There are nearly 1000 castles, castles and manors all over the country as well as in the near South Tyrol, just waiting to be discovered by you. The mighty towers, the historic walls with their battlements and the castle chapels invite you on a very special journey back to the Middle Ages. In which direction the views also sweep - in the region Tyrol West one is surrounded by time-honored architectural monuments. Many of the once proud castles are still well preserved today and arouse the childish desire to find traces in the past.

Naudersberg Castle
Currently closed Open!The princely court castle was built at the start of the 14th century and first mentioned in records in 1325.
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Trauttmansdorff Castle (I)
Currently closed Open! Open!The most popular excursion destination in South Tyrol, located on the eastern outskirts of Merano.
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Nauders Fortress
Place: NaudersEinzige vollständig erhaltene Festungsanlage Alt-Österreichs zum Schutz der Südgrenze Tirols.
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Schrofenstein ruins
Place: StanzTo the east of Stanz and above the district Perjen, the Schrofenstein ruins are located on a rocky ledge.
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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.
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Castle Tyrol (I)
Currently closed 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.
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Siegmundsried castle
Place: RiedIn the 13th and 14th century, the castle served as the permanent residence of the noble family of the Lords of Ried.
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Place: ZamsThe castle hill on which the Kronburg ruins rise today, was already inhabited in prehistoric times.
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Castle Churburg (I)
Currently closed Open! Open!Weekday | Opening hour |
Tu, We, Th, Fr, Sa, Su | 10:00 - 12:00 |
Tu, We, Th, Fr, Sa, Su | 14:00 - 16:30 |
The Churburg can only be visited by guided tour - guided tours every 15 minutes, duration approx. 1 hour.
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Wiesberg Castle
Place: LandeckHigh above the wild foaming Trisanna Wiesberg Castle sits on a woody rock.
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Landeck Castle
Currently closed Open! 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.
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Castle Tarasp (CH)
Place: TaraspHardly any other castle dominates a landscape as striking as the mighty Tarasp Castle.
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Castle Ambras Innsbruck
Currently closed Open! Open!Weekday | Opening hour |
Mo, Tu, We, Th, Fr, Sa, Su | 10:00 - 17:00 |
Schloss Ambras zählt zu den bedeutendsten Sehenswürdigkeiten Innsbrucks. Seine kulturhistorische Bedeutung ist untrennbar mit der Persönlichkeit Erzherzog Ferdinands II. (1529-1595) verbunden.
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