Bolzano (Bozen) lies at 262 m above sea level and is the provincial capital of South Tyrol. It has the Free University of Bolzano and around 100.000 inhabitants.

The picturesque and traffic-tranquillized old city centre with its medieval shopping arcades is certainly worth visiting, of course also the beautiful cathedral, the town’s landmark. Further sights of Bolzano are the Dominican church with the San Giovanni chapel, the Capuchin church, the Franciscan church, above the fruit market and the mercantile building.

The beautiful Walther square in the city centre was named after the poet Walther von der Vogelweide.
The Talvera fields along the river Talvera are ideal to take a quiet walk.

The city of Bolzano has various museums: the Bolzano Municipal Museum, the South Tyrolean Museum of Archaeology with the world famous iceman “Ötzi”, the South Tyrolean Museum of Natural History, the Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art "Museion" and the Messner Mountain Museum Firmian of the world famous extreme mountaineer Reinhold Messner at Castle Firmiano.
Another important sight is Castle Roncolo with the world-largest Gothic-profane fresco cycle.

Renon, the mountain nearby Bolzano, is also worth discovering for hikers and families. A well accessible cablecar takes you to Soprabolzano above Bolzano. You can reach the mountain Colle with the world-oldest cable car.

During the Advent and Christmas period, the Christmas market of Bolzano has a special flair, enabling you to enjoy the atmosphere before Christmas.