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Today, 26. October day of the much-discussed time change. Which must use yet somehow? Klar, get up just right early as usual after the internal biological clock wandern go and gain an hour time!

Which Three castles walk in Appiano with Castle Hocheppen, Castle Boymont und Castle basket to be beautiful especially in autumn.

Three castles walk Appiano

The best friend of all has this interesting hike Although twice made. One with me and even without me. You should repeat but anyway always beautiful or not?
The drive from Termeno to Missian / Appiano not long. Early birds as we find in front of Castle Basket a large free car park. Late will not have this happiness. Simply continue approximately 3 km until the asphalt road, Perhaps the late finds a parking.

The best friend of all and I start directly at Schloss Basket. Basket Castle truly deserves the name Castle, because the Castle turned into a four star hotel and top restaurant.

Start basket at Castle

Castle basket

Our today's hike leads us first of vineyards and orchards of the Castle trail on a pavement (Way N. 12) northbound on Castle Hocheppan and the Chalk Tower to.

Once we walk through a small house through. After approximately 20 min we meet the above-mentioned second forest park. Now he starts Forest trail , He first again leads us over serpentines North to the chalk Tower. We meet again on a paved Forest road, going after a few meters in a concrete road. The Cretaceous Tower is right about us.

We wandern right momentum. The best friend of all would like to: use this today's hike as a substitute for fitness for their missed morning fitness run. Now the way is pretty steep, but the pace is not throttled.

Castle Hocheppan

Castle Hocheppan

After 2,4 We come at Castle km Hocheppan on 640 m. A bridge on the left flank of the relatively well preserved Castle we come to the entrance. Left you on a wonderful view Bolzano and that Etschtal. We come and we are in a clean well-kept courtyard, could the rather be called inner meadow. We should pass a gate again to reach the giving out of the Castle. But at this time seems to be going not quite a lot, Therefore we make returns and go around to the Castle. Two huge pigs cavort in the former moat, three geese crossing according to schnatternd our way, We feel in the Middle ages Returns.

History of the Castle Hocheppan

Built by Ulrich II of Appiano approximately to 1153, He lived in enmity with the bishopric of Trent and the counts of Tyrol. As his sons, Friedrich and Henry of the shader Castle a papal legation, which was under the protection of Emperor Barbarossa, raided, sent a punitive expedition under the leadership of the Bavarian Duke Henry the lion of the Emperor in Appiano. Thus ended the County of Appiano. Castle Hocheppan was no longer based of a dynasty, Ownership changed often and fell into disrepair after. Since 1912 is the Castle owned counts Enzenberg. She was 1999 restored.

We leave the Castle Hocheppan behind us and hike now down in a small valley below. Below arrived at the valley floor we must climb steeply up again. An iron staircase, that several "storey" upwards meanders facilitated the rise significantly. The rise is very easy but there should be people who are afraid of high free floating stairs. For such people the hike is not unfortunately.

The stages have approximately 60 m the amount brought. Now we March shimmering forest South of the second Castle by the sun-drenched in beautiful fall colors, the Castle Boymont opposed to. We must again descend some hundred metres until we reach the forest path which leads us directly to the Castle Boymont.

Castle Boymont

Castle Boymont

The Castle Boymont is managed as Castle Hocheppan. Because we are pretty early on the road, We meet to anyone except the host. We go immediately to the Keep high to reach the highest point of the Castle, because I-have you idea already - a 360 ° would make photo. The beautiful clear weather forces me to.

The rise in the Dungeon is adventurous. It pays off in any case since up to rise. Partly it is via stone steps, partly via wooden stairs to the walls of the Tower along upwards. Once one has overcome a floor of a one meter wide stairway.
Up to the keep a "dance floor" that surrounds a great observation deck on the landscape between the of a regular grid opens us Überetsch and the Etschtal offers.
What can see everything man or woman from here? I'm starting in the North and turn then South and count at the same time: one half of Castle Hocheppan, Terlano, Siebeneich, about the Salten with Glaning, Bolzano , about the Schlern and the Rose garden , something in the foreground Castle Sigmundskron , Girlan, St . Pauls, Appiano , in the background Weißhorn und Schwarzhorn .
While the best friend of all in the Sun sleeps devote myself my photo gear.

360° of Castle Boymont (Appiano )

Castle Boymont 360 ° photo

To 10:30 Clock is all done. We are back and talswärts walk to Castle basket. Since I am very curious, We go through the four star Park: Tennis courts, Swimming pool, Sun meadow, a Maple Avenue a great hotel, I would also like to make holiday.
We cross the parking of the hotel and a war punk past, is now apparently also to the hotel and has found any function. Times I type on a basement but know I do not…

The bunker compared with lies our Car park, which is now totally crowded presents. We share our parking and drive around 11:00 Watch Missian towards Termeno.

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Three castles walk Appiano

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Photo impressions of a previous three castles walk