Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
seum of Tyrolean history, including, in the keep, the turbulent years of the 20th century.
The castle can be reached by taking the chairlift from Merano to Tirolo (Dorf Tirol). Book
ahead for tours in English.
SKI ALTO ADIGE
»
Alta Badia (
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)
»
Plan de Corones (
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)
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Plose-Bressanone (
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)
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Val Gardena (
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)
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Alpe di Siusi (
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)
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Merano 2000 (
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)
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Solda (
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Valli di Tures/Aurina (
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)
Activities
Some 6km east of town, a
cable car
(Via Val di Nova)
carries winter-sports enthusiasts up to
Bus 1B links Merano with the valley station. A
chairlift
(Via Galilei; one way/return €2.70/4;
9am-6pm Apr-Nov, to 7pm summer)
runs to the village of
Tirolo
(Dorf Tirol). The tourist office
has details of the many other cable cars and lifts that ring the town.
The promenade or
passeggiata
(evening stroll) has long been a Merano institution. Fin-
de-siècle-era walks trace the river, traverse pretty parks and skirt
Monte Benedetto
(514m).
A winter and summer pair follow opposing sides of the river, one shady, one sunny. The
Gilfpromenade
follows 24 poems carved on wooden benches (also handy for a breather).
The
Tappeiner
meanders above the town for 4km. The tourist office offers guides in sum-
mer, or can give you a detailed map; all routes have helpful signage.
Terme Merano
( 0473 25 20 00;
www.thermemeran.it
; Piazza Terme 1; bathing pass 2hr adult/child €12/8, all day €18/
11; 9am-10pm)
Bolzano-born Matteo Thun's dream commission - a modern redevelop-
ment of the town's thermal baths - was reopened in 2005. It houses 13 indoor pools and
various saunas within a massive glass cube; there's another 12 outdoor pools open in sum-
THERMAL BATHS
