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Bolzano (Bozen) Bolzano is the northernmost Italian-speaking town and the southernmost German-speaking town. This blend is its main feature and it allowed Bolzano to become the meeting-place of two different worlds, the Latin world and the German world. This meeting (sometimes more a clash than a meeting!) can be a very rewarding experience for the visitor. Bressanone (Brixen) Little town in the province of Bolzano, it is the main Alto Adige art
center. Its charming German cultural atmosphere is easily traceable in both the Romanesque
and baroque monuments and architecture. The pretty and elegant Alto Adige town of Merano, on the Austrian border, possesses a truly unique charm. It has retained an atmosphere of the early 1900's, when, linked to the Hapsburg Austro-Hungarian empire, it was a famous thermal spa. Even now, local concerts in purely Viennese style, with small orchestras playing waltzes and polkas are the order of the day, as are the sumptuous pastry shops and many-layered cakes with cream, chocolate and jam filling. History has left a linguistic mark as well: the entire region is bilingual, speaking German as well as Italian. Merano City Guide
Lake Garda, named also Benaco, is the largest Italian lake: its origin is glacial and it fills a long and wide gully amidst Lombardia, Veneto and Trentino. The beauty of its landscape, extremely varied, is the result of clear waters, lush vegetation and an extraordinarily mild climate. The same mixture seems to be also the cause of the extremely high lifespan of its locals. The most important tourist resorts are: Salò, Gardone Riviera, Bardolino, Sirmione, Peschiera and Desenzano. A very beautiful, noble and austere town which shows traces of German
influence. It is surrounded by mountains on every side. It preserves an old part with
medieval and renaissance architecture.
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