Groups at Trauttmansdorff
Garden tourism at its most beautiful, variety-packed best!
Trauttmansdorff provides bus and travel companies with the ideal destination to give your guests an unforgettable experience. Our visitor services include an information point, a shop and sanitary facilities throughout the gardens, and our friendly staff do their utmost to ensure that every guest has a wonderful experience.
Plan on 3 – 5 hours for a relaxing tour of the Gardens. The grounds cover 12 hectares and 100 metres of elevation, and have so much to offer! If you’re just planning a short visit, however, the central area of the Gardens is in the immediate vicinity of the entrance.
Please note that setting up tables and benches in front of the Visitor Centre and in any of the parking
areas for visiting groups is not allowed.
Register your group or book a guided tour
Registration visit for groups (without guided tour)
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Discover the fascinating plant world of the Gardens of Trauttmansdorff Castle and the Touriseum together with your travel group.
€14.00*
Getting to know Trauttmansdorff - 90 minutes
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During a 90-minute guided tour through, your garden guide will lead you to the most beautiful spots, and the flowers which are in bloom at the time of your visit.
€7.00*
Trauttmansdorff in depth - 120 minutes
€90.00*
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On an extended tour through the Garden worlds, you will gain a thorough insight into the botany and history of the castle and gardens. Breathtaking panoramic views included.
Variants from €9.00*
AUDIENCE WITH SISSI
€45.00*
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Presentation (60 min.)Your group will be welcomed to our castle’s grandest room to hear about the Empress Elisabeth's stay at Trauttmansdorff Castle and its impact on the spa town of Merano. A refreshing drink will be followed by a guided tour of the museum, with participants then free to continue their visit to the various rooms individually.
Variants from €4.50*
Grand Tour
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A Journey through the Alpine Tourism History (60 min)Your group will be welcomed to our castle’s grandest room to hear an entertaining introduction to the history of tourism in the Alps. A refreshing drink will be followed by a guided tour of the museum, with participants then free to continue their visit to the various rooms individually.
€4.50*
Sissi's Whispers
€45.00*
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Guided tour (30 min.)Listen to the stories of Sissi’s closest intimate and find out all kind of amusing and spicy about her stay at Trauttmansdorff Castle.
Only available in German or Italian.
Variants from €4.50*
Landscapes of South Tyrol Natural and cultivated landscapes
€60.00*
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This guided 360° hiking tour is a foray through the natural and cultivated landscape and flora of South Tyrol: from traditional vineyards with their native grape varieties, through the floodplains and downy oak forests, and mountain orchards with traditional woven palisades. Note: the tour includes many stairs. Only in Italian and German.
Variants from €6.00*
Fascinating fruits!
€85.00*
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From the Chinese jujube tree to the raisin tree to the pawpaw: This guided tour offers visitors an insight into the multi-faceted, mesmerizing world of fruit. While strolling through the autumnal garden landscapes, visitors will learn a host of fascinating facts about local, Mediterranean and exotic fruits. Includes mini tasting session. Only in German and Italian!
Variants from €8.50*
The most important information about group tours at a glance!
In the center of the complex sits Trauttmansdorff Castle, where Empress Elisabeth, affectionately known as Sissi, sojourned for several months in the years 1870 and 1889. Today the castle is home to the Touriseum, the South Tyrol Province Museum of Tourism, which covers 250 years of Alpine tourism history in a most entertaining way.
