Castel Fragsburg ★
Merano's highest castle, above Sinigo: born in the thirteenth century, a hunting lodge and then a hotel.
Merano: 3 places to start with
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Churches Cappella di Santa Barbara The two-storey octagonal chapel behind Merano's parish church, once the cemetery chapel, with three altars. - Castles Castel Fragsburg Merano's highest castle, above Sinigo: born in the thirteenth century, a hunting lodge and then a hotel.
- Castles Castel Katzenstein The medieval castle of the lords of Katzenstein near Merano, rebuilt in the nineteenth century: a private home.
8 places covered in Merano Grouped by type, most important first.
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Castles, palaces and villas
4Castel Katzenstein ★
The medieval castle of the lords of Katzenstein near Merano, rebuilt in the nineteenth century: a private home.
Castello Principesco
Duke Sigismund's fifteenth-century residence in the centre of Merano, saved from demolition and now a museum.
Torre delle Polveri (Ortenstein)
The keep of Ortenstein castle on the Passeggiata Tappeiner, once a powder store, with a view from the top.
Churches and places of worship
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Cappella di Santa Barbara ★
The two-storey octagonal chapel behind Merano's parish church, once the cemetery chapel, with three altars.
Chiesa di Santa Maria del Conforto
The Romanesque church of Maia Bassa, perhaps Merano's oldest, with frescoes of the twelfth and fourteenth centuries.
Parks and gardens
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Giardini di Castel Trauttmansdorff
Merano's botanical garden: about eighty gardens around the castle where Sissi stayed, with the Touriseum.
Museums, theatres and collections
1Museo delle Donne
The museum in Merano's piazza del Grano: two centuries of women's history through clothes and everyday objects.
Tours, tickets and experiences
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Near Merano
The closest destinations covered by our editors, with straight-line distance.
