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Sights

South Tyrol offers a wide range of interesting sights all over the country that are worth to be visited

No matter if you are spending your summer or winter holidays in South Tyrol, every season brings forth its special places of interest. Choose your favourite place - besides castles and mansions and museums and exhibitions, the region offers also botanical gardens and oversized nativity scenes, snow-white monasteries and historic narrow-gauge railways.

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  1. Laubengasse Lauben Bozen

    Historic Town and Arcades of Bolzano

    Old meets new in the heart of the main town of South Tyrol - Bolzano is also called…
  2. st pauls dorfansicht von aich aus blumen

    Cathedral in the Countryside

    The oversized parish church of the historical wine village San Paolo is one of the…
  3. Christkindlmarkt Bozen

    Assumption of Our Lady Cathedral

    The Bolzano Cathedral, the landmark of the South Tyrolean capital, rises just next…
  4. Christkindlmarkt Brixen Brixner Dom

    Bressanone Cathedral

    The mighty Bressanone Cathedral is a Basilica minor and the landmark of the…
  5. vals fane alm winter schnee

    Fane Alpine Village

    The most beautiful alpine village in South Tyrol, the Malga Fane in the Valle di…
  6. schloss trauttmansdorff gaerten

    Gardens of Trauttmansdorff Castle

    On the eastern outskirts of Merano you’ll find Botanic Gardens which invite to a…
  7. oies ciasa freinademetz

    Birthplace of Saint Giuseppe Freinademetz

    South Tyrol’s first saint was born in Oies in Badia: His birthplace can still be…
  8. Groeden st Christina Krippe

    World's largest hand-carved nativity scene

    Larger than life-sized figures characterise this nativity scene, a unique highlight…
  9. komponieren mahler

    Gustav Mahler Composing Hut

    According to the composer Gustav Mahler, it was “… wonderful and certainly…
  10. Haus der Berge

    Alpine centre in Sesto

    The new “Haus der Berge” at the valley station of the Helmjet lift offers you a…
  11. Haeusl am Stein

    House on the Stone

    A small farmhouse sits enthroned like an eagle’s nest on a huge boulder in San…
  12. Oetzi Peak

    Iceman Oetzi Peak

    The viewing platform on the Val Senales Glacier offers a magnificent view on…
  13. reschensee vinschgau winter zugefroren gefroren

    Church Tower in Lake Resia

    The steeple that soars out of the waters of Lake Resia close to the Resia Pass, is…
  14. RS karthaus mauern ex kloster karthause

    Monastery Allerengelsberg

    Silence, peaceful silence awaits visitors in the historic Carthusian Monastery…
  15. kloster marienberg winter

    Monte Maria Monastery

    The highest located Benedictine Abbey of Europe is located at an altitude of 1,340…
  16. Kloster Saeben Winter

    Sabiona Monastery

    The rock spur enthroned by the former Sabiona Monastery is considered to be one of…
  17. kloesterle bei st florian laag neumarkt

    Old Hospice in Laghetti

    The medieval “Klösterle” near Egna served as accommodation for pilgrims on their…
  18. ritten lengmoos kommende deutschorden

    Longomoso Commandery

    The history of the Longomoso Commandry and the old hospice that previously existed…
  19. kraenzelhof

    Kränzel Winery - 7 Gardens

    In Cermes in the surroundings of Merano, you can discover the “Experience…
  20. Christkindlmarkt Meran Kurhaus

    Kurhaus Merano

    The famous Kurhaus, built in Art Nouveau style, is one of the landmarks of the spa…
  21. RS steinhauser waalweg st martin passeier bildhauerhaus

    Val Passiria Painters' House

    In San Martino in Passiria, the old Painters’ House reminds of the Passiria Art…
  22. RS laas marmor marillen

    Marmorplus

    The Covelano and Lasa Marble, the “White Gold” of the historic Jennwand quarries,…
  23. mendelbahn winter schnee bergstation kaltern mendel

    Mendola Funicular

    For over a century now, one of the steepest funiculars throughout Europe has been a…
  24. Meran Lauben

    Historic Town and Arcades of Merano

    The two-part Via dei Portici alley in the centre of the spa town of Merano can look…
  25. aldein muehlenensemble thal

    Aldino Mill Ensemble

    The mills of Aldino along the Rio Thal stream are today one of the many interesting…
  26. campill longiarue muehlental

