Bolzano and environs

Bozen, Lake Kaltern, Wine Road, Dolomites

A mixture of Mediterranean joie de vivre and a sunny climate, picturesque vineyards and majestic Alpine backdrops, romantic villages and urban flair in the buzzing city of Bolzano Bozen. Cultural highlights of Bozen: the iceman 'Ötzi' and the blooming Gardens of Trauttmansdorff Castle!



Some excursions in the surrounding area:

‘From the palm trees to the Alpine
meadows – from wine to edelweiss …

Some highlights you can visit. All are within reach, between 15 to 60 minutes:
Cultural town of Bozen: Archaeological Museum – ‘Ötzi Museum’, historic town centre, arcades, nature museum, town theatre of Bozen, ’Konservatorium’, Castle Runkelstein, Thuniversum, Bozen fair grounds, the University of Bozen and European Academy, Christkindlmarkt (Christmas market), Reinhold Messner’s ‘Mountain Museum’ at Castle Sigmundskron/Firmian, Museion ...
Meran at the Passer river: Botanic Gardens of Castle Trauttmansdorff, Touriseum, Castle Tyrol, type-writer museum, race course of Meran, Tappeiner promenade, Therme Meran ...
Kaltern: Wine museum, Lake Kaltern, Mendel funicular railway, Rastenbach gorge ...
Mendel mountains: Mendel Pass, Penegal, Gantkofel, Golfclub Dolomiti Sarnonico, look-out tower …
Tramin: Kastelaz chapel, Tramin village museum, Castle Rechtenthal ...
Seiser Alm: Europe’s highest mountain plateau ...
Ritten: Ritten cable-car, Ritten mountain railway, earth pyramids ...
Aldein Bletterbach canyon – the canyon of South Tyrol, Castelfeder biotope, Archeoparc Schnals, MMM Firmian, “Vinschgerbahn” ...
Venice, Lake Garda, Gardaland amusement park, historic city centre of Verona, Milan – city of fashion, art museum MART in Rovereto ...