In Bolzano the landscape offers the right compromise between living spaces and green areas. The city has multiple routes for those who prefer to take a walk without going too far from the center; at the same time, the most demanding hikers can use one of the cable cars to reach the plateaus surrounding the capital. Here nature has no equal!
Bolzano is the capital city of the province of South Tyrol in northern Italy.
Higlights
Bolzano is the seat of the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, where lectures and seminars are held in English, German, and Italian. The city is also home to the Italian Army’s Alpini High Command (COMALP) and some of its combat and support units.
In the 2014 version of the annual ranking of quality of life in Italian cities, Bolzano was ranked as the best.
Along with other Alpine towns in South Tyrol, Bolzano engages in the Alpine Town of the Year Association for the implementation of the Alpine Convention. The Convention aims to promote and achieve sustainable development in the Alpine Arc. Consequently, Bolzano was awarded Alpine Town of the Year 2009.
Bolzano is considered a bridge between North and South due to the three spoken languages in South Tyrol (Italian, German, and Ladin) and the confluence of Italian and German-Austrian culture.
Economy
The city thrives on a mix of old and new high-quality intensive agriculture (including wine, fruit, and dairy products), tourism, traditional handicraft (wood, ceramics), and advanced services.
Heavy industry (machinery, automotive, and steel) installed during the 1930s has now been mostly dismantled. The local economy is very dependent on the public sector and especially the provincial government.
Bolzano is the biggest city in South Tyrol, which is an autonomous province in Northern Italy with a special statute.
Exhibition Bolzano
The tradeshows and conferences of the exhibition are concentrated on topics relating to the economies of Alpine countries. There is thus a great focus on tradeshow subjects within the economic competence of South Tyrol and Trentino. The main focuses of dining and leisure time, sports, agriculture, and specific Alpine industries attract an annual total of over 3,000 exhibitors and over 230,000 visitors from all over Europe
Visit Bolzano
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Thanks to its two entities, Bolzano is able to amaze tourists from all over the world.
The two faces, one North-European and the other more Mediterranean, constitute a perfect union traceable in the historical-artistic beauties of the city.
The wide range of Mediterranean cuisine is compared to the genuine Tyrolean tradition of dumplings and Schlutzkrapfen, venison goulash and pork loin with sauerkraut, without neglecting fish from the lake and stream.
Different types of accommodation, ready to satisfy every need and desire.
