Around the Castle ofTrauttmansdorff, the residence of Empress Sissi during her stays in Merano, the visitor now has access to a garden whose enormous variety of plants makes maximum use of Merano's mild climate. Again and again, the botanical gardens of Trauttmansdorff surprise the visitor with new facilities and installations. In the different seasons the gardens change - in the spring an explosion of colors, in the summer a rustling of Mediterranean moods, in autumn like the color palette of a painter.