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The traditional Montan butcher's shop has been convincing customers with the excellent quality of its meat and meat products since 1966.

E-bike charging station in Graun, a little higher then Kurtatsch. Have a good trip!!

Here used to be the farm at Ziggl, first mentioned in 1541 as the property of Franz Seemann von Mangern, later as the property of the Barons von Coreth. In 1798 Bartlme von Hebenstreit sold it to the court clerk Anton Teiss. In 1820 Michael Rizzoll acquired the farm; the majority of the estates were separated in the process. In 1862 it went to Katharina Rizzolli and in 1871 to the grocer Mathias Pfitscher. In 1880, he sold it to the municipality. From 1889 onwards, the school building was erected in the lower part, the upper part being the community hall until the first half of the 20th century. Today, this house houses various social institutions, a primary school, library, flats for the elderly and the doctor's ambulatory.

 Inside the house there are numerous cross vaults, and the doors and windows are mostly stone-framed. The sandstone for these openings was once quarried in the surrounding area, for example in Kalditsch.

Drinking water fountain in the center of the village, outdoors and accessible to all.

The business Fotolito Varesco takes care of printing, digital printing, logistics and further processing.

Floristry is much more than just binding together some flowers. I try to combine flowers with decoration to produce objects that fit perfectly into a room.

The friendly kiosk Otto is located directly on the cycle path in Neumarkt and offers everything related to the South Tyrolean apple and plenty of regional specialties. For over 10 years, they have been dedicated to marketing and refining their agricultural products. Regionality and sustainability are important to them, which is why they exclusively market their own and South Tyrolean specialties (0 km).

The unusual phenomenon of the ice caves between the two villages of Kaltern (Oberplanitzing/Pianizza di Sopra) and Eppan/Appiano can be explained with a simple physical principle: air streams down through cracks in the porphyry stone, creating a system of windpipes that becomes cooler as it descends. This heavier, cold air mass collects in a 5 meter high pool in the depression. This climate is ideal for plants that would normally thrive in higher alpine regions. We do recommend to make this excursion during warm summer months.

According the slogan "freedom and harmony between art and nature" the South Tyrolean artist Sieglinde Tatz-Borgogno has created 200 sculptures of bronze, marble and clay at the small village Pochinear Salorno. People with their forces, desires and fears are at the focus of the artist's creativity. The sculpture-garden is reachable in a few minutes from the center of Pochi and is freely accessible.

The stately castle of Enn is located above Montan/Montagna. It was built around the year 1300 at the request of the noble Lords of Enn, who at that time also owned the fortress of Castelfeder. In the course of a dispute, the von Enn family was expelled. The castle was subsequently inhabited by several noble families and repeatedly rebuilt. Since the 17th century, Enn Castle has been privately owned by the Albrizzi family and is not open to visitors. An exception is the traditional "Schlosskonzert," which takes place annually in mid-August. This is a good opportunity to see the castle courtyard and experience a traditional concert by the Montan Music Band.

Children's playground near the Restaurant Schießstand. The playground includes a small football pitch.

Zuber drinks in Hugo Zuber Street 27 in Appiano on the Wine Road. For information, please contact the number 0471 662423 or write to info@zuber-getraenke.it

The idyllic village centre of Neumarkt/Egna is 300 metres from the Etsch/Adige cycle path. In the middle of the historic village centre there are two free charging points for e-bikes. One of them is located directly on the main square, which is just the right place for a refreshment break or a warm meal in one of Neumarkt's bars or restaurants in the midst of a magnificent backdrop in the south of South Tyrol.
The second charging point is located a little above at the beginning of the Lauben, where the charging point is also free of charge and numerous bars and restaurants offer an excellent way to bridge the charging time.

What sets us apart?

- We are a small family business where personal contact with you is our top priority.

- To guarantee this contact, we only offer our services in Überetsch. This allows us to better respond to your wishes and questions.

- Our food is sourced seasonally directly from local farmers or carefully selected by us at wholesale markets.

