Marling: Viticulture, Forest Paths and Culture
Accommodation in Marling
Viticulture and forest paths in Marling
The Marling WineCulturePath is four kilometres long. It begins in the village centre and leads past the Merano Winery and the numerous vineyards of Mitterterz along quiet village roads with little traffic. As a circular trail, it returns to the centre of Marling.
Along the Marling WineCulturePath, information pillars provide details about the history and culture of wine. The trail also displays oversized objects from viticulture. These include a Reber, a Moster and the Pazeide, an ancient wine and measuring vessel. The elements along the trail thus highlight both the history of wine culture and specific objects from viticulture.
Paths with their own focus
The Squirrel Trail is a circular route of slightly more than one kilometre, marked with squirrel signs. Along the trail, there are 23 nature and adventure stations. The signs and stations give the short circular route a clearly nature-oriented and playful theme.
The Squirrel Trail is divided into play, sports and relaxation zones. It includes informative stations on the topics of forests and wood. The Squirrel Trail also features an adventure rope course and a forest classroom for creative activities in the forest. The different areas therefore vary in terms of exercise, relaxation and the communication of knowledge.
The Waalweg di Marlengo is approximately 12 kilometres long and the longest Waalweg in South Tyrol. In terms of route lengths, this provides a significantly longer path in addition to the four-kilometre Marling WineCulturePath and the Squirrel Trail, which is slightly more than one kilometre long.
Parish church and musical history
The parish church of the Assumption of Mary is a Neo-Gothic, three-nave church. It was built according to plans by the Viennese architect Anton Weber. Neo-Gothic refers to an architectural style that takes up Gothic design elements anew. A three-nave church divides the interior into three longitudinal sections. Access to the parish church of the Assumption of Mary is barrier-free.
The bells of the parish church of the Assumption of Mary inspired Franz Liszt to compose a piece. Franz Liszt wrote the song “The Bells of Marling”.
Cycling route and spring landscape
The Via Claudia Augusta leads from Marlengo/Marling via Lana, Nalles/Nals and Andriano/Andrian. It then merges into the Etschtal Cycle Path, which leads to Bolzano/Bozen. The route thus describes a sequence from Marling through several towns to the provincial capital of Bolzano.
In spring, the fields around Marling form a vibrant sea of apple blossoms. The sea of apple blossoms complements the trails’ themes of viticulture and forests.
Törggelen Festival
On Sunday, 27 September, from 10 a.m., the traditional Törggelen Festival of the Marling Music Band took place at the Marling festival grounds. A selection of South Tyrolean specialities was offered at the festival.
More travel destinations: Plaus, Merano, St. Pankraz, Nals, Burgstall, Gargazon, Algund and St. Leonhard in Passeier.
To the higher-level travel overview: Burggrafenamt.
