Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
( 471 05 09 50;
www.batzen.it
;
Via Andreas-Hofer 30; 10am-midnight)
A mash of traditional
and contemporary architecture makes for many different moods as you elbow your way
from one end to the next. A beer garden is welcome during flash Bolzano heatwaves and a
basement theatre space turns into a nightclub on weekends.
Nadamas
(Piazza delle Erbe 43; 9am-1am Mon-Sat)
Bolzano's party reputation got started at this
Piazza delle Erbe veteran. If you can make it through the animated front-bar crowd, there
are tables and a tapas menu out back.
BAR
Information
0471 90 81 11; Via Böhler)
Out of the centre of Bolzano towards Merano.
Hospital
(
Police Station
(
0471 94 76 80, 0471 94 76 11; Via Marconi 33)
Tourist Office
(
0471 30 70 00;
www.bolzano-bozen.it
; Piazza Walther 8;
9am-7pm Mon-Fri,
9.30am-6pm Sat)
Getting There & Around
AIR
Bolzano Airport
(Aeroporto di Bolzano; 0471 25 52 55;
www.abd-airport.it
)
Bolzano's wee airport
is served by twice-weekly flights from Rome and, seasonally, from Olbia.
BUS
SAD
( 0471 45 01 11;
www.sad.it
)
Local SAD buses leave from the bus station for destina-
tions throughout the province, including hourly routes to Val Gardena, Brunico and Mer-
ano. SAD buses also head for resorts outside the province, including Cortina d'Ampezzo.
TRAIN
Train Station
(Piazza Stazione)
Bolzano's train station is connected by hourly trains with Mer-
ano (€5, 40 minutes), Trento (€6.75, 30 minutes) and Verona (€8, 2½ hours), with less-fre-
quent connections to Bressanone (€6, 25 minutes) and Brunico (€11.50, 1½ hours) in the
Val Pusteria. Deutsche Bahn trains run to Innsbruck and Munich via Brennero.
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