fundamentaler Schritt, hin zu einem endgültigen Kirchenbau-Vorhaben, gesetzt.
A rustic circular hiking trail along the Schwarzenbach/Rio Nero torrent to the waterfall offers a breathtaking natural spectacle offer. The "Katzenleiter" is a stone staircase consisting of 540 steps carved into the rock. The waterfall plunges into a 120-meter-deep gorge and offers a magnificent view of the entire south of South Tyrol all the way to Lake Kaltern. If you continue climbing the steps, you will reach the Brückenwirt inn in Montan/Montagna after a two-hour hike.
The Lake Tret – also called Lake Santa Maria – is located in Alta Val di Non near St. Felix, at the point where South Tyrol and the Italian-speaking Trentino meet. The way to the sea proceeds through the forest and across larch meadows, by the wayside we watch various forest flowers and many butterflies.
In the center of Valdaora di Mezzo, not far from the St. Ägidius church, Valdaora remembers one of his famous sons. The hero of the french wars from 1809/10 is devoted a huge monument from Hans Piffrader.
The end of the Ultental Valley is without a doubt a true power spot. The mystic Langsee lake lies in a hollow fed by numerous block glacier springs. Formed by the retreat of the glaciers of the Ice Age, this mountain lake presents itself as a true work of art of nature. Many legends entwine around this wonderful place of power, which was already visited in the Stone Age as a resting place for hunters.
The Ilsterner Au biotope extends along a 1.3-kilometer stretch of the River Rienz/Rienza and is located in the municipalities of Kiens/Chienes and Vintl/Vandoies. It consists of four hectares of water area and eight hectares of biotope area.
Floodplain forests are rich in water and plant nutrients, which provide an ideal setting for a colorful range of vegetation. While grey alders are the most common trees to be found in the Ilsterner Au floodplain forest, parts of it are also densely populated by spruces and pine trees.
Ash trees are the predominant plants in the eastern part of this biotope, which is a bustling home to many different animals. Countless fascinating insects and birds live here all year round, and many migratory birds can be observed on their way north or south.
The ecological function of a floodplain forest, however, is not limited to merely protecting its native wildlife; biotopes also play a key role in maintaining the hydrological balance of their surroundings, since they act as a large water reservoir. Moreover, in terms of landscape, it is an enriching counterpart to the intensively used landscape areas.
In the course of the sustainable revitalization project, large parts of the terrain were lowered, the river bed widened, and several groundwater ponds were created. The upper area with the theme board is also considered a nature-oriented recreation zone for the local population in general and families and schools in particular.
The national defender monument better known as the "eagle monument" in Laces was built in 1809 to commemorate the fallen of the wars. In connection with the commemoration of the century in Latsch the inauguration of the national defender monument took place. A post-wife named Lina Platzer was the biggest sponsor of the monument.
The artificial pond at Teis is ideal for relaxing. It is situated amidst meadows and a circular trail (suitable for baby carriages and wheelchairs) will take you around this pond. Benches and a fountain with drinking water invite to take a rest and boulders on the eastern side of the pond stand witness to the area's geological history.
The Egger waterfall near the rest station Egerhöfe in Antholz Mittertal is now accessible. A unique opportunity to experience a waterfall closely. The hike takes a total of about 45 minutes (up and down).
Bad Überwasser stands for tradition and health since 1876 (spa and nature oasis, mineral water tastings)
The Jewish business family Schwarz founded the steam-powered brewery in 1849. It was the largest in South Tyrol. In 1897, an electric power plant was added. The plant was equipped with the latest, state-of-the art turbine model, Pelton. Many parts oft he plant were made of steel casting which are still perfectly preserved today.
In 1924, the brewery was sold and transformed into a malt brewery. Pilsner, Münchner and Caramel malt beers were produced.
The electrical power station was in use from 1897 until the malt brewery closed down in 1986. The whole area then became the property of the Autonomous Province of Bozen. The regional Fire Brigade school was built on the site, but a few of the original buildings have been preserved. At Heinrich Erschbamer’s instigation and his untiring commitment, the electric power plant has been professionally restored and has been open to the public since 2014.
In 1776, Empress Maria Theresa of Austria built a masonry embankment in Lagundo near Merano. This was meant to serve as protective bulwark against flooding of the Adige River. This masonry can still be visited today. Not far away, on the left bank of the river, are the ruins of an ancient imperial Roman road bridge along the route of the original "Via Claudia Augusta". Construction of the bridge dates to the first century AD. Today, the ruins of the bridge have the status of protected monuments. At the head of the bridge there is also a small shrine and chapel.
The Texelgruppe Nature Park, which encompasses more than 30,000 hectares, is the largest nature park in South Tyrol. It is situated between the Etschtal, Vinschgau, Schnalstal and Passeiertal valleys and the main chain of the Alps.
Some of the most beautiful hiking routes around Meran/Merano are located within this unique protected area. Examples include the Merano High Mountain Trail, which loops around the Texel Group over the course of several days, or the hike to the Spronser Seen lakes, one of the largest lake districts in Europe. The diverse geography and nature of the Texelgruppe Nature Park boasts deciduous and larch forests, high moors, blooming Alpine pastures, rugged rock faces, roaring streams, crystal-clear mountain lakes and panoramic peaks.
The Texelgruppe range boasts attractions beyond its diverse flora and fauna: the remains of prehistoric settlements, fortifications and places of worship demonstrate that mankind has long been attracted to this fantastic area. Neolithic engraved stones, "Ötzi the Iceman,” as well as the old ‘path of the dead’ from Pfelders/Plan to Dorf Tirol/Tirolo underscore the early presence of man in the Texelgruppe range area. In the late Middle Ages, due to the increase in population, farmsteads were operated year round up to an altitude of 2,000 metres.
The Texelgruppe Nature Park is shared by the municipalities of Schnals/Senales, Naturns/Naturo, Partschins/Parcines, Algund/Lagundo, Dorf Tirol, Riffian/Rifiano, St. Martin in Passeier/San Martino in Passiria and Moos in Passeier/Moso in Passiria.
