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Bolzano: Where Alpine Peaks Meet Mediterranean Soul

The sharp scent of mountain air mingles with freshly baked apple strudel as morning breaks over the Dolomites. In the valley below, a unique Italian city awakens – one where German dialect flows as freely as Italian, where Gothic spires stand alongside Baroque churches, and where centuries of cultural crossroads have created something entirely its own. This Alpine-Mediterranean hybrid has drawn travelers, traders, and dreamers for millennia, each leaving their mark on this extraordinary crossroads between north and south.