Runkelstein Castle
A castle on a crag at the mouth of the Sarentino valley, half an hour's walk from the centre of Bolzano, its walls covered in medieval frescoes.
The story
Around 1400 the Vintler brothers, wealthy Bolzano merchants, bought the castle and had it frescoed not with sacred stories but with court life: Tristan and Isolde, the Knights of the Round Table, tournaments, hunts, dances, games and the fashions of the day. It is the largest cycle of secular medieval frescoes to have survived. Emperor Maximilian I, fascinated, had it restored and called it 'the illustrated castle'.
Why go
A room-sized medieval comic strip, reached on foot or by bike along the Talvera stream.
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Weather forecast
The forecast for the next 7 days at this spot: sky, temperatures, rain and wind.
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Getting there
- By train. The nearest station is Bozen station, 2.1 km away (about 35 minutes on foot). Alternatively: Kaiserau station, 4.9 km away.
- By air. The nearest airport is Bolzano-Dolomiti Airport (BZO), about 7 km away; with more flights, Venice Airport (VCE) is about 136 km away.
- Parking. There are 6 signposted car parks within a kilometre; the nearest is 200 m away, free.
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Climate month by month
The most pleasant months for weather are from April to October, with average highs between 18 and 29 °C. In January night-time temperatures drop below freezing on average. The wettest month is August (about 133 mm), the driest January.
| Month | Temperature | High / low | Rain mm |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | from -2 to 7 °C | 7° -2° | 35 |
| Feb | from 0 to 10 °C | 10° 0° | 35 |
| Mar | from 4 to 14 °C | 14° 4° | 41 |
| Apr | from 7 to 18 °C | 18° 7° | 62 |
| May | from 11 to 22 °C | 22° 11° | 121 |
| Jun | from 16 to 27 °C | 27° 16° | 113 |
| Jul | from 18 to 29 °C | 29° 18° | 117 |
| Aug | from 18 to 29 °C | 29° 18° | 133 |
| Sep | from 14 to 24 °C | 24° 14° | 108 |
| Oct | from 10 to 20 °C | 20° 10° | 104 |
| Nov | from 6 to 13 °C | 13° 6° | 64 |
| Dec | from 1 to 9 °C | 9° 1° | 45 |
Averages for 2015–2024, estimated for an altitude of 319 m. Air: NASA POWER (MERRA-2 reanalysis), corrected for the altitude of the place; rain: average monthly total. These are indicative values: the weather on any given day can be very different, so always check the forecast before you go.
Nearby
- BolzanoTown · 2 km as the crow flies
- Earth Pyramids of the RenonNature · 4 km as the crow flies
- Alpe di SiusiNature · 21 km as the crow flies
- Lago di CarezzaNature · 21 km as the crow flies
- ★ Chiusa and SabionaTown · 21 km as the crow flies
- MeranoTown · 23 km as the crow flies
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