Attractions in the Ahrntal
Castle Taufers
Mighty mountains surround the basin of Sand in Taufers and there the castle Taufers forms an impressive backdrop. Every year around 70,000 visitors are drawn to the castle. Children may look forward to the "armory for attacking". Art lovers can enjoy the Pacher frescoes and romantics the picture-book-like castle.
Minerals museum
Be enchanted by the intense radiance of the various crystals of our mountains! ls special attraction is in addition to the largest smoky quartzes in South Tyrol and a replica of alpine tears, the most beautiful mountain crystal gnarl the world from the mine of Prettau. In the multimedia room, the emergence of the minerals, the search and their healing effects are shown.
Mine Prettau
The mine of Prettau had its heyday 600 years ago, when the extraordinary malleability of Prettau copper was much sought after. The galleries, which are laboriously driven into the rock, are masterpieces of miner craftsmanship and can today still be viewed by those interested in a mine railway that leads into the heart of the mine.
Messner Mountain Museum
The Messner Mountain Museum initiated by Reinhold Messner comprises a six-part museum structure, with each house each dedicated to a sub-theme.The exhibition at Brunico Castle (MMM Ripa) in the Puster Valley is dedicated to mountain peoples and will be on the MMM Corones at Kronplatz the traditional alpinism dealt with on the big walls of the world.
The Folklore Museum
The Folklore Museum in Dietenheim near Bruneck lies in the heart of the Pustertal valley. It shows the environment of the everyday life of rural population of the past – from the landed gentry and the self-sustaining peasantry to the day labourers. The centrepiece is the baroque Mair am Hof residence with its stately rooms and ethnological collections.