Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
letting great (mainly organic) local ingredients shine. Wine is from surrounding vineyards
and is reasonably priced - follow the recommendations of the quad- and quin-lingual
black-clad staff, they don't disappoint.
BAR, CAFE
Café Kunsthaus
(Via Portici 16; 9am-7pm Mon-Thu & Sun, 9am-1am Fri & Sat)
You can while away the hours in
this relaxed gallery cafe, then find yourself still here when the DJs begin and the beer and
pizzas are doing the rounds. Note, evening access is from the back lane off Via Risparmio.
WORTH A TRIP
TASTING TRAIL
Follow Alto Adige's Weinstraße - wine road - far enough south from Bolzano and you'll hit
Paradeis
(Alois Lageder; 0471 80 95 80;
www.aloislageder.eu/paradeis
; Piazza Geltrude 5, Magrè;
10am-8pm, dining room noon-4pm Mon-Sat, to 11pm Thu) . Take a seat at the long communal table,
crafted from the wood of a 250-year-old oak tree, at fourth-generation winemaker Alois Lageder's
biodynamic
weinschenke/vineria
(winery) and start tasting. Book for lunch in the stunning dining
room or linger over a bottle and plate of cheese in the pretty courtyard. Whites - highly finessed, Ger-
manic in style, but shot through with the warmth and verve of an Italian summer - are the money here;
over 70% of production is devoted to Pinot Grigio, chardonnay and Gewürztraminer. Even so,
Lageder's Pinot Noir and local Lagrein are highly regarded.
If you're up for more tasting, or just a pleasant day's cycle, the Weinstraße begins north of Bolzano
in Nals, meanders past Terlano (Terlan) through Upper Adige (Überetsch) and Lower Adige (Unter-
land) until it reaches Salorno (Salurn). Native grape varieties line the route: Lagrein, Vernatsch and
local varietal Gewürztraminer, along with well-adapted imports Pinot Blanc, sauvignon, merlot and
cabernet. For details of cellar doors, accommodation and bike trails see
www.weinstrasse.com
.
Information
0473 26 33 33; Via Rossini 5)
For medical emergencies.
Ospedale Civile Tappeiner
(
Tourist Office
(
0473 23 52 23;
www.meraninfo.it
;
Corso Libertà 35;
9am-6pm Mon-Sat, 10am-
noon Sun)
Getting There & Around
SAD buses leave Merano
bus station
(Piazza Stazione)
for villages in the Gruppo del Tessa,
Silandro and the valleys leading into the Parco Nazionale dello Stelvio and Ortles range.
