Holiday apartment in Burgstall: Discover the castle, trails and culture

Burgstall combines visible history with hillside trails and regional discoveries. The Burgstall ruins, the parish church and the walking trail with fitness stations represent different aspects of the village. There is also an apple tour with tasting and destinations in the surrounding area of Postal.

Holiday apartment in Burgstall between castle and church

The Burgstall ruins still include a square tower, a residential building and a curtain wall. The remains of the curtain wall of Burgstall Castle can still be visited today. Burgstall Parish Church also spans several historical periods: it was built at the beginning of the 19th century in the neo-Romanesque style on the foundations of a medieval church. The tower and choir date back to around 1500. The parish church also contains an altarpiece of the Adoration of the Magi dated 1541, created by Barlmä Dill Riemenschneider, the son of the famous woodcarver. The historical traces thus range from the medieval foundations and the period around 1500 to the painting from 1541.

Hillside trails and regional places to stop for refreshments

The walking trail with fitness stations is named after Count Volkmar von Burgstall and runs for around 4 km along the hillside. At around 4 km, the walking trail on the Burgstall hillside provides a fixed framework for planning the day without specifying a particular walking time. Along the route near the Burgstall ruins, there is a fitness trail with several stations for exercise and active recreation. The Burgstall Höfeweg trail passes the Wieslerhof and Kofler wine taverns; Wieslerhof is closed from May until the end of September. Anyone combining the Höfeweg trail with a stop for refreshments should take Wieslerhof's closure from May until the end of September into account; the trail also passes Kofler.

Apple tour and regional excursions

The apple tour “The South Tyrolean apple....crisp, juicy& fresh” takes place in Burgstall. It includes a guided apple tour followed by an apple tasting and requires registration. It takes place at Moarhof, Maiergasse 52, 39014 Burgstall. The guided tour and the subsequent tasting form one combined appointment focused on apple cultivation.

There are other regional destinations around Postal. The Burgstall–Vöran cable car takes you from Burgstall to Vöran in five minutes. The surrounding area of Postal is home to the Museo della Frutticoltura museum, Castel Katzenzungen, Castello Rubein and the Museo Ebraico. Also in the surrounding area of Postal are the Passeggiata Lungo Passirio viewpoint, the Cascate di Parcines waterfall, Picco Ivigna Grande mountain and La Croda Grande summit.

Discover more destinations

For more destinations, you can also discover Naturns, Gargazon, Merano, Avelengo, Unsere Liebe Frau Im Walde-St. Felix, Cermes, Lagundo and Plaus.

To the overarching travel overview: Burggrafenamt.