In the whole country as well as in the nearby South Tyrol there are almost 1000 castles, fortresses and manors, which are just waiting to be discovered by you. The mighty towers, the historic walls with their battlements and also the castle chapels invite you to a very special journey back to the Middle Ages. No matter in which direction you look - in the TirolWest vacation region you are surrounded by time-honored monuments. Many of the once proud castles are still well preserved today and awaken the childlike desire to search for traces of the past.

Sigmundsried castle
Place: RiedIn the 13th and 14th century, the castle served as the permanent residence of the noble family of the Lords of Ried.
Read more
Nauders Fortress
Place: NaudersEinzige vollständig erhaltene Festungsanlage Alt-Österreichs zum Schutz der Südgrenze Tirols.
Read more
Burg Berneck
Place: KaunsAuf einem hohen Felsen thront die romanische Burg Berneck, die aus dem 11. Jahrhundert stammt. Legen Sie einmal einen kulturellen Tag ein und stöbern Sie in vergangenen Zeiten. Stolz und imposant thront die Burganlage Berneck hoch über dem Taleingang zum Kaunertal.
Read more
Schrofenstein ruins
Place: StanzTo the east of Stanz and above the district Perjen, the Schrofenstein ruins are located on a rocky ledge.
Read more
Naudersberg Castle
Open! Place: NaudersThe princely court castle was built at the start of the 14th century and first mentioned in records in 1325.
Read more
Kronburg ruins
Place: ZamsThe castle hill on which the Kronburg ruins rise today, was already inhabited in prehistoric times.
Read more
Trauttmansdorff Castle (I)
Open! Open! Place: Meran/MeranoThe most popular excursion destination in South Tyrol, located on the eastern outskirts of Merano.
Read more
Castle Ambras Innsbruck
Open! Open! Place: InnsbruckSchloss Ambras zählt zu den bedeutendsten Sehenswürdigkeiten Innsbrucks. Seine kulturhistorische Bedeutung ist untrennbar mit der Persönlichkeit Erzherzog Ferdinands II. (1529-1595) verbunden.
Read more
Castle Tarasp (CH)
Place: TaraspHardly any other castle dominates a landscape as striking as the mighty Tarasp Castle.
Read more
Wiesberg Castle
Place: LandeckHigh above the wild foaming Trisanna Wiesberg Castle sits on a woody rock.
Read more
Castle Churburg (I)
Open! Open! Place: Schluderns/SludernoThe Churburg can only be visited by guided tour - guided tours every 15 minutes, duration approx. 1 hour.
Read more
Castle Tyrol (I)
Open!Weekday | Opening hour |
We, Th, Fr, Sa, Su | 10:00 - 17:00 |
Castle Tyrol is the ancestral castle of the Counts of Tyrol and eponymous for the land under Count Meinhard II.
Read more
Landeck Castle
![]() |
Gratis Eintritt |
Open!
Weekday | Opening hour |
Mo, Tu, We, Th, Fr, Sa, Su | 10:00 - 17:00 |
Discover Landeck Castle with its local history museum, the Schlossgalerie and its events.
Read more