# Things to see in Bolzano (Italy): 84 places and when to go

> Bolzano is a town in Italy with around 96,000 inhabitants, and this site lists 84 places in and around it, mainly Food and drink (32), History (23), Nature (18). The best known are Bolzano Victory Monument, South Tyrol Museum of Archaeology and Runkelstein Castle. The best time to come is March to June and September to October; also possible: November to February and July to August. In June there are 15 h 36 of daylight, and in December, 8 h 24. Here is what there is, when to go, how to get there and what else is nearby.

- Address: https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/bolzano/
- Reviewed on: 2026-10-02
- Language: en

## In a nutshell

- **Where:** Italy · 46.5004, 11.36
- **Population:** About 96,000
- **Places:** 84 places on this site, in the town and around it.
- **What people come for:** [Food and drink](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/gastronomia/) (32) · [History](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/historia/) (23) · [Nature](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/naturaleza/) (18) · [Mountains](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/montana/) (14) · [Temples](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/espiritual/) (6) · [Hiking](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/senderismo/) (6)
- **Best time:** March to June and September to October.
- **Also possible:** November to February and July to August.
- **Nearest airport:** VCE Venezia (VE), 135 km as the crow flies
- **Highest point:** Hochwart, at 2,626 m.

## What to see in Bolzano

The places in and around Bolzano, best known first, each with its own page: what it is, when to go and what is next to it. Distances are from the centre, as the crow flies.

- [Bolzano Victory Monument](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/monumento-alla-vittoria-siegesdenkmal/): Architectural structure · 1.1 km
- [South Tyrol Museum of Archaeology](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/south-tyrol-museum-of-archaeology/): Archaeological museum in Bolzano, South Tyrol, Italy · 800 m
- [Runkelstein Castle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/castel-roncolo-schloss-runkelstein/): Castle in South Tyrol · 1.9 km
- [Museion](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/museion-museum-of-modern-and-contemporary-art/): Museum in Bolzano, Italy · 955 m
- [Chiesa dei Domenicani](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/chiesa-dei-domenicani-dominikanerkirche/): Church in Bolzano, South Tyrol · 691 m
- [Gantkofel](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/gantkofel-macaion/): Nature · Mountains · 12 km
- [Laugenspitze](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/laugen-monte-luco/): Mountain in Italy · 21 km
- [Bolzano Cathedral](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/our-lady-of-the-assumption/): Church building in Bolzano, South Tyrol, Italy · 558 m
- [Trudner Horn Nature Park](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/naturpark-trudner-horn-parco-naturale-monte-corno/): Protected area · 25 km
- [Sigmundskron Castle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/sigmundskron-castle/): Castle in Bolzano, Italy · 4.8 km
- [Festenstein Castle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/festenstein-castelforte/): Castle in Eppan, South Tyrol · 11 km
- [Hochwart](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/hochwart-vedetta-alta/): Mountain in Italy · 28 km
- [Maretsch Castle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/schloss-maretsch-castel-mareccio/): Castle in Bozen, Italy · 805 m
- [Hocheppan Castle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/burg-hocheppan-castel-d-appiano/): Castle in Missian, Eppan an der Weinstraße, Italy · 9.1 km
- [Großer Kornigl](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/grosser-kornigl-cornicolo/): Nature · Mountains · 26 km
- [Kleiner Kornigl](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/kleiner-kornigl-cornicoletto/): Mountain in Italy · 25 km
- [Prösels Castle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/prosels-castle/): Château in South Tyrol, Italy · 10 km
- [Schöngrubspitze](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/schongrub-belmonte/): Mountain in Italy · 26 km
- [Eppan ice holes](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/biotop-eislocher-biotopo-buche-di-ghiaccio/): Protected area in Italy (EUAP0566) · 11 km
- [Enn Castle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/castel-d-enna-schloss-enn/): Château in South Tyrol, Italy · 19 km
- [Johanneskofel](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/johanniskofel-monte-san-giovanni/): Mountain in Italy · 5.5 km
- [Castle Payrsberg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/payrsberg-castel-bavaro/): Castle in South Tyrol, Italy · 13 km
- [Karneid Castle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/schloss-karneid-castello-cornedo/): Castle in South Tyrol · 3.1 km
- [Alten](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/altenberg-montalto/): Mountain in South Tyrol, Italy · 3.7 km

