On the Sonnenberger Panoramaweg from Naturns to Partschins
The Sonnenberger Panoramaweg, with a good view, runs along the
Vinschgau Sonnenberg between Naturns (554 m) and Partschins (626 m).
Like all hiking trips on the veld-like Sonnenberg, also for this
tour the best time seems to be spring and autum, when it is not
that hot yet, respectively when it has already cooled off.
The permanent, glorious panoramic view of the villages in the Etsch
Valley and the dark green slopes of the Nörderberg opposite,
make this path unique.
With the Vinschgerbahn to Naturns
On a sunny morning in spring the Vinschgerbahn takes us to Naturns,
our starting point. Immediately at the railway station we cross
the Etsch bridge and within 10 minutes we get to the town centre
at the inn “Zum Adler”.
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Left: Most of our tours start at a railway station of the
Vinschgerbahn, like here the station in Naturns (in the
background: Tscharser Sonnenberg). The Vinschgerbahn is
ideal to comfortably get to the places and municipalities
on the route to Vinschgau from Merano.
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Centre: The Prokulus Museum in Naturns, built below-ground,
shows with the example of 4 epochs the history of the people
in this region.
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Right: Castle Hochnaturns is private property and the
landmark of Naturns.
Naturns in the lower Vinschgau
The municipality Naturns has approx. 5.350 inhabitants, it
includes the fractions Staben, Tabland and Tschirland.
Unbelievable, 315 days of sunshine per year are being recorded.
Naturns has some art treasures to offer. As an example: the St.
Prokulus Church with early medieval frescos, the Parish Church
St. Zeno and Castle Hochnaturns.
Further sights are
Castle Juval, the domicile of
Reinhold Messner at the entrance to the Schnalstal and the
interesting Naturparkhaus.
And – maybe less known – here we find South Tyrol’s most powerful
hydroplant. The 2 km long pressure pipeline with a diameter of
2 meters runs conspicuously along the slope of the Naturnser
Sonnenberg
Sightseeing in Naturns
We cross the main road and walk along the Schlossweg towards the
Castle Hochnaturns. After approx. 500 metres we turn to the right
in front of the castle and follow the signpost No. 91, the
Sonnenberg Panoramaweg.
We accept a short side trip to St. Prokulus Church and the
opposite museum, befor we start our tour at 9.45 hours.
