Alto Adige
Speck and strudel, Lagrein and grüner Veltliner — a bilingual mountain region of UNESCO peaks and storybook villages.
Five reasons Alto Adige stays with you.
- UNESCO Dolomites — perhaps Europe's most dramatic peaks
- World-class skiing (Sellaronda, Plan de Corones)
- Bilingual culture — speck and strudel meet espresso
- More Michelin stars per capita than anywhere in Italy
- Storybook alpine villages with painted facades
Start here if you have a long weekend.
Eat and drink like you mean it.
Our editor's picks — the tables and bottles we'd cross the country for.
Norbert Niederkofler's three-Michelin alpine cuisine.
Mountain Buschenschank — speck, Schlutzkrapfen.
The native red and the world's most aromatic white.
Three rooms with a view.
Three ways to go deeper.
Europe's largest high-alpine meadow.
Four passes on one ski day.
Guided WWI cable routes for first-timers.
Best time to visit · June–September for hiking; December–March for skiing.
Where Italy meets the Dolomites.
A curated edit — what to see, where to eat what the locals eat, and where to sleep with intention.
Bolzano
The bilingual capital — Tyrolean arcades, Italian aperitivi.
- — Ötzi Museum
- — Piazza delle Erbe
- — Castel Roncolo
- In de PizzModern alpine tasting menu by Filippo Sisti.
- Parkhotel LaurinArt Nouveau grande dame with park gardens.
Ortisei
A car-free Ladin village under the Alpe di Siusi.
- — Alpe di Siusi gondola
- — Sacrun Hill
- — Museum Gherdëina
- Anna StubenOne-Michelin alpine tasting menu.
- Adler Spa Resort DolomitiFamily wellness institution.
Castelrotto
A frescoed market square at the gateway to the Sciliar.
- — Bell tower of Castelrotto
- — Calvario hill
- — Chiesa dei Santi Pietro e Paolo
- TschötscherhofMountain Buschenschank — speck, Schlutzkrapfen.
- Cavallino d'Oro16th-century inn on the main piazza.
Merano
An imperial spa town of palms, promenades and thermal baths.
- — Therme Meran
- — Trauttmansdorff Castle Gardens
- — Tappeiner Promenade
- SissiAndrea Fenoglio's Michelin-starred refinement.
- Villa ArnicaBoutique villa with a quiet garden pool.
Brunico
Pusteria valley capital — a base for Plan de Corones skiing.
- — Castello di Brunico (MMM Ripa)
- — Via Centrale
- — Plan de Corones summit
- OberrautForest-edge restaurant, in the family for a century.
- Hotel Petrus ReischachQuiet alpine design hotel near the lifts.
