If I will ever want to learn German I know that the best place to do so is Bolzano and surroundings. It literally feels
like being in Austria without even crossing the border. All the signs, street names, menus, indications, etc., are in German plus the benefit, that being in Italy (at least according to the map) there is always the translation underneath. You have a city and dictionary in one. Actually, sometimes the Italian translation is missing. For example, if it is written parking verboten – can I park or not? And if I do and get a fine will my mistake be excused by the fact that I, Italian citizen (not my case but just saying), park the car in my own country under a sign saying something in a foreign language that I might not understand?
Linguistic problems apart, we spent the weekend in South Tyrol since my boyfriend wanted to take me
to oh-so beautiful place for my birthday. I will show it to you in the next post. Before that, we did a tour
of Bolzano which turned out to be a very lively and pleasant city, not to mention that the weather is warmer
and sunnier than in Milan. It is also a paradise for wine lovers, as the town is surrounded by extensive vineyards and
literally every other shop offers wine tasting.
Below are some pics from our Bozen‘s (the German name of the city) afternoon.
Have you ever been in South Tyrol? What are your impressions?
On our way to Bolzano – this is what I saw from the car
Looking for a parking
The view from the parking, next to Mareccio Castle (eur 2.10 per hour)
Surrouned by the mountains
Busy Saturday afternoon
Knife shop
Tyrolese style
My blessed bag – this could have been its last photo. More about its miraculous story in the next post-
Balcony decorations
Wide open
South Tyrol, with its capital city of Bolzano, is the most important apple cultivation area in all of Europe. That’s why it is quite easy to find apple juices and strudels in the restaurants, coffee shops and on the street
Of course I took one 😀
Lunch time – good prices, except for the water 1.5l for 4.80 eur which is definitely not the average for the area; plus cover charge of 2 eur per person which usually shouldn’t be applied for lunch.
Lasagna with pumpkin and swiss chards
Fish fillet with stuffed zucchini
The local pastries
At the open-air market
Freshly squeezed juices everywhere (and for a very good price)
Bolzano boast plenty of medieval shopping arcades
And an exemlary cycling network
The medieval town hall
Interesting advertisment
Are they watching me?
In the super tiny village of Gargazzone where everything was closed except for the local coffee shop
Where we took a hot chocolate and a freshly squeezed apple juice. And did I mnetion that in the village there is a free covered parking?
A dinner at the Stachelburg castle in Nalles which dates back to the 16th century
Austrian cuisine
Even the cabbage salad has meat inside
The weather forecast for the first week of November which looks pretty much like the one for Barcelona. Maybe I should really start learning German.
Beautiful pictures!
Thank you, darling