Sights to see in Dorf Tirol and Merano
Tirol Castle
Ancestral castle of Tyrol and provincial museum of history and culture. The archeological museum provides an overall view about the early settlers (7 BC) in this alpine region. From the Bronze Age, there is a melting furnace, still fully intact to be seen. Link to the Tirol Castle.
The gardens of Trauttmansdorff Castle
On the sunny slope above Meran, where once the Austrian Empress Sissi went for her strolls, are situated the terraced gardens of Trauttmansdorff Castle. The gardens promise “the world in one garden”: ancient cultivated plants, the cacti and succulents mound, the Landscapes of South Tyrol, deciduous trees and conifers, tea- and rice terraces characterize the beautifully cared for gardens. Link to the gardens of Trauttmansdorff Castle.
Touriseum – the Museum of Tourism
In the middle of the Gardens of Trauttmansdorff Castle, in the immediate vicinity of the town Meran, the homonymous castle - the former winter residence of Austria’s Empress Sissi - houses the Museum of Tourism, the Touriseum. Link to the Museum of Tourism.
Burglehen park
In June 2002, Dorf Tirol celebrated the opening of the new “Burglehen park”. The park, surrounded by orchards and vineyards, offers a magnificent 360°view on the surrounding area and invites you to relax and linger.
Brunnenburg Castle
The Agricultural Museum and Ezra-Pound Centre for Literature. The Brunnenburg Castle is said to be named after a nearby spring and lies on a glacial hill between the village centre and Tirol Castle. The fortresses date from between 1241 and 1253.
