Meran

The chances to have sun are really good when you want to visit Meran. Enjoy about three hundred sunny days a year. To the north side, mountains keep the north wind away on the south side everything is open to let the warm wind in.

On the north side the mountains protect agains the cold north wind and on the south side everything is open for the warm wind. That is the reason why everything grows here. A visit to the botanic gardens Schloß Trautmannsdorf is an incomparable event. Here you can find living fossils, rice terraces, blooming loam walls as well as the most northern positioned olive grove and South Tirol landscapes.In the caste, once upon a time the holiday residence of empress Sisi, nowadays a museum for the history of tourism. The spa resort in art nouveau is used as concert hall, brings us a testimony of the long history of Meran as a spa resort, a tradition going on with the modern Therm of Meran.

 
A walk through the old city with the arcades and numerous courtyards and flight of steps, brings you to discover more of it. On your way through Meran, with a rests on every corner, a glass of wine and other Mediterranean or Alpine specialities you will fall immortal in love with this city.