The Gardens of Trauttmansdorff Castle, located in the town of Merano (Meran) in northern Italy, is a botanical garden nestled into a twelve-hectare amphitheatre with an altitude differential of 100 meters. Trauttmansdorff offers spectacular views of exotic gardens and breathtaking vistas of the surrounding mountains and the spa resort town of Merano.
Colorful plants from all around the world thrive and bloom in Trauttmansdorff’s more than eighty garden landscapes. Ideal for both children and adults as well as for botany experts and laymen alike, the Gardens of Trauttmansdorff Castle is a unique blend of botanical garden and recreational attraction. Multifaceted Experience Stations, spectacular themed gardens, Artist Pavilions and intriguing animals turn the Gardens of Trauttmansdorff Castle – within easy walking distance from Merano – into a colorful world where visitors enjoy a variety of different experiences.
The Touriseum, South Tyrol’s Province Museum of Tourism, covers 200 years of tourism history in Tyrol and Merano in a very engaging way.
The Blossom Festival days are just as much part of the Val d'Adige/Etschtal Valley spring as bells ringing out at Easter. They will take place from 02.04.-15.04.2018 in Lana, Cermes/Tscherms, Postal/Burgstall and Gargazon/Gargazzone.
And what by now is the 23th edition of this popular series of events promises once again to become a festival for the senses full of varied experiences.
The Merano Music Festival was introduced in 1986 to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the renowned spa town Merano. It gave fresh impetus to Merano·s tradition as a music town. From the very beginning the festival has been set to meet the highest artistic demands. Under the supervision of artistic director Andreas Cappello the Merano Music Festival quickly rose to great fame, making it a point of reference among Europe·s festivals.
Merano lends a special aura to the festival. Its architecture dates back to the height of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and reveals its history as traditional spa town in the heart of South Tyrol.
By now all great orchestras from Budapest, Gothenburg, Israel, London, Moscow, Paris, St.Petersburg, Prague and Warsaw have turned the Merano Music Festival into a festival of symphonies. World class musicians such as Charles Dutoit, Sir John Eliot Gardiner, Carlo Maria Giulini, Lorin Maazel, Sir Neville Marriner, Zubin Mehta, Kurt Masur, Sir Roger Norrington, Mstislav Rostropovitch produced unforgettable performances, for which the light-flooded atmosphere of the "Kursaal" offered the ideal ambience.
Designed by the Austrian architect Friedrich Ohmann, the Kursaal is a unique example of Jugendstil architecture and one of the most beautiful concert halls in Europe. Its vast and elegant interior has wonderful acoustics, inspiring the musicians to superb performances.
The Merano Music Festival started as an insider tip and has now become an international meeting point for classical music.