Castel Coira - Churburg
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Above the town of Sluderno, on an exposed Valley, is the vast compound of Castel Coira. Prince-Bishop of Coira Heinrich von Montftfort commissioned it in 1250. In 1297 the castle became of property of the Mazia (Matsch) family with whom the Prince-Bishop had an ongoing feud. In 1504 what had became a vastly expanded castle was attained by the Trapp family to whom it still belongs today. The most antique part of the compound counts the dungeon, the palace and the circular walls. The castle was bit by bit converted into a magnificent renaissance palace. Today countless amounts of visitors admire the precious vivid coloured frescos, the wood lined rooms with majolica heaters and the library. All around there are dungeons, towers and gates. Castel Coira owns the biggest arsenal in the world: more than 50 perfectly kept armours, swords and other weapons. Since 2006, in Castel Coira, you can see real-life reproductions of old South-Tyrolean jousting tournaments. („Südtiroler Ritterspiele“).
It is not solely thanks to the biggest armoury in the world that Castel Coira is one of the most visited castles of South-Tyrol
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Accommodation
Eat & Drink
Culture
Hiking
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Churburg Castle and the Sluderno (Schludernser) Waalweg Trails
Sluderno (Schluderns)Show details easy -
The Lichtenberger alpine pastures
Prato allo Stelvio (Prad am Stilfserjoch)Show details difficult -
Monte Upi (Upikopf) Mountain
Malles (Mals)Show details difficult -
The Plano (Planeil) alpine pastures
Malles (Mals)Show details moderate -
Trekking to the Piz Starlex
Tubre (Taufers im Münstertal)Show details difficult -
Piz Chavalatsch
Prato allo Stelvio (Prad am Stilfserjoch)Show details moderate -
The Alta Via della Val Venosta (Vinschger Höhenweg) High Trail: Leg 4
Mazia (Matsch)Show details moderate -
The Alta Via della Val Venosta (Vinschger Höhenweg) High Trail: Leg 3
Silandro (Schlanders)Show details difficult -
The Alta Via della Val Venosta (Vinschger Höhenweg) High Trail: Leg 5
Malles (Mals)Show details easy
Bike
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Passo Madriccio - Madritschjoch
Sluderno (Schluderns)Show details difficult -
Round trip of Schlanders - Sluderno
Malles (Mals)Show details moderate -
Prato allo Stelvio - Stelvio Pass - Müstair
Prato allo Stelvio (Prad am Stilfserjoch)Show details moderate -
Tour to Lichtenberg
Prato allo Stelvio (Prad am Stilfserjoch)Show details moderate -
South Tyrolean Cycling Track – Stage B1: From Glorenza/Glurns to Merano/Meran to
Glorenza (Glurns)Show details easy
Winter
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The sledge run at the Watles Mountain
Malles (Mals)Show details easy -
From Planol on the Cima Dentrovalle
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Punta Oberettes Sud
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Cima di Solda
Solda (Sulden)Show details moderate -
Cima di Grion
Malles (Mals)Show details moderate -
Piz Starlex Alpine skiing
Tubre (Taufers im Münstertal)Show details moderate