Bolzano
Near the capital of South Tyrol, the Wine Route crosses the second large wine production area of the region, Valle Isarco.
Image gallery: Bolzano
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The South Tyrolean Wine Route stretches from Nalles to Bolzano and the Oltradige, via the Bassa Atesina to Salorno. This area comprises about 90% of the South Tyrolean Wine production, including the typical varieties of wine such as the Merlot and Lagrein, as well as the Pinot Girgio and the Chardonnay. By the way, the South Tyrolean Wine Route is the most ancient of Italy. -
A cultural walkabout across Bolzano, a city that perfectly combines Alpine and Mediterranean elements.
With more than 100,000 inhabitants, the city of Bolzano is an important centre in the Alpine area. Bolzano is the administrative centre of politics of the South Tyrolean autonomy, but also an economic and cultural centre. Since the foundation of the Free University of Bolzano in the mid ’90s, the city has also become a multilingual research and educational centre and is the connection between the German-speaking and Italian-speaking cultures.
Bolzano counts five districts and the mountain hamlet of Colle (1,100 m asl), which also makes part of the municipality of Bolzano. In the following articles you find information about the city districts and their history:
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The historic district of Bolzano is both the centre of Bolzano and South Tyrol. more
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The most densely populated and largest city district is composed of the old village of Gries as well as San Quirino. more
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The city district of Oltrisarco-Aslago forms a triangle between Virgolo, Monte delle Regole and commercial area. more
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The youngest city district of Bolzano is mainly composed of new buildings. This is also where the first large… more
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This city district, which developed out of vineyards, has become home of many new inhabitants of Bolzano in the… more
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Colle is a small settlement at 1,100 m asl, reachable from Bolzano by a cable car. more
