The Archeoparc Villandro is located about 12 km south-west of the Archeoparc Velturno, also in the Valle Isarco valley
Image gallery: Archeoparc Villandro
The archaeological finds made on the Plunacker range from the Middle Stone Age through the Neolithic and Bronze Age to the Roman Age and cover a period of about 7,000 years. The site was discovered by accident in 1976 during drainage works, the archaeological investigation of the Bolzano Office of Historical Monuments exposed several buildings in the Eighties.
In 2009, the Archeoparc Villandro was opened. On an area of approx. 1,600 sqm it shows the remains of four buildings from the Roman and Middle Ages which were roofed to protect them from wind and weather. The permanent exhibition, on the other hand, has been arranged in the school building in the main village of Villandro, Santo Stefano (St. Stefan).
Several objects including Roman amphorae are on display. Nowadays, Villandro is among the most important archeological sites of the entire Alpine area, due to the sequence of layers of different periods of the Neolithic which are part of a vast settlement. And how to reach the Archeoparc? It is located at the Plunacker - literally Plun Field -, near the village centre and the tourist office. Another excavation site is 10 km away: the Archeoparc Velturno.
Contact info
- Vicolo Franz von Defregger / Franz-von-Defregger-Gasse 6 - 39040 - Villandro / Villanders
- +39 0472 843121
- info@villanders.info
Opening times
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Admission
€ 3.00 adults
€ 3.00 young people (15-18 years)
€ 2.00 groups (10 and more persons)
€ 1.00 children (6-14 years)
free for children under 6 years
free with the ChiusaCard
More information
The Archeoparc Villandro stays open from early June to the end of September, every Friday evening, for groups of 10 and more persons it is accessible also outside the opening hours.
Season start 2024 on June 7. Furthermore, the Archeoparc Villandro is part of the guided village tour, which takes place from May to October every Tuesday at 5 pm.