Tures Castle (German: Burg Taufers) stands on a promontory that forms a natural lock, called Klapf, which geographically begins the Aurina Valley. Originally owned by the Lords of Taufers, the aristocrats and dynasts and since 1215 ministers of the bishop’s church in Brixen who erected it in the very early 13th century, it was converted into residential housing in the 15th-16th centuries.

After a period of decay, the castle was restored after World War II by Benedictine abbot Hieronymus Gassner, originally from Ybbsitz in Lower Austria. In all there are 64 rooms, about 24 of which are made entirely of wood. In the chapel are frescoes by the school of Michael Pacher. Also of interest are the armory, library, princes’ room (the Fürstenzimmer) and audience hall. In the basement is the prison. The castle can be visited on set days and hosts exhibitions and concerts from time to time.