Aldino Local Museum

Aldino in the south of South Tyrol offers several interesting sights, all maintained by the local museum association. These include the Aldino Mill Ensemble, the GEOPARC Rio delle Foglie visitor centre, and the small Aldino Local Museum (Dorfmuseum Aldein). You'll find the latter right on the village square. Originally conceived as a general village museum to document life in and around Aldino throughout the centuries, it took on a new dimension in the 1980s.

This was with the discovery of the "Treasure of the Thalhof": sacred objects from the Baroque and Rococo periods originating from the Chapel of Our Lady of the Snows in the valley. This Aldino chapel was built and lavishly furnished in the 18th century by the Baron von Ehrenfeld family. The treasures were stored in the attic of the Thalhof farmhouse and subsequently forgotten.

Since 2000, valuable paintings, coins, and medals from private collections have enriched the exhibition. They bear witness to the piety of the people at that time and their belief in the protection of the saints. Alongside remarkable items such as a Baroque chalice (made in Augsburg in 1750 AD), Bolzano belt buckles, and portraits of Aldein personalities, an entire room is dedicated to Cardinal Johann Baptist Franzelin (1816-1886), South Tyrol's only cardinal.

How to get there: The Aldino Museum is located directly on the village square, where parking is also available. On foot, you can reach the village in about three hours via the Alter Aldeiner Weg, that's to say the Old Aldino Trail, on the hike from Bronzolo to Aldino.