Vintl between Loden, the Pfunderer Valley and Obervintl

Vintl between Loden and the Pfunderer Valley

Vintl lies at the entrance to the Pfunderer Valley and is particularly well known for the production of loden fabric. The Loden World, the Loden Museum and the attractions in Obervintl each focus on different aspects.

The Loden World and traditional production

The Loden World in Vintl comprises an interactive museum, an open enclosure with sheep and a traditional loden workshop. It is located on the Puster Valley main road and is signposted from there at the Lodenwirt exit. Here, you can experience the subject of loden through the museum, the animals and traditional craftsmanship.

During a guided tour of the Loden Museum, you will learn everything about the production of traditional Bozen loden – from shearing the sheep through fulling and carding the wool to spinning it. The individual stages of wool processing are the focus. The tour links sheep shearing with fulling, carding and spinning.

Cheese and regional experiences

Capriz in Vintl offers a guided tour of the museum and the show dairy, followed by a cheese tasting in the shop. The tasting takes place in the shop after the tour. Alongside loden production, cheese is therefore another specific topic you can experience in Vintl and include in your plans.

Church and circular trails in Obervintl

The parish church of St. Nicholas in Obervintl is a uniformly Gothic building dating from the end of the 15th century, which was given a Baroque makeover in 1749. The Castel Raubschlössl circular trail is also located in Obervintl. You can choose between a shorter 2.8-kilometre circular route and a longer 4.8-kilometre circular hike; both options start and end at the church in Obervintl. On the Castel Raubschlössl circular trail in Obervintl, the time available may determine your choice; the starting point at the church is the same for both options.

Nature trails and attractions in the wider area

The family-friendly Elfenweg themed hiking trail in Obervintl features eleven interactive experience stations focusing on animal tracks, forest animals and the local plant life. On the Elfenweg in Obervintl, you can divide the route into several short observation sections based on the eleven stations and explore different aspects of nature one after another. While one section of the Elfenweg was closed, the Obervintl waterfall remained accessible via Schlossergasse.

In the wider area around Vintl, the Parthof farm on the Pfunders Farm Trail features a themed museum. This museum is accessible only as part of a guided tour. Anyone planning to visit the museum at Parthof must schedule it as a guided tour. In the wider area around Vintl, half of the Pfunderer Höhenweg high-altitude trail also lies in the Gitschberg Jochtal holiday region.

Getting there and choosing accommodation

Vintl can be reached by regional train via Franzensfeste; from there, bus connections continue to the other holiday resorts. Vintl and the Pfunderer Valley can also be reached via the main road.

Other places for planning your trip

Other destinations at the same level are San Lorenzo, La Crusc, La Valle, Monguelfo-Tesido, San Martino in Badia, Selva dei Molini, Fleres and San Candido.

For the overview of destinations at the next level up: Puster Valley.