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Bolzano in Trentino Alto-Adige

Bressanone

Province of Bolzano, Trentino Alto Adige Region, Italy

Locality

Brixen am Eisack (in German) is a very old town (founded in 901 AD) and the third largest town of South Tyrol. Situated where the Rienzea flows into the Isarco river, it is an ancient, town with monuments from the medieval to the Baroque period. It is today a popular winter sports resort, thanks to the skiing facilities et Plancios-Plose. The majority of the population speaks German.

Info:

Altitude: 559 m a.s.l --Population: about 19,000 inhabitants -- Zip/postal code: 39042 -- Phone Area Code: 0472

What to see:

  • the Romanesque Cathedral, with 2 high baroque belltowers and a gothic cloister, covered with 15th-cenury frescoes
  • at 3 km to the north, the celebrated Novacella Abbey
  • the Plose massif, which can be reached by cableway.
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