Experience the best of Bolzano
Bolzano is the capital of South Tyrol, an Alpine city where Italian and German meet, with a tiled cathedral roof, arcaded streets and the Iceman Ötzi.
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Bolzano sits in a sunny basin where the Isarco and Talvera rivers meet, ringed by vineyards and the pale peaks of the Dolomites. Until the end of the First World War it belonged to Austria, and German and Italian are both spoken in the streets. Piazza Walther is lined with cafés beside the Gothic cathedral, whose roof is of coloured glazed tiles, and arcaded streets lead to the old fruit market.
The South Tyrol Museum of Archaeology displays Ötzi, a man preserved in glacier ice for some 5,300 years, along with his clothes and tools. Runkelstein Castle has painted medieval scenes on its walls, and the Messner Mountain Museum Firmian explores mountains and climbing. A cable car rises to the Renon plateau, whose earth pyramids are capped with boulders, and the Alpe di Siusi and the high Dolomites lie beyond to the east.
Speck, smoked cured ham, canederli, bread dumplings, and apple strudel show the Tyrolean side of the table, and the surrounding hills give Lagrein, a local red, and Gewürztraminer. Apples blossom across the valley in spring, and in autumn the old custom of Törggelen brings chestnuts and new wine to farmhouse inns.
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Top 7 attractions in Bolzano
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Questions about Bolzano
- What are the top attractions in Bolzano?
- Ranked by the experiences that visit them, the top attractions in Bolzano are South Tyrol Museum of Archaeology, Via dei Portici, Piazza Walther, Via Bottai (Cooper Alley).
- What is the most popular experience in Bolzano?
- By number of traveller reviews it is "From Bolzano: Private Day Tour by car: The Great Dolomites Road", rated 5.0 out of 5 from 77 reviews.
- How long do tours and tickets in Bolzano take?
- The typical experience in Bolzano lasts about 3.5 hours; the middle half run between 2 hours and 7 hours.
- Can I cancel a booking in Bolzano?
- The operator lists free cancellation on 97% of the 75 experiences we hold for Bolzano. The cut-off differs by experience and is shown on each product page before you choose a date.
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