Sterzing

What to see

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  Zwölferturm

  Forty-six metre tower built in 1472 at the centre of Piazza Città, dividing the Altstadt from the Neustadt and serving as the town's symbol.

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  Altstadt and Neustadt

  Two halves of the medieval town on either side of the Zwölferturm, lined with painted facades, oriel windows and stepped gables from the silver-mining century.

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  Schneeberg mining museum

  Provincial mining museum in the Ridnaun valley west of Vipiteno, on the site of the Fugger-era silver and lead workings that funded the town's wealth.

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  Chiesa parrocchiale di Nostra Signora della Palude

  Late Gothic parish church on the north edge of the town, one of the largest Gothic religious buildings in Tyrol, with a 1497 high-altar tabernacle.

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  Castel Tasso/Reifenstein

  Thirteenth-century castle on a rocky spur south of the town, one of the best-preserved fortified residences in South Tyrol, with original medieval interiors.

We recommend

Where to eat

Not our picks, but places the guides put their name to: a Michelin star, a Gambero Rosso fork, a Slow Food snail, a Michelin Key for the hotels. Worth a table, a counter, or a night when you pass through.

• Kleine FlammeRistorante

  🍴Kleine Flamme holds two Gambero Rosso forks (82/100).