And the other 60, by what you come to do:

- **History**: [Campodazzo/Atzwang railway station](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/atzwang-campodazzo/), [Leuchtenburg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/leuchtenburg-castel-chiaro/), [Castle Stein am Ritten](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/ruine-stein-castel-pietra-rovine/), [Castle Steinegg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/ruine-steinegg-rovine-castello-di-collepietra/), [Boymont Castle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/schloss-boymont-castel-boymont/), [Castle Englar](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/schloss-englar/), [Castle Freudenstein](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/schloss-freudenstein-castel-freudenstein/), [Ansitz Weißenheim](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/ansitz-weissenheim/), [FS 835.322 at Kaltern train station](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/fs-835-322/)
- **Nature**: [Biotopo Gisser Auen](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/biotop-gisser-auen/), [Monte Pozza](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/titschen-monte-pozza/), [Biotopo Tammerlemoos](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/biotop-tammerlemoos/), [Biotopo Torbiera Totes Moos](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/biotop-totes-moos-biotopo-torbiera-totes-moos/), [Castelfeder](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/castelfeder/), [Kleiner Laugen](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/kleiner-laugen-piccolo-luco/), [Mandlspitze](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/mandelspitz-monte-ometto/), [Sternwarte Max Valier - Osservatorio Max Valier](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/sternwarte-max-valier-osservatorio-max-valier/)
- **Temples**: [Assumption of Mary](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/pfarrkirche-maria-himmelfahrt/), [Assumption of Mary church](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/unsere-liebe-frau-im-walde/), [Saint John the Baptist church](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/sankt-johannes-der-taufer-san-giovanni-battista/), [Saint Michael chapel](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/sankt-michael-am-friedhof-cappella-di-san-michele/)
- **Food and drink**: [Obermoser](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/obermoser/), [Brennerei Walcher](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/brennerei-walcher/), [Brennerei Walcher GmbH](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/brennerei-walcher-gmbh/), [Cantina Convento Muri Gries - Kellerei Muri Gries](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/cantina-convento-muri-gries-kellerei-muri-gries/), [Fischerhof](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/fischerhof/), [Gojer (Glöggl)](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/gojer-gloggl/), [Griesbauer](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/griesbauer/), [H. Lentsch](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/h-lentsch/), [Hofbrennerei Ortler](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/hofbrennerei-ortler/), [Hopfen & Co.](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/hopfen-co/), [K. Martini & Sohn](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/k-martini-sohn/), [Kellerei Bozen](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/kellerei-bozen/), [Kellerei Girlan](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/kellerei-girlan/), [Kellerei Schreckbichl - Cantina Colterenzio](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/kellerei-schreckbichl-cantina-colterenzio/), [Kellerei St. Pauls - Cantina Produttori San Paolo](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/kellerei-st-pauls-cantina-produttori-san-paolo/), [Kellerei Terlan - Cantina Terlano](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/kellerei-terlan-cantina-terlano/), [Laimburg Versuchzentrum - Centro sperimentale](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/laimburg-versuchzentrum-centro-sperimentale/), [Loacker](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/loacker/), [Maso Thaler](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/maso-thaler/), [Mendelbier](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/mendelbier/), [Muri-Gries](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/muri-gries/), [Nals Margreid Enoteca 1764](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/nals-margreid-enoteca-1764/), [Noppbräu](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/noppbrau/), [Plonerhof](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/plonerhof/), [Rottensteiner Tenuta](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/rottensteiner-tenuta/), [Schmid Oberrautner](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/schmid-oberrautner/), [Stroblhof](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/stroblhof/), [Tenuta Klaus Lentsch](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/tenuta-klaus-lentsch/), [Tröpfltalhof](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/tropfltalhof/), [Weingut Abraham - Tenuta Abraham](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/weingut-abraham-tenuta-abraham/), [Weingut Peter Sölva und Söhne - Tenuta Peter Sölva e Figli](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/weingut-peter-solva-und-sohne-tenuta-peter-solva-e-figli/), [Zundlhof](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/zundlhof/)
- **Hiking**: [8A](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/8a/), [Cammino del beato Enrico - Tappa 1](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/cammino-del-beato-enrico-tappa-1/), [Jakobsweg Oberbozen => Andrian - Cammino di San Giacomo Soprabolzano => Andriano](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/jakobsweg-oberbozen-andrian-cammino-di-san-giacomo-soprabolz/), [Via Alpina Yellow](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/via-alpina-yellow-b27/)
- **Mountains**: [Bait dal Batista](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/bait-dal-batista/), [Schutzhaus Tschafon - Rifugio Monte Cavone](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/schutzhaus-tschafon-rifugio-monte-cavone/)
- **With kids**: [Planetarium Südtirol - Alto Adige](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/planetarium-sudtirol-alto-adige/)

