Messner Mountain Museum Firmian — Attraction in Bolzano - Bozen

My husband and I booked this venue for our reception dinner after our wedding.

The castle itself says they are separately owned/run from the restaurant in the castle. Kurt, the restaurant manager, was NOT upfront about the costs we would be charged during dinner, even though we had many (40+) emails back and forth and he had many chances to tell us the entire cost. His response to charging us for additional things we did not agree on (like tables and chairs that were already included in the overall castle contract) was " well these things aren't free". He additionally charged us for 11 bottles of wine when my entire party was 12 people and we are not heavy drinkers (so they charged us 1 bottle per person almost, PLUS my sister brought limoncello for everyone and we mostly drank that). One person didn't even drink at all and I only had 1 glass of wine. We didn't get an itemized receipt until after the wedding and since someone in the party had paid, I didn't get to go over what we were being charged. Kurt also charged us for the wedding cake we personally paid for and had delivered - he said he also went to the shop and paid himself for the cake, which makes no sense and we didn't ask him to do that.

The castle management DOES NOT work with you in regards to ANY problems you have with the restaurant because they say they are "separate" (I don't know how overall management/administration couldn't get involved because they exist).

Overall, it was VERY frustrating and we would never book here again. DO NOT...

An excellent place to visit for anyone who loves mountains. What is great is that it covers quite a few different aspects of the mountains and mountaineering, so whatever your area of interest I'm sure you'll get something out of the museum. For instance, I was particularly interested in the first couple of areas where it's about holy mountains and the founders of religions from the mountains, as well as the part about the "7 summits" that are more than 8000 m high. However, there are also areas on the history of Alpinism and mountaineering, the key passages and mountains and deserts. Disclaimer: I'm a great admirer of Reinhold Messner so visiting this museum also was of personal relevance for me. I think he's an amazing storyteller and he's able to do that not only on stage but also with this museum. To me it was like a three-dimensional story I could walk through myself. Wonderful experience! If you'd like to cover the whole museum in one visit, plan for a minimum...

Not really a museum disappointing for anyone expecting a story First of all, this is not a museum in the traditional sense — it’s more of a gallery filled with various objects that are in some way connected to Reinhold Messner. There are no explanations or context provided, and by the time you reach the end, someone who came in not knowing who Messner was will likely still have no idea. That’s a real shame, considering how fascinating and unique his life has been. There’s no narrative, no personal story, no background on the exhibits — just items on display. If you’re not deeply into alpinism or mountaineering, you’ll likely be confused and left with more questions than answers. But even if you are interested in those things, the lack of depth or storytelling makes the experience quite flat and unsatisfying.

The only real positive is the location — the castle is beautiful and the views are stunning. But unfortunately, that alone doesn’t make up for what this...