Hotel Belvedere

Bolzano (Bozen)


Ten minutes from Bolzano by cable car, the location of this incredibly stylish but unpretentious 'hiking hotel' is otherworldly. It offers a number of wellness-themed programs (stays of three nights plus are cheaper, too) but you could just hole up with a book and eat yourself silly, with the occasional swim in the infinity pool, hike or massage to break up the exquisite monotony.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Bolzano (Bozen) attractions

1. Castel Roncolo

1.31 MILES

This stunningly located castle was built in 1237 but is renowned for its vivid 14th-century frescoes. These are particularly rare, with themes that are…

2. BZ '18-'45

2.14 MILES

This dense but visually seductive museum explores Bolzano's turbulent interwar years via the history of the fascist Monument to Victory, where it is sited…

3. Museo Archeologico dell'Alto Adige

2.21 MILES

The star of the Museo Archeologico dell’Alto Adige is Ötzi, the Iceman, with almost the entire museum being given over to the Copper Age mummy. Kept in a…

4. Chiesa e Convento dei Francescani

2.22 MILES

The 14th-century Chiesa di Francescani features beautiful cloisters and a magnificent Gothic altarpiece, carved in 1500 by Hans Klocker.

5. Museion

2.37 MILES

Bolzano's four-storey contemporary art space is housed in a huge multifaceted glass cube, a brave architectural surprise that beautifully vignettes the…

6. Chiesa e Convento dei Domenicani

2.4 MILES

The chapel (Cappella di San Giovanni) and adjacent cloisters here feature touching, vibrant 14th-century frescoes by school-of-Giotto artists.

7. Duomo Maria Assunta

2.42 MILES

This splendid Gothic cathedral is Bolzano's most emblematic building, its imposing spires and polychrome tiled roof backed by the equally Gothic peaks of…

8. Messner Mountain Museum Firmiano

3.91 MILES

The imposing Castel Firmiano, dating back to AD 945, is the centrepiece of mountaineer Reinhold Messner's six museums. Based around humankind's…