Castillos en Merano

Merano Castles

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.

Schloss Goyen - Castel Goiano

A hilltop (Höhenburg) fortress overlooking the surrounding landscape, historically positioned for regional control.

Widewitt / CC BY 2.5

Brunnenburg

Brunnenburg is a 13th-century castle in the province of South Tyrol, in northern Italy.

Castel Kallmünz

Castle

Zenoburg

Sited on the Zenoberg, marking the transition from the Passeier Valley into the Etsch (Adige) valley above Meran.

Schloss Planta

A historic castle complex in the Obermais district of Meran, comprising residential and defensive elements.

Schloss Vernaun - Castel Vernaun