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Museum of fruit cultivation in Lana

In South Tyrol, in the area of Meran, Bozen, Vinschgau and Eisacktal, you will find hills and expanses of cultivated fruit trees such as apples, pears and apricots, vines for the production of wines or even strawberry fields.

Lana, in the area of Meran, is in the middle of the South Tyrolean fruit cultivation area which extends for 18,500 hectares. Here rise a museum that tells the story, activities and the secrets of South Tyrolean fruit. Guests at the museum of Lana will learn about agricultural activities such the protection of orchards from spring frost, which is the first requirement for a good harvest, irrigation and pest control.

The museum was set up in the medieval residence "Larchgut”. An area of ​​nearly 1,000 square meters, takes you on a journey to discover how the fruit grown in South Tyrol, what techniques are used to ensure good crops and what are the means, from the most rudimentary to the most technological, which are used for the collection and processing of the fruit.

Inside the museum you can also admire the most ancient tools once used in viticulture, agriculture and livestock, such as a wine press of 1570 from the Castle Braunsberg which happens to be the oldest in the province.

More Info & opening hours:

South Tyrol Museum of Fruit-Growing
Brandiswaalweg 4, Lana
Phone: +39 0473 564387
E-mail: info@obstbaumuseum.it
Web: obstbaumuseum.it

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Südtiroler Obstbaumuseum
Südtiroler Obstbaumuseum

Inside the building Larchgut in Lana there is the museum of fruit growing in South Tyrol.

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Südtiroler Obstbaumuseum
Südtiroler Obstbaumuseum

Inside the building Larchgut in Lana there is the museum of fruit growing in South Tyrol.

Internet Consulting - Patrick Kammerlander
Südtiroler Obstbaumuseum
Südtiroler Obstbaumuseum

Inside the building Larchgut in Lana there is the museum of fruit growing in South Tyrol.

Internet Consulting - Patrick Kammerlander
Südtiroler Obstbaumuseum
Südtiroler Obstbaumuseum

Im Ansitz Larchgut in Lana befindet sich das Obstbaumuseum.

Internet Consulting - Patrick Kammerlander
Südtiroler Obstbaumuseum
Südtiroler Obstbaumuseum

Im Ansitz Larchgut in Lana befindet sich das Obstbaumuseum.

Internet Consulting - Patrick Kammerlander
Südtiroler Obstbaumuseum
Südtiroler Obstbaumuseum

Im Ansitz Larchgut in Lana befindet sich das Obstbaumuseum.

Internet Consulting - Patrick Kammerlander
Südtiroler Obstbaumuseum
Südtiroler Obstbaumuseum

Im Ansitz Larchgut in Lana befindet sich das Obstbaumuseum.

Internet Consulting - Patrick Kammerlander
Südtiroler Obstbaumuseum
Südtiroler Obstbaumuseum

Im Ansitz Larchgut in Lana befindet sich das Obstbaumuseum.

Internet Consulting - Patrick Kammerlander
Südtiroler Obstbaumuseum
Südtiroler Obstbaumuseum

Im Ansitz Larchgut in Lana befindet sich das Obstbaumuseum.

Internet Consulting - Patrick Kammerlander
Südtiroler Obstbaumuseum
Südtiroler Obstbaumuseum

Im Ansitz Larchgut in Lana befindet sich das Obstbaumuseum.

Internet Consulting - Patrick Kammerlander

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