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Review:
Given its prime location near several mountain ranges, it is fitting that Bolzano has a museum dedicated to the world’s towering natural peaks. The Messner Mountain Museum actually has six different locations, and its Firmian branch focuses on man’s relationship to the mountains. The museum is housed in Sigmundskron Castle, which overlooks the Etsch and Eisack Rivers. Sigmundskron is a fortified stone structure and one of the oldest of South Tyrol’s castles, with records of its existence dating back to the year 945. Inside, exhibits and artwork trace humanity’s treatment of mountains, with installations on their religious significance, modern mountaineering and alpine tourism, and their use in orienteering.
Messner Mountain Museum MMM Firmian, Sigmundskronerstr. 53, I-39100 Bozen, Phone: +39-04-71-63-12-64
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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