Schenna in bloom

Enchanting! 80 natural and cultural landscapes, botanical collections, themed gardens, art installations… with a natural amphitheatre as backdrop. And right in the heart of the gardens, the beautiful castle, the Empress of Austria Sissi once called her home – now the HQ of the Touriseum. You can get there from Schenna by bus, car or foot.

The “Schenna in bloom” Card grants you free access at the gardens of Trauttmansdorff Castle. The daily parking fee (€ 4) is not included. Present your card at the cash desk.

Opening hours in April/May: daily 9.00 AM - 7.00 PM (last admission 17.30 PM)

The “Schenna in Bloom” Card grants you free access to these 10 events from 1st April to 31st May 2020:

Calmness is the virtue of the strong
Take a walk along the canal with Roswitha Schwienbacher Kröll. Meditation, water and Kneipp therapies, herbal medicine. Create your Mandala.

Schenna from its best side
Hikes and guided tours through the culture and art-history of the old and new parish churches and the mausoleum.

Open-air Yoga
Soft movements with Marion Inderst, our Yoga expert. Every Thursday at the Schenna Lido.

Mountain: passion & emotions
Guided hikes along the irrigation canals, through farmsteads and high Alpine routes; breath-taking views!

Gardening in Schenna
Workshop and herbs-tasting with landscape-architect Andrea Göhring. Get helpful tips about flower box-arrangement and get to know the most popular spring herbs. Prepare your own drinks, herb-salts and yummy spreads. Herb salt as a present.

Cooking with wild herbs
Workshop with Priska Weger, farmer and herb-expert at the Oberhaslerhof. Make dumplings with “wild” ingredients. Recipes and curiosities about medicinal herbs for a healthy diet.

A world of wild herbs
Herbal spring excursion with Elisabeth Taibon Karnutsch. Curiosities, experiments and tastings. Collect herbs and prepare spreads and tinctures to take home with you.

Vegetable patch and gardens
Landscape-architect Andrea Göhring will walk you through gardens and private allotments of Schenna and teach you about roses, flowers and medicinal herbs.

Mountain dew
Excursions with Elisabeth Unterthurner. Set off at dawn and climb 480 m to watch the sunrise from Spieler mountain in Merano 2000. South Tyrolean breakfast on the Meranerhütte.

Golden, Gala, Granny
Walk through the orchards and taste the apples.
Talks about fruit growing, harvesting and apples.

Book your place up to 1 day in advance, either at the Schenna Tourist Office. Limited places available.

Schenna Castle
Also Schenna Castle is in bloom: rooms full of delicate spring scents bathed in natural sunlight, full of unexpected treasures and thrilling tales unveiled along the way within the walls of this striking castle, that is still privately inhabited to this day. The charming courtyard, rich with blossoms, offers a warm welcome, encouraging visitors to delve further into the rich history of this stunning South Tyrolean castle.

Bonus-Card „Schenna in bloom“ valid: from 01.04. to 29.05.2020
Reduced entrance fee for guided tours € 9,00 (instead of € 11,00)
Guided tours: Tuesday to Friday at 10.30 / 11.30 / 14.00 / 15.00 (with headphones)

Archery-range and high-rope course Taseralm
Swinging from one tree to another, from obstacle to obstacle, at a height of up to 15 meters. At the heart of the course, a 45-metre-long suspension bridge. Finish in style with the almost 60 metres-long cable-car, also known as the "flying fox". Minimum height for children: 1.30 m – registration required! There is also a small training area with 4-5 different, much lower obstacles.

Get a one-off 25% discount with your "Schenna in bloom " card for the Taseralm archery range and high-rope course.
A phone booking is required for the high-rope course; minimum height for children 1.30 m.
Taser Alm, Schennaberg 25, Tel. +39 0473 945615


Alpine Bob at Merano 2000
7 minutes that will change your perspective - that's exactly how long it takes you to get to the Merano 2000 leisure area by cable car.

From the 1st to the 31st of May 2020, all “Schenna in bloom” card-holders will get a free Alpine bobsleigh run with the purchase of a cable-car return ticket.

Opening hours of the cable car Merano 2000: 09.00 - 17.00 o'clock, alpine bob: 10.00 - 16.30 o'clock