Meran is well worth
visiting for its historic sights alone. There are castles, churches, museums
and quaint corners waiting to be discovered. Highlights include the charming
Art Nouveau Kurhaus and theatre, and
the gardens of Trauttmansdorff, with the castle where Sissi stayed.
The lovely Kurhaus, or Spa Building, on the Passer Promenade is Meran’s most famous landmark, and one of the most beautiful public buildings south of the Alps.
Discover the hidden delights and quaint corners in Meran’s historic centre. There is plenty of artistic and historic interest to see on a walk through the town.
The museums of Meran are veritable treasure chests, full of history and stories: they tell, amusingly, impressively or instructively, but always entertainingly, of the great past of the spa town and its surroundings…
A museum about tourists and locals with life-size figures, mechanical stages and animated productions. Visitors are offered an ironic guide to 200 years of tourist history in South Tyrol.
This small castle, centrally located behind the town hall, was built in the 15th century by Archduke Sigmund of Austria, and consists of an inner ward, the battlements and two storeys with many small, cosy rooms, whose windows have idyllic bullseye panes.
The women’s museum documents two hundred years of women’s history with numerous collector’s items: women’s dresses, accessories, personal implements and items from everyday life relate the different social roles and the development of women – a collection unique in Europe.
In a finely restored building in the Lauben (porticos), the Meran art society stages exhibitions of contemporary art, architecture and literature as well as offering a programme of events with guided tours, excursions, concerts and readings.
The Meran Jewish religious community was very active towards the end of the 19th century.
Jewish physicians in particular were responsible for discovering the healing power of the waters of Meran and popularising both the grape cure and winter tourism.
Culture & pleasure 
August