## When to go to Bolzano

The best time to visit Bolzano is **March to June and September to October**; also possible: November to February and July to August. This comes from its own places: a month counts as the town's best time when it is the best time for half of what there is to see.

| Mes | Época | Hours of daylight |
| --- | --- | --- |
| January | Possible | 8 h 46 |
| February | Possible | 10 h 05 |
| March | Best time | 11 h 36 |
| April | Best time | 13 h 20 |
| May | Best time | 14 h 48 |
| June | Best time | 15 h 36 |
| July | Possible | 15 h 16 |
| August | Possible | 14 h |
| September | Best time | 12 h 19 |
| October | Best time | 10 h 38 |
| November | Possible | 9 h 08 |
| December | Possible | 8 h 24 |

In June there are 15 h 36 of daylight, and in December, 8 h 24. In September, 84 of the 84 places are at their best.

When to go to Italy in general, with its festivals and peak seasons, is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/#cuando-ir).

## Getting to Bolzano

The nearest main airport is Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE, Venezia (VE)), 135 km as the crow flies. How to get around Italy (train, car, bus) is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/#moverse), and what to sort out before you leave is in [its checklist](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/#antes-de-salir).

- [Where it is](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=46.5004%2C11.36)
- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=46.5004%2C11.36)

## Other towns nearby

- [Villanders - Villandro](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/villanders-villandro/): 59 places · 20 km
- [Meran - Merano](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/meran-merano/): 80 places · 24 km
- [Tesero](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/tesero/): 72 places · 25 km
- [Sanzeno](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/sanzeno/): 76 places · 26 km
- [San Giovanni di Fassa](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/san-giovanni-di-fassa/): 124 places · 27 km
- [Lüsen - Luson](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/lusen-luson/): 45 places · 41 km

And all of Italy, in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/).

## Frequently asked questions

### What is there to see in Bolzano?

The best known: [Bolzano Victory Monument](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/monumento-alla-vittoria-siegesdenkmal/), [South Tyrol Museum of Archaeology](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/south-tyrol-museum-of-archaeology/), [Runkelstein Castle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/castel-roncolo-schloss-runkelstein/), [Museion](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/museion-museum-of-modern-and-contemporary-art/), [Chiesa dei Domenicani](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/italia/chiesa-dei-domenicani-dominikanerkirche/). In all, 84 places in the town and around it, all on your trip map from day one.

### When is the best time to visit Bolzano?

March to June and September to October; also possible: November to February and July to August. In June there are 15 h 36 of daylight, and in December, 8 h 24.

### How do you get to Bolzano?

The nearest main airport is Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE), 135 km away. From there, [directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=46.5004%2C11.36) opens the route on the map.

### How do I add it to my trip?

Create a trip with Bolzano as the destination and these 84 places are on your map, each with its category. The ones you like go into a day's plan with one tap, and Kokai reminds you when you pass nearby.

Data from [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright), licensed under the ODbL, from [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/), CC0, cities from [Natural Earth](https://www.naturalearthdata.com/) and airports from [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/). Daylight hours are calculated from the latitude. More in [credits](https://kokai.app/en/aviso/#creditos).