Pro

Hiking, history and good food
Con

not much about it in the guidebooks
In a nutshell

a pleasant stop on the route over the Brenner pass
Domplatz, dom, and sk. Michael kirche
hundwalder Says: The dom ( cathedral ) dominates old town Bressanone, but the spire of the older kirche ( church ) of sk. Michael is also visible from a great distance. Construction of sk. Michael kirche began about 1100 years ago. In stark contrast to the dom, the architecture of sk....
Trattoria Fink: Delicious restaurant in downtown Bolzano
jessicadf Says: The food, beer, wine and service were absolutely terrific. Our friend owns the restaurant (Andreas Fink) and made sure we had a delicious and lively evening. He'd put a silly reserved sign on our table, and special notes in the menus for the men. When all was said and done,...
christine.j Says: Bressanone/Brixen is on the main line from Munich - Innsbruck - to Verona. There is even a through- train to Venice once a day. Sometimes there are specials for taking the train to Venice from Munich, so using one of these specials and getting off in Bressanone/Brixen is a...
Claudilla Says: Any Panificio- Backerei Well- I am Italian and I love pizza pasta and bread... (and what about the mandolino :)..). Bread that you can buy here is very different from the Italian, they cover it with different tipe of seeds. They also make a wonderful type of black bread...
Don' t go in a restaurant too late
Claudilla Says: This is a tip for those, like me, who forget to look at the clock. Maybe it can happen quite often while you're on holiday... anyway in Bressanone, and SudTirol in general, you can't hope to find a Restaurant's kitchen open after 22. They simply close and offer you what they...
christine.j Says: While I was walking near the river, I noticed these signs, warning people of sudden waves.As the signs were up on the path and the water was several meters below, I didn't take them very seriously. But when it had rained for some time, I could watch the water rising. It had...
Bressanone ( Brixen ). Beautiful city near the
hundwalder Says: Austrian border. Cities in the Trentino Alto Adage region are known by there Italiano name ( Bressanone ) as well as their German name ( Brixen ). German is the language most commonly heard spoken on the streets of Bressanone. Bressanone is a beautiful, clean, and...
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Plan a Bressanone vacation with reviews, tips and photos posted by real travelers and Bressanone locals

Bressanone/Brixen is the oldest town in the area,South Tirol, and it used to be Bishop's town. So there are beautiful churches to be seen, especially the...
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Q: I am considering a trip to Innsbruck in early November & a side trip to Bressanone. I would like to know what the normal weather...

A: 'Normal' weather doesn't exist, really..it's impossible to predict so far in advance. The climate averages here will give you a rough idea what you might expect in...
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Bressanone:A nice,old town in a beautiful area

Bressanone (Italian) or Brixen (German) is situated in a beautiful valley in the Italian alps. It's a bilingual town, all street signs are in Italian and German and all people speak both languages.In...
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Bressanone / Brixen - ancient alpine beauty

Bressanone ( Brixen to German speaking inhabitants which are most of the population ) is the oldest city in the Trentino - Alto Adige region of Italy. The city is situated just a few kilometers south...
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Brixen (Bressanone), Tirol's former Bishop's seat

Coming from the North via the Brenner pass through a rough and rather cold landscape passing the narrow and dark valley of the Eisack river the landscape suddenly opens and sunny slopes are covered...
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Beautiful Sud Tirol -- Our new favorite place

Our friends actually live in Aicha, have an business in Varna and took us to dinner in Brixen. Howeve only Bressanone, which is next door, is listed in VT, so this is the spot! We arrived to our...
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