Brunnenburg
Brunnenburg

Fontana Castle

In the surroundings of Tirolo Castle, there’s Fontana Castle with its museum of agriculture

When walking from Tirolo towards Tirolo Castle, a steep path on your left takes you to Fontana Castle, also known as Brunnenburg in German. The castle was built in 1250 by Wilhelm Tarant and got its name from surrounding fountains. Since the 14th century Fontana Castle has seen quite a lot of owners and so the powerful fortress turned first into a ruin, then into a farm and was finally renovated in 1903 by the industrialist Karl Schwickert from Pforzheim in Germany. Only the Kripp family possessed the castle for a longer time, in fact from the 15th until the 18th century.

In the 20th century, when the castle was passed to the de Rachewiltz family, it became a centre of cultural meetings. The American writer Ezra Pound finished here the last of his 120 "Cantos" from 1958-1962. The today's owner, Dr. Siegfried de Rachewiltz, is a grandson of Ezra Pound. He established at the castle the Ezra Pound memorial site and the "Ezra Pound Centre for Literature", which is visited by students from all over the world, as well as an agricultural museum.

The "Fontana Castle Museum" of agriculture, opened in 1974, introduces to the hard life of mountain farmers. Furthermore you can see different animals such as goats, donkeys and some rare domestic animals. Special exhibitions complete the offer of the museum.

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Opening times

  • Wed 27 Sep 10:00 - 17:00
  • Thu 28 Sep 10:00 - 17:00
  • Fri 29 Sep closed
  • Sat 30 Sep closed
  • Sun 01 Oct 10:00 - 17:00
  • Mon 02 Oct 10:00 - 17:00
  • Tue 03 Oct 10:00 - 17:00

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Fontana Castle Museum - summer 2023 (18/06/2023 - 14/09/2023)

  • Mon 10:00 - 17:00
  • Tue 10:00 - 17:00
  • Wed 10:00 - 17:00
  • Thu 10:00 - 17:00
  • Fri closed
  • Sat closed
  • Sun 10:00 - 17:00

Feast of the Assumption 2023 (15/08/2023) 10:00 - 17:00

Fontana Castle Museum - autumn 2023 (17/09/2023 - 02/11/2023)

  • Mon 10:00 - 17:00
  • Tue 10:00 - 17:00
  • Wed 10:00 - 17:00
  • Thu 10:00 - 17:00
  • Fri closed
  • Sat closed
  • Sun 10:00 - 17:00

All Saints 2023 (01/11/2023) 10:00 - 17:00

Admission

Fontana Castle Museum:
€ 8.00 adults
€ 7.00 seniors 65+
€ 5.00 groups (10 and more persons)
€ 5.00 students (with student card)
€ 4.00 students (primary, middle and high school)

free for children under 6 years
discount with the guest card

€ 4.00 guided tour (per person)

More information

Guided tours of the Fontana Castle Museum for school classes and groups (on request).

Season closure in winter (early November to the end of March).

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