    Longiarù Mills

    In the Val di Morins in the Val Badia, a beautiful footpath invites visitors to…
  27. RS weg nr bei muthof talbauer herbst

    Muta Farms

    Above Tirolo, on the southern slopes of the 2,291 m high Cima Muta, some of the…
  28. Raffeiner Orchideenwelt

    Raffeiner Orchid World

    300 orchid species, a lakescape and the Tropical Villa make up the charm of the…
  29. pfandler alm huette gefangennahme andreas hofer

    Pfandler and Pfistrad Alps

    The Pfandler and Pfistrad Alps in the Val Passiria valley are not only beautiful…
  30. Planetarium Suedtirol

    Planetarium South Tyrol

    Together with the Observatory Max Valier, the Planetarium in San Valentino in Campo…
  31. Kultur

    Vipiteno Town Hall and Mithras Stone

    In the inner courtyard of the Vipiteno Town Hall, a Roman altar stone from the year…
  32. rittner bahn haltestelle klobenstein

    Renon Railway

    The history of Renon’s historic narrow-gauge railway dates back to 1907, when it…
  33. Rosarium Panorama

    Uhrerhof Rosarium

    The highest located rose garden in Europe, a fragrant highlight in South Tyrol,…
  34. st hippolyt kirche naraun tisens

    St. Hippolytus

    The high church of St. Hippolytus in Narano near Tesimo offers a magnificent view…
  35. st kathrein hafling winter

    St. Catherine Church

    The little St. Catherine Church with the Haflinger horses is one of the most famous…
  36. schildhof kalbe kalmtal

    Val Passiria Shield Farms

    About a dozen Shield Farms in the front Val Passiria valley tell you of bygone…
  37. pfarrkirche maria himmelfahrt lana chor absis schnatterpeck altar

    Schnatterpeck Altar

    The parish church of Lana di Sotto is adorned by a particularly valuable gem: the…
  38. Skulpturengarten Tatz Borgogno Buchholz

    Sculpture Garden in Pochi

    The artist Sieglinde Tatz-Borgogno has created the “Garden of Desire” in Pochi near…
  39. Muehle Glurns

    Glorenza Town Mill

    The Glorenza Town Mill in the centre, which can only be reached on foot, was…
  40. Kapelle DJI

    St. Stephen's Chapel in Montani di Sopra

    One of the most extensive Gothic fresco cycles of Tyrol can be admired in the…
  41. Maseben mm reihig b HDR

    Astronomical Observatory Maseben

    The only observatory in the western part of South Tyrol offers an impressive view…
  42. Pustertal Innichen

    San Candido Collegiate Church

    The church of the San Candido Monastery is known as the most beautiful Romanesque…
  43. RS dji Tartscher Buehel

    Tarces Hill and Ganglegg

    The Tarces Hill near Malles and Ganglegg near Sluderno are two important…
  44. taser alm schennaberg

    Taser Mountain Hut

    Visit the hiking and family paradise Alpine Hut Taser, situated on the Mount Scena…
  45. RS viles biei und runch winter la val

    Viles in Val Badia

    The typical residential settlements consist of a few farms built on the partly very…
  46. steinegg obergummer sternenweg planetenweg sternwarte max valier

    Astronomical Observatory Max Valier

    The public observatory near San Valentino in Campo in Val d’Ega - South Tyrol’s…
  47. Waldfriedhof DSC

    Austrian-Hungarian Cemetery in Brunico

    The well-known forest cemetery on the Kühbergl hill is a military cemetery for…
  48. prettau ahrntal winter heilig geist heiliggeist kirche bei kasern

    Holy Spirit Pilgrimage Church

    At the head of the Valle Aurina valley, the Holy Spirit Church with its…
  49. badia heiligkreuz la crusc santa croce winter

    La Crusc Pilgrimage Church

    At more than 2,000 m a.s.l., in the Fanes-Senes-Braies Nature Park, an idyllic…
  50. dji Maria Weissenstein Winter

    Madonna di Pietralba Pilgrimage Site

    The Baroque basilica of Madonna di Pietralba, the “Cathedral in the Dolomites”,…
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    Tower of the Twelve

    The Tower of the Twelve in Vipiteno, the landmark of the Fugger town, is located at…

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