Merano kastélyai

Merano Castles

Merano sits among dozens of castles. This selection starts with Tirol Castle above the town, which gave the whole region its name, and includes the princes' town residence, a castle winery with a wine museum and several hillside strongholds, some of them privately owned and seen only from outside.

Merano Castles — Térkép

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A

Tirol Castle

Medieval castle above Merano that gave the County of Tyrol its name; today it houses the South Tyrolean Museum of History.

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B

Prince's Castle (Landesfürstliche Burg)

Small 15th-century town residence of the Tyrolean princes in Merano's old town, now a museum with period furniture and weapons.

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C

Rametz Castle

Castle estate in Maia Alta, remodelled in the 19th century, with a working winery and a small wine museum.

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D

Brunnenburg

13th-century castle below Tirol Castle, later home of the poet Ezra Pound's family, with an agricultural museum.

E

Zenoburg

Ruined castle on a rock above the Passer gorge, once a seat of the Counts of Tyrol, privately owned.

F

Goyen Castle

Hilltop castle in Schenna above Merano, privately owned and seen from the surrounding walking paths.

G

Kallmünz Castle

Small residence in the old town near the Passer river, used today for exhibitions and events.

H

Fragsburg Castle

Castle on a rocky ridge high above the Merano basin, now part of a hotel estate.

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