VIPITENO, BRESSANONE E MERANO

Vipiteno

Vipiteno, the northernmost city of Italy, is located at 948 m asl The mining industry flourished there in the Middle Ages, when the Fugger family, a wealthy merchant of Augusta, were the owners of the silver mines that gave prosperity to the city. Over the centuries, "Vipitenum" was repeatedly the residence of emperors. Today the medieval town has become rather modern, though preserving its origins and its medieval air. Picturesque spur and cusps, colorful facades and charming corners decorate the main street, where the civic tower delimits the boundary between the new city and the historic center. A series of shops and hotels line the main street. The Torre delle Dodici, the emblem of Vipiteno, is crowned by a double-pitched roof and stepped stone pediments. We recommend a visit to the stele of Mithras, a museum dedicated to German carver of wooden altars Hans Multscher or to the civic museum in the ancient command of the Teutonic order and the parish church "Nostra Signora delle Paludi" as well as the Church of Santo Spirito in Piazza della City. As for leisure time, theater and film performances are waiting for you at the Teatro Comunale in Vipiteno, or tennis, climbing, a round of golf on the 7-hole course, mini golf, paragliding and the discovery of wellness at the new bathing facility. "Balneum". In winter, the Monte Cavallo ski area, the home of the Vipiteno mountain, awaits you, with perfectly prepared slopes for every taste and the longest toboggan run in Italy with a length of 9.6 km. Among the manifestations, in summer the festival under the lanterns and at Christmas time the charming Christmas market in the presence of the Tower of the Twelve.

Bressanone

Merano