In the past, the villages of
Tesimo/Tisens, Caprile/Gfrill, Narano/Naraun, Plazzoles/Platzers, Grissiano/Grissian and the castle village of
Prissiano/Prissian were popular summer destinations for the aristocracy and landowners. As a result, the area boasts many
castles,
palaces and
noble villas surrounded by vineyards and chestnut groves. Many
castles are still actively used today, such as
Katzenzungen Castle, the home of the famous
Versoaln vine.
Around Tesimo - Prissiano there are also several impressive churches,
mountain churches and chapels, including St. Christoph and
St. Hippolyt,
St. Jakob in Grissiano and
St. Apollonia in nearby Sirmiano/Sirmian, but also museums and historic cultural sites. The South Tyrol Classic vintage car rallye runs through the narrow historic center of Tesimo and Prissiano.