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Two autonomous provinces, two souls — Italian-speaking Trentino and German-speaking South Tyrol — and one shared certainty: the Dolomites, a World Heritage Site since 2009, which blush pink at sunset in the phenomenon locals call enrosadira. Italian, German and Ladin coexist here; mountain farmsteads dot the slopes, and Bolzano's museum keeps Ötzi, the 5,000-year-old iceman found in a glacier in 1991.
Christmas markets in winter, mountain huts and via ferratas in summer, apples and white wines all year round. Few places manage to be this orderly and this wild at once.
The provinces of Trentino-South Tyrol
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The best of Trentino-South Tyrol
The places worth the trip on their own, picked by our editors.
The top 5 places in Trentino-South Tyrol
Our editors' ranking: the area's most important places, drawn from the individual town guides. See the national rankings →
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🌋 Nature & views Lake Braies
📍 Braies
A deep Dolomite lake at 1,496 meters, shaped by Ladin mythology and its historical role in a 1945 WWII hostage rescue.
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🌋 Nature & views Alpe di Siusi (Seiser Alm)
📍 Castelrotto
Europe's largest alpine meadow, a 52-square-kilometer Dolomite plateau offering 360-degree views of the Sciliar massif.
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🖼️ Museums Ötzi – Archaeology Museum
📍 Bolzano
The home of Ötzi, Europe's oldest natural mummy who lived over 5,100 years ago, located in central Bolzano.