Bad weather? A real exception in Kaltern.
Kaltern enjoys 315 sunny days a year – that’s over 1,900 hours of sunshine!
With 315 sunny days a year and more than 1,900 hours of sunshine, Kaltern is a place where you can truly enjoy life outdoors. Whether spring, summer, or autumn – bad weather is the exception, not the rule.
This reliable climate makes Kaltern the perfect destination for outdoor activities, wine hikes, and relaxing holiday days. Soak up the sun, enjoy life, and simply be outdoors – that’s everyday life here.
Bad weather? A real exception in Kaltern.
Kaltern enjoys 315 sunny days a year – that’s over 1,900 hours of sunshine!
With 315 sunny days a year and more than 1,900 hours of sunshine, Kaltern is a place where you can truly enjoy life outdoors. Whether spring, summer, or autumn – bad weather is the exception, not the rule.
This reliable climate makes Kaltern the perfect destination for outdoor activities, wine hikes, and relaxing holiday days. Soak up the sun, enjoy life, and simply be outdoors – that’s everyday life here.
Museums
Kalterer Wine Museum
Open daily from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Located in the village center at Goldgasse 1.
Messner Mountain Museum
Six locations explain the relationship between humans and nature.
Corones, Ripa, Dolomites, Ortles, Juval, and Firmian – the Messner Mountain Museums invite you to experience the fascination of the mountains from six very different perspectives.
South Tyrol Museum of Archaeology
History of South Tyrol from the Paleolithic and Mesolithic to the Carolingian period,
featuring “Ötzi,” the Iceman, and his accompanying finds.
South Tyrol Museum of Nature (Science Museum in Bolzano)
Illustrates the formation and appearance of South Tyrol’s mountain and valley landscapes and their habitats.
Touriseum – Provincial Museum for Tourism
Located at Trauttmansdorff Castle near Merano, in the former holiday residence of Empress Sisi.
Museum of Cultural and Regional History at Tyrol Castle
In the ancestral castle of the Counts of Tyrol, the main themes of regional history, art, social history, and medieval life are illustrated.
South Tyrolean Mining Museum Ridnaun/Schneeberg
Ridnaun/Schneeberg mining world: One of the highest-altitude mines in Europe and the longest-operating in the Alpine region, now converted into a visitor mine.
Museion
Museum for modern and contemporary art – Bolzano (temporary exhibitions of contemporary art).
Churches in Kaltern
14 churches in 8 districts
Some churches can be visited all day, or you can attend one of the many church services.
- Parish Church of the Assumption of Mary
- Franciscan Monastery in Kaltern am See
- St. Anton
- St. Rochus in Pfuss
- St. Nicholas
- St. Vigil in Altenburg
- St. Josef at the Lake
- Ruins of St. Peter in Altenburg
- St. John the Baptist in Oberplanitzing
- St. Leonard in Unterplanitzing
- St. Catherine in Mitterdorf
- Monastery and Church of the Tertiary Sisters
- Holy Cross Church on Mount Calvary
- St. Klaus vor der Flüe on the Mendel
City strolls
Kaltern: Village walks in Kaltern (shops, bars, and sights).
Experience Kaltern’s culinary diversity.
Bolzano: Gothic cathedral, the newly reopened Walther Square, shops under the historic arcades with fashion boutiques, outdoor sports shops, and the famous fruit market in the city center. Shops are also open on Saturday afternoons. Come and have a look!
Brixen: Also known as the Bishop’s City. Romanesque cathedral with cloister, the Hofburg Palace with the Diocesan Museum.
Guest Pass
Explore all of South Tyrol with public transport using the South Tyrol Guest Pass.
Take the Mendel cable car up to the Mendel Pass or the Ritten cable car to Oberbozen.
Castle visits
- Sigmundskron Castle near Bolzano (home to Reinhold Messner’s Mountain Museum)
- Hocheppan Castle near Missian
- Trauttmansdorff Castle near Merano (with large botanical gardens)
- Tyrol Castle near Merano
- Churburg Castle near Schlanders (with knight armor)
- Runkelstein Castle near the entrance to the Sarntal Valley
Cinema
- Filmtreff Kaltern – https://www.filmtreff-kaltern.it/de/kinoprogramm
- Cineplexx Bolzano – https://www.cineplexx.bz.it/cineplexx_de/prog.php
Books
Borrow one of the many books available at the hotel or from the Kaltern library and relax in our wellness area.
Wine tastings
Wine tastings and cellar tours at the Kaltern Winery.
Adventure & Action
- Social bowling evenings (Bürgerstube Tramin, Aldein bowling alley)
- Electric go-karting for the whole family in the Passeier Valley
- Classic car rental in Eppan
- Mini golf in Tramin or Kaltern am See
- Climbing gym in Eppan, Salewa Cube climbing gym in Bolzano, climbing gym in Tramin
- Tennis in Altenburg (clay court with floodlights, 1 hard court, 1 practice wall)
- Watching ice hockey at the St. Anton sports zone
- Escape rooms (Kaltern and Eppan)
- Covered ice rink Kaltern-Altenburg (public skating from early October to mid-March)
- Planetarium Gummer in Karneid
- For children: indoor playgrounds in Bolzano and Gargazon, play center in Bolzano
Animals
- Horse-drawn carriage rides in Kaltern and Tramin
- Lama trekking on the Ritten
- Tuff Alm petting zoo in Völs am Schlern, mountain zoo in Schenna
- Birds of prey show at Tyrol Castle
- Petting zoo at Gampen Pass in Gfrill
