Discover Oetzi’s world: a journey back to the Stone Age at the archeoParc in the Val Senales valley
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In the Val Senales, more precisely in Madonna di Senales, a unique destination awaits: the archeoParc. This 5,000 sqm open-air archaeological and activity museum lets you actively experience, not just observe, Oetzi the Iceman's world. Reconstructed houses, surrounded by plants that thrived over 5,000 years ago, transport you back to Oetzi's time.
Overlooking the Giogo di Tisa pass on the Similaun, where the ice mummy was discovered in 1991, you'll feel a tangible connection to history. You can explore the museum in two ways: Course 1 offers a brief glimpse into Oetzi's daily life in about an hour, encompassing indoor exhibitions, houses of the Alpine Valleys with demonstration area, and a nature path. Alternatively, delve deeper with courses 1, 2, and 3, immersing yourself for three to four hours.
This extended experience includes everything in course 1, plus the houses of the North Alpine Foreland, the workshop area, the houses of the Po Plain, the canoe stop and the archery area. Conclude your day relaxing in the bookshop or the cafeteria of the archeoParc Val Senales (archeoParc Schnalstal). To see Oetzi himself, visit the ice mummy in a refrigerated chamber at the South Tyrol Museum of Archaeology in Bolzano's old town, approximately 60 kilometres away.
How to get to the archeoParc: It is located in Madonna di Senales in the Merano area, and offers on-site parking. The 261 bus route connects Naturno near Merano with Madonna di Senales.
Contact info
- Madonna di Senales / Unser Frau 163 - 39020 - Senales / Schnals
- +39 0473 676020
- info@archeoparc.it
Opening times
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Admission
ticket course 1 (part of the area):
€ 8.00 adults
€ 6.00 children and young people (4-18 years)
€ 6.00 students (up to 27 years)
€ 6.00 seniors 65+
€ 6.00 people with disabilities
€ 6.00 groups (15 and more persons)
€ 17.00 family ticket (2 adults with 1 child under 18 years)
€ 23.00 family ticket (2 adults with children under 18 years)
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ticket courses 1, 2, and 3 (whole area):
€ 17.00 adults
€ 15.00 children and young people (4-18 years)
€ 15.00 students (up to 27 years)
€ 15.00 seniors 65+
€ 15.00 people with disabilities
€ 15.00 groups (15 and more persons)
€ 42.00 family ticket (2 adults with 1 child under 18 years)
€ 54.00 family ticket (2 adults with children under 18 years)
free for children under 4 years
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guided day tour to the site where Oetzi was discovered: € 140.00 per person
guided tours for groups and workshops on request
More information
The opening times correspond to those of the indoor exhibitions, the outdoor area is accessible from 10.30 am to 4.30 pm, and the cafeteria stays open from noon time to 4.30 pm.
The archeoParc Val Senales stays open every year from April to early November, except during the maintenance works in June, closed in winter.
Season start 2025 on April 12.
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