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Alpenpalace Spa Retreat
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Hotel Saltauserhof
Wellness hotel | St. Martin in Passeier
from 67 €
Ruster Resort
For relaxation seekers, active travellers & culture lovers | Algund near Merano
from 141 €
Vitalpina Hotel Schulerhof
Active hotel | Plaus near Meran
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from 114 €
Green Lake Hotel Weiher
Pleasure & well-being | Issing at Mt. Kronplatz
from 102 €
Vita Aktiv Hotel Der Heinrichshof & Residence
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from 65 €
Landhaus Fux
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from 141 €
LANERHOF Relax & Active Retreat
Spa-Hotel | St. Lorenzen at Mt. Kronplatz
from 125 €
Hotel Waldhof
Vitalpina Hotel | Rablà near Meran
from 110 €
Grand Hotel Bellevue
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from 429 €
Granpanorama Hotel Sambergerhof
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Quellenhof Luxury Resort Passeier
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from 122 €
Majestic – Unique Spa Resort
Wellness hotel | Reischach at Mt. Kronplatz
from 62 €
Garni Ganthaler
In the middle of fruit orchards | Algund near Meran
from 190 €
WINKLER 5-Star Design Hotel
Design hotel | St. Lorenzen at Mt. Kronplatz
from 70 €
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Wellness hotel | Tisens near Meran
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from 75 €
Hotel & Resort Schlosshof
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from 144 €
Hotel Sand
Hiking - biking hotel | Kastelbell-Tschars

Touriseum Meran - Museum of Tourism

The South Tyrolean Museum of Tourism, called Touriseum, is the only museum in the Alps devoted exclusively to the history of tourism.

The museum is located in the Castle of Trauttmansdorff near Meran, in the middle of a wonderful botanic garden.

Once it was the holiday residence of the Empress Elisabeth of Austria, now the Castle tells the history of South Tyrolean Tourism in the last 200 years. The museum focuses on 3 topics:

  • 1st: how South Tyrol became touristy
  • 2nd: the travellers and the persons living in a tourist country
  • 3rd: tourism as an industry

These topics are elaborated in various different stations, with beginning in year 1750, when the mountains were feared, continuing 1890 when Meran became a touristy centre and coming to the 1960 and 1970 when South Tyrol lived a tourism renaissance after the two World Wars and arriving till the presence.

After the sightseeing, the museum offers a pleasant reading room and a multimedia station where the visitors can find answers to the questions remaining of the South Tyrolean Tourism. Before you leave the castle you will see an amusing attraction: the largest "tourism pin-ball-machine" in the world! The exhibition ends with a symbolic parcours through South Tyrol.

More info & opening hours:

Touriseum – Tourism Museum South Tyrol
St. Valentinstraße 51a, I- 39012 Meran
Phone: +39 0473 255655 
E-mail: info@touriseum.it
Web: touriseum.it

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Touriseum in Meran
Touriseum in Meran

The South Tyrolean Museum of Tourism is located in Trauttmansdorff Castle and tells more about the history of tourism in South Tyrol, about how the region is seen by travellers and by the tourist industry.

Touriseum - Robert Gruber
Touriseum in Meran
Touriseum in Meran

The South Tyrolean Museum of Tourism is located in Trauttmansdorff Castle and tells more about the history of tourism in South Tyrol, about how the region is seen by travellers and by the tourist industry.

Touriseum - Robert Gruber
Touriseum in Meran
Touriseum in Meran

The South Tyrolean Museum of Tourism is located in Trauttmansdorff Castle and tells more about the history of tourism in South Tyrol, about how the region is seen by travellers and by the tourist industry.

Touriseum - Robert Gruber
Touriseum in Meran
Touriseum in Meran

The South Tyrolean Museum of Tourism is located in Trauttmansdorff Castle and tells more about the history of tourism in South Tyrol, about how the region is seen by travellers and by the tourist industry.

Touriseum - Robert Gruber
Touriseum in Meran
Touriseum in Meran

The South Tyrolean Museum of Tourism is located in Trauttmansdorff Castle and tells more about the history of tourism in South Tyrol, about how the region is seen by travellers and by the tourist industry.

Touriseum - Robert Gruber
Touriseum in Meran
Touriseum in Meran

The South Tyrolean Museum of Tourism is located in Trauttmansdorff Castle and tells more about the history of tourism in South Tyrol, about how the region is seen by travellers and by the tourist industry.

Touriseum - Robert Gruber

Museums

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Stöckerhof - Meran in Meran and environs

Stöckerhof

Meran in Meran and environs
5.0 Excellent
7 Recommendations
  • Surrounded by orchards
  • Heated outdoor pool
  • Garden with barbecue facilities
  • Bread service & herb garden
  • Guided farm tours on request
from 86 € per day
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Sittnerhof - Meran in Meran and environs

Sittnerhof

Meran in Meran and environs
4.9 Excellent
7 Recommendations
  • Historic farmhouse set amidst vineyards
  • Rooms and flats in chalet style
  • Garden with swimming pool
  • Possibility of tasting the farm's products
  • Many activities for all tastes in the surrounding area
from 130 € per day
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Hotel Sonnenburg - Meran in Meran and environs

Hotel Sonnenburg

Meran in Meran and environs
4.6 Excellent
46 Recommendations

Located in a sunny and quiet position near the centre of Meran with a wonderful panoramic view & refurbished wellness area!

from 104 € per day
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Hotel Sittnerhof - Meran in Meran and environs

Hotel Sittnerhof

Meran in Meran and environs
4.6 Excellent
28 Recommendations

In the environs of the historical city centre, quiet position, indoor & outdoor pool, children’s pool & sunbathing pool, new wellness & sauna area, excellent cuisine & own wines.

from 120 € per day
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