Bolzano

Bolzano (Italian) or Bozen (German), is the capital city of South Tyrol, the German-speaking region in the northern part of Italy. Bolzano is the largest city in the region. Wikivoyage

Population 106,107 (Wikidata)

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Before you go

Emergency numbers in Italy

• 112AnyAll emergencies
• 113PolicePolice
• 115FireFire
• 118AmbulanceAmbulance

Visas and entry What your passport needs for Italy

Getting there

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Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

• South Tyrol Museum of Archaeology Museum · 40 m
• ar/ge kunst Gallery · 60 m
• Municipal Museum Museum · 80 m
• Museion - Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art Museum · 320 m
• Museo Mercantile - Merkantilmuseum Museum · 330 m
• Museo Scienze Naturali - Naturmuseum Museum · 560 m
• Chiesa dei Domenicani - Dominikanerkirche Attraction · 330 m
• Mariensäule Memorial · 380 m

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Through the year

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1. Wintermezzo

   January

   A Richard Strauss festival held in January

2. Upload - Music Contest + Festival

   May – June

   A song contest with participants under 26 held in May/June

   Official site

Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage (Bolzano); descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.

Eating nearby

• Italian 12
• Regional 6
• Pizza 3
• Japanese 2
• Burger 2
• Asian 2
• Kebab 2
• Sushi 2

All 57 places to eat

Somewhere to run

• Prati del Talvera - Talferwiesen 2.1 km across 340 m
• Passegiata Lungo Isarco - Eisackufer Promenade 840 m across 1.6 km
• Parco Robert Baden Powell - Robert-Baden-Powell-Park 850 m across 1.6 km
• Parco Ducale - Herzogspark 200 m across 1.1 km

Getting around

• Waltherplatz - Piazza Walther 430 m
• Bahnhof - Stazione 750 m
• Bolzano - Bozen 780 m
• Busbahnhof Bozen - Autostazione di Bolzano - Autostazion de Bulsan 900 m
• Coop. Radiotaxi Bolzano 900 m
• Bolzano Sud - Bozen Süd 3.5 km

More train stations: Casanova - Kaiserau 3.5 km, Ponte d'Adige - Sigmundskron 4.3 km

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