Historical and architectural information:
This building was raised after the Bishop of Trento’s will around AD 1200, along the old route that once linked Bolzano and the Salentino Valley, when access along the Talvera torrent could still be passed on. Unfortunately, only ruins today remain of Castel Rafenstein; they can be reached on foot from the city of Bolzano. From them, an impressive panorama can be seen. The manor cannot be visited.