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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Bolzano

2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Bolzano, Italy

Updated February 4, 2021

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Ötzi the Iceman

Europe’s oldest natural human mummy.
Funivia del Colle (Kohlerer Bahn)

Bolzano, Italy

Funivia del Colle (Kohlerer Bahn)

The first passenger cable car in the world.
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Cappella di San Giovanni

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Cappella di San Giovanni

Inspired by the more famous Scrovegni Chapel, Cappella di San Giovanni contains several amazing frescoes.
0 miles from Bolzano
Carezza Lake at the foot of the Dolomites

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Carezza Rainbow Lake

According to the local folklore, the myriad colors of this lake are the result of a lovelorn wizard's blunder.
12 miles from Bolzano
Sanctuary of San Romedio.

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San Romedio Sanctuary

A stunning hermit's shrine on a steep rocky spur in Northern Italy.
14 miles from Bolzano

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Banco della Reson

The community gathered on this stone table to make important decisions, but it was also the site of witch trials.
15 miles from Bolzano
a group of them

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Erdpyramide in Tirol

These unique "earth pyramid" clay columns can be found in ravines around the village of Tirolo.
17 miles from Bolzano
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