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Ladin museums: Ciastel de Tor - Little Ladin Museum of Alta Badia
Museum Ladin Ciastel de Tor
In 1996 the autonomous Province of Bolzano bought the Tor Castel with the intention of opening up a provincial museum.
The museum named 'Museum Ladin Ciastel de Tor' is dedicated to the culture and to the history of the ladin ethnic group. The castle`s history brings us back to the 12th Century when the castle used to be the main court 'Thurn an der Gader'.
Thanks to the museum, the story of the ladins of the Dolomites has, and indeed is, being spread: descendents of the antique roman population that used to live in this area are the oldest linguistic group out of the three linguistic groups in South Tyrol.
With the help of multimedia the visitor can learn about the language, the culture and the history of the ladin population from the Dolomites.
In the museum you can learn about archeology (the history of colonialization, 'Sotciastel', from the Rheats to the Ladins), history (earls, lawyers, subjects), the Dolomites (formation, discovery, exploration), the ladin language and identity (linguistic laboratory, craftwork), the economy (residential centre of the 'Viles', the Via Ferrata - iron path) and you can visit the observation point for ladin history ('Ladinoscope').
Castel Tor
Via Tor, 72
39030 San Martino in Badia
Phone: +39/0474/524020
Fax: +39/0474/524263
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Little Ladin Museum
"Pic museo ladin" is in San Cassiano, housing some of the most significant objects of the history, culture and traditions of Val Badia.
You will find on display the famous "ursus speleus" discovered in the cave of the Conturines, a collection of fossils as the Dolomites are rich in fossils of sedimentary and coral origin, and a wide range of the utensils and tools used in local crafts.
Opening times:
Tuesday - Saturday 4.00 p.m. - 7.00 p.m.
Sunday 4.30 p.m. - 7.30 p.m.
