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Family at the center: On the trail of mineral resources at the Villanders mine

Villanders/Villandro, Brixen/Bressanone and environs

You can search for beautiful pieces of ore using a hammer and chisel.

from center
Did you know that ores were once mined in Villanders as well?
But which ones? Who extracted the metal from the earth and under what conditions?
Head to the Elisabeth Tunnel, where all of this – and much more – will be explained to you.
Duration: approx. 1.5 hours
Event dates overview
10 Jul 2026 – 21 Aug 2026
Registration required
10 Jul (Fri)
10:00 - 11:30
31 Jul (Fri)
10:00 - 11:30
21 Aug (Fri)
10:00 - 11:30

    Everything you need to know

    At the entrance of the Villanders mine
    In the village center of Villanders at the DESPAR turn right towards Villanderer Alm, then about 5 km above Villanders in the "Zilderer Kehre" turn right at the large billboard. After about 500 m there is a small parking lot. From there walk about 300 m to the entrance of the mine.

    With the line bus no. 345 from Klausen via Villanders to the stop Bergwerk. From there walk about 800 m to the entrance.
    By the day before until 5:00 PM at the information office Tel. +39 0472 843 121
    Warm clothes and good shoes.
    Helmets and raincoats are provided by the mine.

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