Opening hours
Thuesday till Sunday: 10.00 till 18.00
Monday closed

Tickets price:

• Ticket: 8,00 Euro
• Family card: 13,00 Euro
• Schools (each student): 1,70 Euro
• Reduced ticket (min. 10 pers., students, Seniors, Military ): 5,50 Euro
• Increment for guided tour (min. 6 persons): 2,70 Euro
• Increment for guide for Schools (each class): 11,00 Euro

Runkelstein Castle - "the illustrated castle" is a jewel in the beautiful landscape crown of ruins and castles of Bolzano. After several years of restoration, the Castle reopened its gates on 19th April 2000. The Castle rises high on a porphyry outcrop at the entrance of the romantic Sarntal valley and has finally reopened after many years of restoration. The Nikolaus and Franz Vintler, who originated from a well-established, wealthy and merchant family of Bolzano, commissioned all paintings on the walls of the castle. The medieval world of daily living, hunting scenes, tournaments, dance and plays with a ball besides some parts of medieval literary work, are mirrored in those sets of most precious secular frescoes of the Middle Ages. It has been a surprise that most of the collection survived in a very good condition, and therefore, restoration had to be done only partially.
The original tavern has re-opened in the courtyard of Runkelstein Castle. It is possible to dine here on local delicacies and wine produced from home-grown grapes. There is a dining area in the tavern and also in the courtyard where, surrounded by ancient stonework you can become enchanted by the magic and the history of this romantic and tranquil place.

Information and reservation:

• Castle, reservation - Green Number : 800210003 (only Italy) \ 0039-0471-329808
• Office - Tel. : 0039-0471-329844 - Fax : 0039-0471-324026
• Tavern - Tel. : 0039-0471-324073 - Fax: 0039-0471-325399
  Opening hours: 10.00 till 19.00 (Monday closed)
• roncolo@comune.bolzano.it

How to reach the castle
Runkelstein Castle can be reached by car or by bus (n. 12), or by taking our shuttle-bus (on reservation, phone 0039-0471-329808). If you would like to walk or to go by bike up to the castle, you can follow the path starting from the town centre, Waltherplatz, going along the footpath next to the Talver river.

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