Museum for Medieval Culture of Living

A medieval kitchen, a Gothic parlour and valuable old furnishings can be seen in Palù-Schulthaus Castle in Appiano

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Wonderful castle region: In Appiano on the South Tyrolean Wine Road, a museum tells about the Middle Ages and how people lived in those days.
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The ensemble Palù Castle and Schulthaus Residence in Appiano Monte is home to the Museum of Medieval Culture of Living.
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In addition to antique furnishings, there are also interesting wall paintings dating back to the middle of the 15th century.
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The panelled parlour with brick stove and handcrafted ceiling dates back to the Gothic period around 1470 AD.
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The medieval kitchen is also part of the guided tour: The parlour, called “Stube” in dialect, is the main living room, which can be heated without smoke and is directly connected to it.
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The hunting chamber is another impressive room: On the walls you can see a large-scale deer hunt and a bear hunt.
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Above the outer door near the flight of steps on the north side, the marble coat of arms of the Lords of Schulthaus can still be seen today.
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The first floor of the west wing contains a single large room with vats, originally used for wine production.
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You can visit the Museum of Medieval Culture of from Tuesday to Sunday between Easter and October (booking required).
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The complex of Palù-Schulthaus Castle, which today houses the Museum of Medieval Culture of Living, is one of the many stately buildings in Appiano. The museum itself - "Museum für mittelalterliche Wohnkultur" in German, "Museo di Cultura Medievale" in Italian - was established in these old walls already in 1983 and offers you an interesting insight into the life of former times.

On display are the interiors, including an intact medieval kitchen, a Gothic parlour and valuable furnishings. The rooms, richly decorated with frescoes, include a hunting chamber and a sleeping room with a canopy bed. The depictions on the walls are particularly unique: The frescoes dating from around 1470/75 were whitewashed in later years and only came to light again in the course of restoration work in the 20th century. In the fresco "Katzen-Mäuse-Krieg" (Cat-Mouse War), the mice have the upper hand. Also shown are hunting scenes and a miracle tree from which women pick phalluses, a symbol for fertility and strength.

The building is also worth seeing from the outside: The walls are not plastered, so the individual building eras are recognisable. The museum is only accessible by appointment, a visit is worthwhile. And how can it be reached? Palù-Schulthaus Castle stands in Pigano near Appiano Monte. A narrow road leads up to it, and the bus line 135 also stops in Appiano Monte.