Head for the hills!

A Touriseum special exhibition in the coach house of Trauttmansdorff Castle

01/04/2017 Special exhibition
South Tyrol Museum of Tourism

30.03.-04.11.2018

In 2018 the Touriseum dedicated its temporary exhibition at Trauttmansdorff Castle to the Alpine passes and their attraction and significance to tourists.

What is so special about travelling over a pass? What exactly is the magic we feel up there? And why does anyone want to go up there at all?

The exhibition takes the form of a winding mountain road. On the way up to the castle courtyard are eight famous South Tyrolean passes. Those who wish may on the way attempt a steep ramp by bicycle, or experience the curves like a motorcyclist, while along the roadside can be found interesting stories and strange objects from around the time when dust coats were worn in cars, petrol could be bought in drugstores and cyclists dragged branches behind them as brakes.

The exhibition catalogue

Die touristische Eroberung der Alpenpässe 

Available in German or Italian.