- In today's world, solidarity is more important than ever. We have been building on our close relationship with our farmers and suppliers for decades. However, we are always open to the innovative ideas of young farmers, which we then incorporate into our range with enthusiasm and enthusiasm.

- “We only offer products that convince us 100%”.

- We are proud of our selected goods and it gives us great pleasure to give our customers a taste experience.

- “You are what you eat”.
- Sustainable thinking - We deliver your goods in a reusable transport box, thus avoiding packaging material and protecting the environment.

The castle ruins of "Castelforte/Festenstein" can be described as Andriano's symbol. It reigns over Andriano from the lofty, rocky outcrop of the Gola del Rio Gaido, and can only be reached via a steep mountain climb. Its location was certainly a pondered choice by the stonemason to ensure the weapons of the enemies would never reach the castle. At the same time, the spectacular location of the castle offers a 360° view across the lower Valle dell'Adige. "Festenstein" was first mentioned in written documents in the mid-13th century. We assume that the castle was built at the time or greatly expanded. Regardless, it had already been built by the time the Counts of Appiano oversaw the valley, they probably assigned one of their vassals to administer the castle.
Managing such a castle would have been tedious work  and included collecting taxes from farms, the constant worry about providing the castle with water, food, and firewood, improvement works and endless suveillance shifts. All these tasks, considering the virtually inaccessible location of the castle, would have been pure torture. Sometime between the 13th and 14th century the castle was damaged, probably during the ongoing skirmishes of the time, because in 1383 it became property of the Lords of Villandro, who were tasked with restoring the decrepit ruins to their former glory. This shows how the castle still had a role to play at the end of the 14th century.

In the following period, the castle changed hands various times. In the 15th century it belonged to the Sparrenberger, members of the gentry, followed by the Lords Lanser of Appiano between 1654 and 1818.

In 2008,  Count Meinhard Khuen von Belasi purchased the castle ruins and commissioned, together with the South Tyrolean Office for Cultural Heritage, various restoration measures to secure the state of the walls and protect the castle from further deterioration.

After years of restoration work, Castelforte is now open to visitors. On various dates, the Andriano Tourist Association enables a special opening of the castle.
Special Opening of the Ruins Festenstein 2023:

Sunday, 02.04.2023
Friday,07.04.2023
Sunday, 16.04.2023
Friday,21.04.2023 cancelled
Sunday, 30.04.2023
Friday,05.05.2023
Friday,12.05.2023 cancelled
Friday,19.05.2023
Monday, 29.05.2023
Friday, 02.06.2023
Saturday, 10.06.2023
Sunday, 11.06.2023
Friday,16.06.2023
Friday,23.06.2023
Friday,07.07.2023
Friday,21.07.2023
Friday,11.08.2023
Friday,25.08.2023
Sunday, 03.09.2023
Friday,08.09.2023
Friday,15.09.2023
Friday,22.09.2023
Sunday, 01.10.2023
Friday,06.10.2023
Sunday, 15.10.2023

Opening times:  10:00 – 15:00

Cancelled in bad weather!

Approaching the Rastenbach gorge, on your way down from Altenburg/Castelvecchio to Lake Kaltern, it suddenly gets really cool and dark. Your steps become more cautious, as if you’re being careful not to disturb the peace. Silently, you look around and enjoy the wonderfully refreshing ambiance. How reassuring to know that the wooden stairs and bridges are reinforced and properly secured. When you get to the bottom of the trail, you are welcomed by a sunny field and Lake Kaltern.

The shooting range of Termeno village (Tramin Dorf), located in the Via Tiro a Segno road no. 10, was founded in 1855 by the community physician and mayor Alexander von Keller. Nowadays the facility is also known for its eponymous restaurant with pizzeria, called “Schiessstand” in German, and is one of only four remaining shooting ranges in South Tyrol which still organises the traditional 120 m small-bore free shooting. The historical annual small-bore shooting was renamed “Josefi Fest- und Freischiessen” in 1951. Still today it is held every year at the weekends between the beginning of March and the beginning of April.

