Merano

Castles in Merano

This selection maps the historic castles and fortified residences around Merano, highlighting surviving medieval structures, hilltop strongholds and estate houses. Entries include a wine museum housed in a castle, a 13th‑century Brunnenburg, the Landesfürstliche Burg built c.1470 by Duke Sigmund, high-elevation sites like Fragsburg, and riverside and hillside positions that reflect the region's strategic medieval landscape.

Castello Rametz - Wine Museum

A castle that turned into a winery and wine museum, that's a must-stop if you are in the area.

Llorenzi / CC BY-SA 4.0

Trauttmansdorff Castle

Trauttmansdorff Castle is located in northern Italy and has been owned by the Trauttmansdorff family for roughly 500 years.

Mentnafunangann / CC BY-SA 3.0

Landesfürstliche Burg

Built around 1470 by Duke Sigmund of Austria-Tyrol, the Landesfürstliche Burg is a late medieval administrative and defensive complex in central Meran.