3 reasons why you should visit South Tyrol
It's the perfect place for nature and mountain lovers
Featuring the unique beauty of the Dolomites, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, South Tyrol offers you amazing hiking and biking opportunities in summer as well as breathtaking Ski resorts in Winter.
Are you more into good food and drinks? Let South Tyrol handle it!
South Tyrolean specialities like smoked ham and wine have a long
tradition, and a passion for delicious and healthy food has always
been practised here. This is reflected in years of carefully preserved
recipes and in the continuous, uncompromising selection of
high-quality basic products.
98% of South Tyrolean wines are awarded the Italian quality label
DOC. Nearly half of white and red wines are produced. Also, in
Europe's largest contiguous apple-growing region, around 1 million
tonnes of apples are harvested each year. That is about 12% of the
European harvest.
A diversified history and a trilingual culture
From 1363 to 1919, South Tyrol, together with North and East Tyrol,
which today belong to Austria, was part of the Habsburg Empire. At the
end of the First World War, the area south of
the Brenner Pass was assigned to the victorious power of Italy.
This is why there are three official languages:
64% of the population are German, 24% Italian and 4% Ladin
native.
The Ladin, a Romansh language, is still spoken in the Dolomite Valleys
Val Gardena and Alta Badia. The school system in South Tyrol is
separated into languages. German or Italian is taught as the first
foreign language. In Ladin valleys lessons are given in all three
languages.
The Free University of Bolzano was the first
trilingual university in Europe. The lectures will be held in German,
Italian and English.
