Holiday apartment in Mareit: Culture, forests and mountain views

Wolfsthurn Castle stands on a hill above Mareta near Sterzing. Since 1996, it has housed the South Tyrolean Museum of Hunting and Fishing. On the second floor are original, well-preserved staterooms with furniture, paintings, fabric wallpaper featuring hunting motifs and a crystal chandelier. When choosing a holiday apartment in Mareit, this combination of landscape and history can provide a useful point of reference for selecting your location.

Holiday apartment in Mareit between culture and discovery

The parish church of St. Pancras in Mareta combines various architectural styles and features two golden reliefs. In the cemetery chapel in Mareta, the side niches contain life-size depictions of male and female Death. Both places offer different points of interest and complement the museum in the castle with further specific insights into the culture of the surrounding area.

Cascate di Stanghe is a waterfall in the immediate surroundings of Mareta. Castel Strada is a castle there. In the wider regional area around Mareta, Schenna is a castle. Brunnenburg is a museum there, while Castello Rubein is a castle. This regional spread can play a role when choosing a holiday apartment if you would like to combine different focal points during your days.

Nature, forests and trails around Mareta

The approximately one-kilometre-long Forest and Water Trail in Mareta includes stations such as the forest telephone and the wolf pit. The Forest and Water nature trail begins opposite the parish church in Mareta, leads through the forest along the Mareiter Bach and ends at the castle pond. The hike through the Achenrain Gorge begins in Mareta behind the Hofmannsteg bridge and follows the Fernerbach into the gorge. One section of the trail is surrounded by old dry-stone walls dating from the era of ore mining. The trails therefore have different focuses: stations, forest and stream, as well as the gorge with its mining history.

Hoher Lorenzenberg, Penser Weißhorn and Tribulaun di Dentro are peaks in the area around Mareta. A hike from Mareta leads to Mareiter Stein, a long mountain ridge more than 2,000 metres high. From there, views extend over the Ratschingser and Ridnauner valleys and the Stubai Alps with their glaciers.

Cycle paths, crafts and winter experiences

For those interested in active days in a holiday apartment in Mareit, cycle paths and themed trails also provide specific points of interest. A cycle path follows the Mareiter Bach to Sterzing. The “Obere Erzstraße” educational trail begins in Mareta and runs along the former route used to transport ore from the Monteneve mine. The Zössmayr stone-cutting workshop in Mareta shows how pendants and other jewellery are made in a 400 m² exhibition area. The Unterackern biotope on the Mareiter Bach was extensively revitalised along its lower course. In Fürholz, there is a natural ice-skating rink.

More destinations for your own orientation

Freienfeld, Mauls, Brenner, Franzensfeste, Ratschings, Sterzing, Pfitsch

To the higher-level travel overview: Wipptal.