Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #2 in Bolzano - Bozen, Italy

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Number of sights 20 sights
Distance 6 km
Ascend 227 m
Descend 123 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 - Bozen

Sight 1: Schloss Maretsch - Castel Mareccio

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Schloss Maretsch - Castel Mareccio Hubert Berberich (HubiB) / CC BY 3.0

Maretsch Castle is a castle located in the historic center of Bolzano, South Tyrol, northern Italy. It is a residence rather than a defense construction.

Wikipedia: Maretsch Castle (EN)

873 meters / 10 minutes

Sight 2: Monumento alla Vittoria - Siegesdenkmal

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The Victory Monument is a monument in Bolzano, northernmost Italy, erected on the personal orders of Benito Mussolini in South Tyrol, which had been annexed from Austria after World War I. The 19 metre wide Victory Gate was designed by architect Marcello Piacentini and substituted the former Austrian Kaiserjäger monument, torn down in 1926–27. Its construction in Fascist style, displaying lictorial pillars, was dedicated to the "Martyrs of World War I".

Wikipedia: Bolzano Victory Monument (EN)

555 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 3: Municipal Museum

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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.

Wikipedia: Museo civico (Bolzano) (IT), Website

52 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 4: South Tyrol Museum of Archaeology

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South Tyrol Museum of Archaeology Hubert Berberich (HubiB) / CC BY 3.0

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.

Wikipedia: South Tyrol Museum of Archaeology (EN), Website

87 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 5: ar/ge kunst

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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.

Wikipedia: Ar/ge kunst Galleria Museo (IT), Website

231 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 6: Chiesa Sacro Cuore - Herz-Jesu-Kirche

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The Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus is a Roman Catholic church in Bolzano, South Tyrol. It is located at Via Rauschertor 6 in the district of Zentrum-Bolzner Boden-Rentsch and is dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus.

Wikipedia: Herz-Jesu-Kirche (Bozen) (DE)

414 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 7: Chiesa dei Domenicani - Dominikanerkirche

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Chiesa dei Domenicani - Dominikanerkirche

The Chiesa dei Domenicani is a medieval church in Bolzano/Bozen, South Tyrol, northern Italy.

Wikipedia: Chiesa dei Domenicani (EN)

94 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 8: Chiesa dei Cappuccini - Kapuzinerkirche

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Chiesa dei Cappuccini - Kapuzinerkirche

The Capuchin Church is a Catholic church in the city of Bolzano in South Tyrol.

Wikipedia: Chiesa dei Cappuccini (Bolzano) (IT)

281 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 9: Teatro Comunale - Stadttheater

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Teatro Comunale - Stadttheater

The Teatro Comunale di Bolzano, designed by the architect Marco Zanuso, is a theatre in Bolzano, home to the Teatro Stabile di Bolzano and the Vereinigte Bühnen Bozen.

Wikipedia: Teatro comunale (Bolzano) (IT), Website

265 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 10: Our Lady of the Assumption

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The cathedral Maria Himmelfahrt is the parish church of the South Tyrolean capital Bolzano and cathedral of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Bozen-Brixen. While the Bishop has resided in Bozen since 1964, the cathedra and the cathedral chapter remain in Brixen. Maria Himmelfahrt is therefore with Brixen Cathedral co-cathedral of the diocese.

Wikipedia: Maria Himmelfahrt (Bolzano) (EN)

179 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 11: Statua di Walther von der Vogelweide - Walther-von-der-Vogelweide-Denkmal

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The Walther monument in Bolzano was created by Heinrich Natter in 1889 and is dedicated to Walther von der Birdweide. It is located on the central Walther-von-der-Vogelweide-Platz. Walther's statue of Laaser Marble stands on a fountain that serves as a base.

Wikipedia: Walther-Denkmal (Bozen) (DE)

265 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 12: Museo Mercantile - Merkantilmuseum

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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.

Wikipedia: Merkantilmuseum (DE), Website

218 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 13: Chiesa dei Francescani - Franziskanerkirche

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The Franciscan Church is a monastic church in Bolzano, South Tyrol.

Wikipedia: Chiesa dei Francescani (IT)

161 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 14: Mariensäule

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The Marian Column is a monument in Bolzano by the sculptor Andreas Kompatscher. It is located in the Marienpark, which is located in front of the Goethe School.

Wikipedia: Mariensäule (Bozen) (DE)

226 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 15: Museo Scienze Naturali - Naturmuseum

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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.

Wikipedia: Naturmuseum Südtirol (DE), Website

153 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 16: Deutschhauskirche (St. Georg im Weggenstein)

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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.

Wikipedia: Chiesa dell'Ordine Teutonico (IT)

244 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 17: St. Johann im Dorf - San Giovanni in Villa

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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.

Wikipedia: St. Johann im Dorf (DE)

161 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 18: Castel Hörtenberg - Ansitz Hörtenberg

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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.

Wikipedia: Castel Hörtenberg (IT)

317 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 19: Ehemalige Kirche St. Oswald - Ex chiesa S. Osvaldo

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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.

Wikipedia: St. Oswald (Bozen) (DE)

1204 meters / 14 minutes

Sight 20: Santa Maddalena - St. Magdalena

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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.

Wikipedia: St. Magdalena in Prazöll (DE)

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