Tourist Attractions

Veldthurns Castle
Holiday residence of the bishops of Brixen, well-known Renaissance castle built in 1587

Säben Convent
Medieval convent above Klausen

Bishopric Brixen
Historic city centre with its Baroque cathedral well worth seeing

Augustinian Abbey of Neustift
Medieval monastery with a large library

Mineralogical Museum of Teis
Houses a collection of local rock crystals

Silver Mine, Villanders
Copper mine with a visit to the Elizabeth tunnel

Archaeological excavations
Centuries-old excavation sites from Roman times in Feldthurns and Villanders

Trauttmansdorff Castle
The Gardens of Trauttmansdorff Castle with local and exotic flora and the recently opened South Tyrol Museum of Tourism in Meran

South Tyrol Museum of Archaeology
The famous Iceman Ötzi, well-known beyond the borders of South Tyrol, is here as well as many other archaeological finds from the Alps.