Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #4 in Bolzano - Bozen, Italy

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Tour Facts

Number of sights 12 sights
Distance 7.3 km
Ascend 313 m
Descend 233 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: 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)

340 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 2: 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)

161 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 3: Chiesa dei Francescani - Franziskanerkirche

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

Wikipedia: Chiesa dei Francescani (IT)

304 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 4: 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)

367 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 5: 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 6: 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)

690 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 7: Evangelisch-Lutherische Kirche

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The Evangelical Church of Christ in Bolzano-Gries is the church of the Evangelical Lutheran parish of Bolzano. It has about 500 registered members and stretches from the Brenner Pass to Lake Garda; the western part of this area includes the neighbouring parish of Merano.

Wikipedia: Evangelische Christuskirche (Bozen) (DE), Website

740 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 8: Grieser Platz

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Grieser Platz Anonym Photographer, dates back to 1927 / CC BY-SA 4.0

The Grieser Platz is located in the Gries-Quirein district of the South Tyrolean capital of Bolzano.

Wikipedia: Grieser Platz (DE)

394 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 9: Vecchia Chiesa parrocchiale di Gries - Alte Grieser Pfarrkirche

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The Old Parish Church of Gries was until 1788 the parish church of the formerly independent municipality of Gries, which today forms part of the Gries-San Quirino district of Bolzano, South Tyrol (Italy). The Late Gothic church contains several precious works of art.

Wikipedia: Old Parish Church of Gries (EN)

1541 meters / 18 minutes

Sight 10: Torre Druso - Gscheibter Turm

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Torre Druso - Gscheibter Turm Mauro Mazzio / CC BY-SA 3.0

Treuenstein Castle is a medieval fortification on the outskirts of Bolzano in South Tyrol, northern Italy. Located in the borough of Gries, it was built between 1276 and 1278 by Meinhard, Count of Tyrol for his trusted vassal Friedrich, a burgher from Bolzano.

Wikipedia: Treuenstein Castle (EN)

746 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 11: Castel Sant'Antonio - Schloss Klebenstein

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Castel Sant'Antonio or Castel Klebenstein is a castle located in Bolzano, at the entrance to the Val Sarentino, near the S. Antonio bridge (St.-Antons-Brücke), over the Talvera stream, and not far from Runkelstein Castle.

Wikipedia: Castel Sant'Antonio (IT)

1106 meters / 13 minutes

Sight 12: Castel Roncolo - Schloss Runkelstein

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Castel Roncolo - Schloss Runkelstein

Runkelstein Castle is a medieval fortification on a rocky spur in the territory of Ritten, near the city of Bolzano in South Tyrol, Italy. In 1237 Alderich Prince-Bishop of Trent gave the brothers Friedrich and Beral Lords of Wangen permission to construct a castle on the rock then called Runchenstayn.

Wikipedia: Runkelstein Castle (EN), Website

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