Join us on an extensive walking tour of 𝐌𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐧, a charming city in 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐓𝐲𝐫𝐨𝐥, 𝐈𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐲, as we discover its diverse architecture, from Belle Époque to neo-Gothic, explore romantic paths alongside the Passer River, and immerse ourselves in the natural beauty of a treasured spa town.
Situated in the mountainous region of South Tyrol in Northern Italy, 𝐌𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐧 is a lively holiday destination, especially among Germans, with an enticingly laidback appeal. Nestled cozily in the Passeier Valley, surrounded by tree-filled mountains, it continues to be one of the most sought-after spa towns of 𝐈𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐲. The best way to explore the city’s magnetism is by taking a walking tour and en-routing the many trails that zig-zag through and around the city expect myriad attractions that range from nature-filled promenades to a world-class terme, fairytale-like Christmas markets, and centuries-old churches.
Things to see:
00:00 | 𝐖𝐞𝐥𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐌𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐨
02:10 | 𝐏𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐛𝐫𝐮̈𝐜𝐤𝐞: A bridge in Meran with intricate design features
02:45 | 𝐏𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐫 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐝𝐞: The main promenade in the city of Meran
03:35 | 𝐌𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐨 𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧: A large sign of Merano, the perfect photo-op
04:00 | 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫: A floral arrangement depicting the protector of the vineyards
06:25 | 𝐊𝐮𝐫𝐡𝐚𝐮𝐬 (⭐): A historical events venue
08:00 | 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐧’𝐬 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐲 𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐚: A playground for children in the city center
13:05 | 𝐏𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐫 𝐓𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐬 (⭐): A place to relax and be next to the river
07:05 | 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐌𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐧: The famous thermal spa baths of Meran
20:40 | 𝐄𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐡: Tyrol’s oldest Protestant Church building
20:20 | 𝐇𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐞𝐬: A path celebrating important people of Meran
27:45 | 𝐏𝐮𝐜𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐢 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐫𝐞: A historic theatre in the heart of Meran
30:55 | 𝐎𝐮𝐭𝐝𝐨𝐨𝐫 𝐥𝐢𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐫𝐲: a free library placed next to cool grass chairs
32:40 | 𝐇𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐝𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐌𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐧: An arrangement promoting the famous Hippodrome
35:30 | 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐞’𝐬 𝐂𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐥𝐞: A quaint little castle built in 1470
37:12 | 𝐕𝐢𝐚 𝐝𝐞𝐢 𝐏𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐢 (⭐): Merano’s 800-year-old shopping street
38:25 | 𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬 𝐖𝐚𝐥𝐤 – 𝟏𝟓𝟐𝟓: One of 11 drinking fountains in the center of Meran
39:55 | 𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬 𝐖𝐚𝐥𝐤 – 𝟏𝟕𝟒𝟎: A drinking fountain of a boy holding fish
42:55 | 𝐂𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐝𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐞: The main square of Meran
43:27 | 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫: The 83-meter high bell tower of the Cathedral
44:10 | 𝐂𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐝𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐌𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐧 (⭐): The Gothic-style cathedral of Meran
48:40 | 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐞𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐚 𝐁𝐚𝐫𝐛𝐚𝐫𝐚: An octagonal church once used for funerals
51:00 | 𝐁𝐨𝐥𝐳𝐚𝐧𝐨 𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐞: One of the last remaining entry points of the old city
52:30 | 𝐑𝐞𝐧𝐚 𝐬𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐞: A courtyard where the Passer River once had a bend
53:00 | 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐦𝐧: A baroque statue of Maria standing triumphantly on Earth
53:40 | 𝐊𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐦𝐮̈𝐧𝐳 𝐂𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐥𝐞: An Art Nouveau residence showcasing classic Tyrolean architecture
55:32 | 𝐈𝐥 𝐂𝐚𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐨 𝐝𝐢 𝐌𝐚𝐢𝐚: The bronze sculpture of a horse by Aligi Sassu
56:07 | 𝐖𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐝𝐞: A walkway next to the river that gets sunshine in the morning
57:50 | 𝐖𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞 (⭐): A covered walkway featuring art, beautiful flowers, and a café
1:06:18 | 𝐑𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐠𝐞 (⭐): Oldest river crossing in Tyrol
1:07:28 | 𝐏𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐚 𝐆𝐚𝐭𝐞: Ancient tower that was part of the city’s fortification
1:07:55 | 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐐𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐫: Meran’s oldest district
1:11:20 | 𝐆𝐢𝐥𝐟 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐝𝐞 (⭐): The most romantic promenade of Meran
1:13:00 | 𝐏𝐨𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐰𝐚𝐥𝐤 (𝐌. 𝐃. 𝐑𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐭𝐳): A melancholic verse engraved on a bench
1:13:20 | 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐃𝐫. 𝐇. 𝐏𝐫𝐮̈𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫: The man behind creating Gilf Promenade
1:15:08 | 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐟𝐢𝐠𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬: Beautifully crafted garden figures
1:15:55 | 𝐏𝐨𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐰𝐚𝐥𝐤 (𝐄. 𝐏𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝): A thought-provoking quote etched on a bench
1:16:22 | 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐢𝐥𝐟 𝐠𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐞: A thundering ravine over PeriAdriatic tectonic plates
1:17:30 | 𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐝𝐞: A tree-lined passage alongside River Passer
1:19:25 | 𝐒𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐅𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠: An art piece made using natural elements
1:20:28 | 𝐈𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐛𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞: A contemporary art sculpture that evokes nostalgia
1:24:50 | 𝐁𝐚𝐯𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐚 𝐇𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐥: Hotel in Belle Epoque style
1:27:40 | 𝐒𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢’𝐬 𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐡 (⭐): The most popular trail in Meran
1:33:45 | 𝐄𝐦𝐩𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐫 𝐅𝐮𝐥𝐥?: A public art installation that challenges human perception
1:37:20 | 𝐄𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐡 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐤: A garden named after Empress Elizabeth
1:38:32 | 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐮𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢: The famous white marble statue of Sissi
1:39:48 | 𝐂𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐨𝐥𝐲 𝐒𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐭: A small church with a spectacular ceiling
1:47:05 | 𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐛 𝐭𝐨 𝐓𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐝𝐞: The climb up to the Tappeiner Promenade
1:51:15 | 𝐓𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐝𝐞 (⭐): The most famous mountain path in Meran
1:53:55 | 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬: A geological wonder created in the past by glaciers
1:56:00 | 𝐁𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐅. 𝐓𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐫: A bust commemorating the creator of the Tappeiner Trail
1:58:57 | 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐮𝐧𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐓𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 (⭐): A stone tower once used to store gunpowder
2:02:10 | 𝟑𝟔𝟎° 𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰 𝐨𝐟 𝐌𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐨 (🥇 𝐌𝐔𝐒𝐓 𝐒𝐄𝐄): The best panoramic views of Merano
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