There are almost 1000 castles, fortresses and manors throughout the country and in nearby South Tyrol that are just waiting to be discovered. 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. Whichever 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 a child's desire to search for traces of the past.