South Tyrol owes its cultural and natural diversity to the unique
position on the sunny side of the Alps. The awarded South
Tyrolean wines, the glorious ski slopes, the Dolomites and
further highlights make South Tyrol a very special place,
which can be rediscovered again and again. Plan your holiday
in South Tyrol!

The cuisine in South Tyrol tempts with divers culinary
specialities as Speck and dumplings with Speck, dumplings
with liver, plein, with spinach, serviette dumplings, with apricots,
with plums, Strauben, Schlutzkrapfen, gnocchi with spinach,
mushrooms, curd cheese, or cheese, and much more.

In South Tyrol there are three official languages: German, Italian,
and Ladin. There are many worthwhile hiking possibilities in the
whole region, reaching up to a height of app. 4000 m (the Ortles
group, 3905 m, near Solda or Trafoi). In the vicinity of Meran there
is the Val Passiria, the Val d’Ultimo and the Val Venosta with the
val Martello, and reaching till the Lago di Resia.The health resort
of Meran presents the well-known Thermae. The Val Isarco with
his side valleys: Val di Funes including the Odle group, Val di Vizze,
Val Racines and Val Ridanna. Two world-famous regions are the
area around the Sciliar and the Val Gardena, especially for winter
and summer tourism.

Branching off from the Val Pusteria is the Val Badia (Alta Badia)
and the Val Anterselva, both are well-known ski and hiking areas.
From Dobbiaco one can reach the Tre Cime di Lavaredo.
In the south of South Tyrol lies the Altipiano del Renon
with the famous Earth Pyramides, further the lake of Monticolo and
that of Caldaro. Other important destination is the Archaeological
Museum in Bolzano where you can visit Ötzi, the Iceman.

Mountainbiking and cycling in South Tyrol	Shopping and culture in South Tyrol's towns	Tradition and festivities in South Tyrol

Romantically wild lakes in South Tyrol	Climbing and walking in South Tyrol’s mountains	Beautiful valleys and streams in South Tyrol

Ice sculptures and ice festival in South Tyrol	Plan de Corones, the no. 1 skiing mountain in South Tyrol	Castel Trauttmansdorff next to Meran, South Tyrol