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Firmiano Castle

In Frangarto near Appiano rises the mighty fortress of Firmiano which houses the Messner Mountain Museum Firmian

One of the most impressive Castles of the region towers high above Frangarto between Appiano and Bolzano: Firmiano Castle was mentioned for the first time in 945 AD as "Formicaria" (anthill). A century later, the property was handed over to the prince-bishop of Trento by Conrad the Salic. In the 12th century, it was already known as Firmian. Its German name, however, Sigmundskron, dates back to the 15th century when Sigismund, Archduke of Austria, back then Count of Tyrol, purchased the building and had it converted into a fortress. In the following centuries, the castle fell into decay until the end of the 20th century when the Province of Bolzano took it over.

But already in the decades before, Firmiano Castle gained great significance for South Tyrol's history: It was in 1957 when it was venue for protest rallies guided by Silvius Magnago against the Paris Agreement. The statement "Away from Trento" went down into history and is carved in stone on the castle's area today. After extensive works on the building, in 2006 the MMM Firmian, the 4th mountain museum by Reinhold Messner, was inaugurated. The complex with its donjon, the residential tower, the curtain wall and the higher and lower castles houses also a tavern and offers a magnificent view on Bolzano: It can be reached in half an hour by foot from Frangarto (Frangart).

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Opening times

  • Fri 06 Dec closed
  • Sat 07 Dec closed
  • Sun 08 Dec closed
  • Mon 09 Dec closed
  • Tue 10 Dec closed
  • Wed 11 Dec closed
  • Thu 12 Dec closed

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Winter closure 2024/25 (11/11/2024 - 15/03/2025)

  • Mon closed
  • Tue closed
  • Wed closed
  • Thu closed
  • Fri closed
  • Sat closed
  • Sun closed

MMM Firmian - spring 2025 (16/03/2025 - 01/05/2025)

  • Mon 10:00 - 18:00
  • Tue 10:00 - 18:00
  • Wed 10:00 - 18:00
  • Thu closed
  • Fri 10:00 - 18:00
  • Sat 10:00 - 18:00
  • Sun 10:00 - 18:00

Easter 2025 (20/04/2025) 10:00 - 18:00

Easter Monday 2025 (21/04/2025) 10:00 - 18:00

Liberation Day 2025 (25/04/2025) 10:00 - 18:00

Labor Day 2025 (01/05/2025) closed

Admission

MMM Firmian:
€ 15.00 adults
€ 13.00 students
€ 13.00 seniors 65+
€ 13.00 groups (more than 15 persons)
€ 13.00 people with disabilities
€ 6.00 children and young people (6-18 years)

€ 34.00 family ticket (2 adults with children under 14 years)
€ 19.00 family ticket (1 adult with children under 14 years)

free for children under 6 years
free with the museumobil Card

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MMM Tour-Ticket - one visit each to the 6 MMM:
€ 55.00 adults
€ 45.00 students
€ 45.00 seniors 65+
€ 45.00 groups (more than 15 persons)
€ 45.00 people with disabilities
€ 25.00 children and young people (6-18 years)

€ 125.00 family ticket (2 adults with children under 14 years)
€ 65.00 family ticket (1 adult with children under 14 years)

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Firmiano Castle and the Messner Mountain Museum Firmian stay open every year from mid-March to early November, Thursday rest day, closed in winter.

Season start 2025 on March 16.

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