Holiday apartment in Partschins – discover nature, trails and culture

A holiday apartment in Partschins opens up a place where nature, family trails, wine and the history of technology come together. On its 8 km course through the steep and untouched Ziel Valley, the Partschins Waterfall is fed by numerous tributaries and rivulets. You can reach it on bus route 265, on foot from Partschins in about an hour, or by car as far as the Birkenwald car park.

Nature experiences for days together

The Partschins Legends Trail is a family circuit from Partschins to prehistoric cult sites. It leads along the Legends Trail to Saltenstein and back via the Zielbach stream, a suspension bridge and the Sonnenberg Trail. The Apple Walk is an apple-themed experience trail for the whole family, with 12 stations, a quiz and a prize draw.

The Texelbahn panoramic cable car takes visitors directly into Texel Group Nature Park for the Merano High Mountain Trail. This means that, alongside the trails around Partschins, alpine nature experiences can also be a focus of your day's plans.

Church and the history of technology

The parish church of St Peter and Paul in Partschins was first mentioned in documents in 1264 and remodelled around 1502 in the late Gothic style. It contains the group of figures depicting the Death of Mary by Jörg Lederer († 1550), the only surviving element of the original late Gothic high altar.

At the old cemetery on the east wall of the parish church in Partschins are the grave and memorial plaque of the inventor Peter Mitterhofer.

His house in Partschins has a long history: the first written records date from 1431. Peter Mitterhofer lived there for 31 years and developed six typewriter models in his workshop, the first in 1864. The Peter Mitterhofer Typewriter Museum houses around 2,000 typewriters and presents more than 150 years of social and technological history, including the history of the Enigma cipher machine.

Wine, fruit and the art of distilling

At Ansitz Mairhof, Riesling, Pinot Blanc, Grüner Veltliner, Lagrein Rosé, Schiava, Pinot Noir and Zweigelt are made from local grape varieties. On request, you can taste the wines in the historic cellar. Sun-ripened fruit from their own cultivation is also used there to make apple juice, various jams, fruit and leaf syrups, as well as homemade chutneys; these are sold and offered for tasting.

At Ansitz Gaudententurm, Christine Schönweger demonstrates her art of distilling every week during the season in the in-house Gaudenz farm distillery. She then invites visitors to taste her fine distillates in the historic cellar; the inner courtyard can also be visited.

Which holiday apartment suits your days on holiday

These specific experiences give your trip different focal points. With children, the Legends Trail and Apple Walk offer opportunities for shared discoveries; nature days can be linked to the waterfall, the Texelbahn and the Merano High Mountain Trail. The church, cemetery and museum focus attention on Partschins' history, while Mairhof and Gaudententurm showcase wine, fruit and the art of distilling. When choosing your holiday apartment in Partschins, you can therefore first decide whether family activities, landscape, culture or regional specialities should shape your holiday.

Further destinations in the surrounding area

If you would like to consider other places for your trip planning in addition to Partschins, you can find Burgstall, Dorf Tirol, Hafling, St. Leonhard in Passeier, Vöran, St. Martin in Passeier, St. Pankraz and Tscherms here.

For the overarching travel overview: Burggrafenamt.