A seductive island of perfumes and cosmetic lines awaits you at Parfümerie Kerstin in the centre of Neumarkt.

The parish church of Montan/Montagna is dedicated to St. Bartholomew. The majestic façade of the church fits perfectly into the picturesque village-scape. The neo-Romanesque broad front is impressive. The tower, which dates back to the 12th / 13th century, is the oldest part of the church. The church owes its present form to a new building constructed in the 19th century (1875-1881). A special piece of equipment of the parish church is the pulpit, whose openwork sandstone tracery forms the year 1489.

Foutain, built by Trinkwassergenossenschaft Terlan, near the church in Kirchgasse (street).

The Saint Nicholas church in Penon was first mentioned during the 14th Century. It is worth visiting the sacramental house made of sandstone, which possibly dates from around 1380 - Alto Adige's oldest example carved in stone.

The Titschenbach stream ends in a 68 high thunderous waterfall, which makes the village so unique. This is where the prehistoric inhabitants used to fetch water from the stream and channel it into canals for a variety of everyday uses. This place, the oldest in the history of the village, was mentioned in documents as "Tütsche" (Tyrolean Urbar from 1288). This name could have been derived in the course of a millennium from the Latin term "ductia", which, like the ancient "sala", referred to a water pipe. Salurn, the "village on the Tütsche", was created thanks to such watercourses. This dependence is symbolized, among other things, in the coat of  arms and name of one of the oldest families of the village, the family "An der Lahn". It is interesting to note that until the end of the 15th century, the stream crossed the Gries district in the south of the village and was only later diverted to the north on the mountain side of the settlement. The wooden bridge was first built around 1500.

A dozen mighty sequoias, up to 40 metres high, which were planted in 1898 at the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the crowning of the Austrian Emperor Franz-Josef, decorate the small high plateau of Fennhals.

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When malaria raged in the swampy Adige Valley in summer, the monks of the Capuchin monastery in Neumarkt moved to the so-called Klösterle in Gschnon, which is 1000 meters above sea level. Today the Klösterle is a self-catering house. In summer, it is used for retreats and spiritual exercises.

In September, the German Capuchin Order invites men up to 50 years of age to come and live in the Klösterle in Gschnon, to be active together in the mountains, to organize everyday life together, to spend time in worship, silence and prayer, and to engage in conversation.

During his first trip to Italy in 1494, the famous German painter Albrecht Dürer had to deviate from his route to Venice because of a flood on the Adige River. After possibly spending the night in the monastery "Klösterle" of St. Florian/San Floriano or in Neumarkt/Egna, he probably arrived at the Freedom Square in Laag/Laghetti and from there took the path over the Sauch Saddle into the Cembra Valley. This assumption is based on Dürer's watercolors of Segonzano Castle and a mill. Today it is possible to follow Dürer's footsteps on the Dürer path of the same name, which begins in St. Florian near Laag.

The museum "Avventura Haderburg" shows the historical background of the medieval castle and his residents. There is illustrated the development of the castle, the weir system, the habitation and also the decline of the castle. Over 100 artefacts explain the importance of the castle.

The St. George church in Graun/Corona stems from the 14th century. The tower is decorated with a newly restored fresco of St. Chritopher.

SOLOS stands for innovative agriculture in the heart of Tramin.Using aquaponics technology – a combination of fish farming and plant cultivation – they produce fresh lettuce, herbs such as basil and chives, and the regional Tramin catfish.The closed-loop system requires no chemical additives, saves up to 90% water, and enables environmentally friendly, local production year-round.Fresh, sustainable, and sourced directly from the region – for conscious enjoyment with a clear conscience.      

Bike shop and repair.
The best brands like: Giant, KTM, Haibike, Ghost, Woom, Sinus, Eclipse, Shimano, Ceetec, Abus, Northwave, Maxxis, Michelin, Continental, Crankbrothers, etc., are available at Helly's Bike Shop.