Merano and surroundings

The Mediterranean holiday region for your bed & breakfast and apartment holiday in South Tyrol

Sit underneath palm trees and enjoy a magnificent South Tyrolean mountain panorama all around you: Merano combines a Mediterranean flair with a quaint Alpine atmosphere and radiates a unique charm that even Empress Sissi could not resist.
Beautifully embedded in the Vinschgau, Passeier and Etsch valley basin, your surroundings look like they come straight out of a picture book. The impressive sights and cultural events in Merano together with the surrounding villages Dorf Tirol, Schenna, Algund, Lana and Marling form an enticing symbiosis that attracts all kinds of holiday makers. Go on a unique voyage of discovery, hiking along the Merano high altitude route with a total length of 80 km, discover the authentic valleys of Ulten and Passeier or go skiing in the summer on Schnalstal glacier. These are the wonderful contrasts that are typical for the magical Merano region.

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Culture & tradition

St. Prokulus church in Naturns, ArcheoPark in the Schnals valley, Peter Mitterhofer typewriter museum, Algunder parish church , Tirol castle, Andreas Hofer Museum in Passeier, Labyrinth gardens in Kränzel vineyard in Tscherms, fruit growing museum in Lana, “Knottenkino” between Hafling and Vöran, Merano thermal bath, the botanical gardens of Trauttmansdorff castle, the Sissi route, Touriseum, kunst Meran, Evelyn Ortner women’s museum , Merano old town with its parish church and arched narrow streets, Merano spa promenade, Tappeiner way.

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Summer activities

Hiking & mountaineering in the Texelgruppe nature park with the famous destinations Hochmuth, Hirzer and lake Spronser, the Merano high altitude way, hiking region Meran 2000, Tappeiner way, Marlinger Waal way, Vigiljoch and Ulten valley. Cycling & mountain biking along the Etsch, on Tschöggel mountain, Vigiljoch and in Texelgruppe nature park. Nordic Walking in Naturns fitness park, the Texel course, the walking park Vöran or across mountain pastures, Waalweg ways and orchards. Climbing in the climbing garden of Juval, in the high wire garden of Taser and in the rock arena of Merano. Swimming in Naturnadventure pool, the outdoor pools of Partschins, Algund, Dorf Tirol, Schenna, Lana, Nals, St. Walburg/Ulten and in the thermal baths of Merano. Riding in Hafling, Mölten, Nals and Lana. Golf in the Passeier golf club and golf club Lana. Rafting along the Passer and Etsch rivers. Paragliding off the Hirzer, Hochmut and Vigiljoch. Summer skiing in the Schnals valley glacier region.

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Winter activities

Skiing, snowboarding and tobogganing in the ski regions of Schnals valley, Pfelders in Passeier, Meran 2000, Vigiljoch and Schwemmalm in Ulten valley. Cross-country skiing in Schnals, Passeier, Falzeben and Ulten. Winter hiking & snowshoe walking throughout the Texelgruppe nature park region, in Ulten, on Tschöggel mountain and Vigiljoch. Ski tours along the Schnals valley glacier region, in Passeier valley and Ulten valley. Telemark skiing in the ski regions of Schwemmalm and Schnals valley. Ice skating in Naturns, in the Merano arena and at Thermenplatz, in Schnals valley, Pfelders, in Kuppelwies in Ulten valley and on the Schwarze Lacke at Vigiljoch. Ice climbing by the Partschinser waterfalls against the backdrop of the Schnals valley and Passeier valley.

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