Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #1 in Bolzano - Bozen, Italy
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2.9 km
74 m
Explore Bolzano - Bozen in Italy with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.
Individual Sights in Bolzano - BozenSight 1: Municipal Museum
The Civic Museum of Bolzano based in Bolzano is a museum of provincial relevance. It is the oldest museum of the current Alto Adige and is directed by the culture distribution of the municipal administration. Since 2003 it has been partially closed for a long restoration work that also includes its expansion, never started; Only the raised plan periodically hosts exhibitions.
Sight 2: South Tyrol Museum of Archaeology
South Tyrol Museum of Archaeology is an archaeological museum in the city of Bolzano, South Tyrol, Italy. It is the home of the preserved body of Ötzi the Iceman.
Sight 3: ar/ge kunst
ar/ge kunst Galleria Museo is a non-profit association based in the historic centre of Bolzano. As a private institution with no collecting activities, the ar/ge kunst pursues its aims according to the idea of the Kunstverein, which is a primarily Nordic trend.
Sight 4: Museo Mercantile - Merkantilmuseum
The Mercantile Museum houses the economic history of Bolzano with collections of documents, paintings and furnishings from the 17th and 18th centuries. It is located in the Mercantile Building, the former seat of the Mercantile Magistrate, established in 1635. After its dissolution, the building was the seat of the Bolzano Chamber of Commerce from 1851 to 1979.
Sight 5: Museo Scienze Naturali - Naturmuseum
The South Tyrol Museum of Nature is a natural history museum located in the Bindergasse in Bolzano. Opened in 1997, the museum is one of South Tyrol's public museums. The museum is housed in the Princely Office of Emperor Maximilian I in the old town of Bolzano. As the only provincial museum for natural history, it is the central documentation and collection point for natural history objects in South Tyrol.
Sight 6: Deutschhauskirche (St. Georg im Weggenstein)
The Church of the Teutonic Order or Church of St. George in Weggenstein in Bolzano is a Gothic-style church dedicated to St. George, patron saint of the Order together with St. Elizabeth of Hungary.
Sight 7: St. Johann im Dorf - San Giovanni in Villa
St. Johann im Dorf is a Roman Catholic church in St. Johann, a district of Bolzano, the capital of South Tyrol. It is located in the former rural community of Zwölfmalgreien north of the old town in St.-Johann-Gasse. It has been a listed building since 1977.
Sight 8: Castel Hörtenberg - Ansitz Hörtenberg
Hörtenberg Castle is a Renaissance castle in South Tyrol, in the municipality of Bolzano, in the S. Osvaldo area in the district of Dodiciville and located on the slopes of the Renon plateau.
Sight 9: Ehemalige Kirche St. Oswald - Ex chiesa S. Osvaldo
St. Oswald was a church on the Oswaldweg in Bolzano, dedicated to St. Oswald of Northumbria. The late Romanesque east tower church was first mentioned in 1288, reconsecrated after damage caused by landslides in 1323 and 1405 and was called "sant Oswalt pey Poczen" in 1412. The feast was celebrated on the anniversary of the death of St. Oswald on 5 August. During the bombing of Bolzano during the Second World War, the church was destroyed by an American bomb on 2 December 1943. Only the foundation walls have been preserved. Since 1951 they have been listed as historical monuments.
Sight 10: Santa Maddalena - St. Magdalena
St. Magdalena in Prazöll is a Roman Catholic church in St. Magdalena, a village formerly belonging to the rural municipality of Zwölfmalgreien and today to the South Tyrolean capital of Bolzano. The village church, picturesquely situated between vineyards, belongs to the parish of Rentsch and has valuable frescoes from the 14th century inside. It has been a listed building since 1977.
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