The capital of Alto Adige - South Tyrol, Italy, Bolzano was once a city of merchants and art patrons. Today, it is a city of art, entertainment, culture, trade and vacation! The city is rich in artistic and cultural treasures such as churches, monuments, historic streets and squares, museums and castles. Bolzano is pleased to allow guests to discover its many peculiarities, a result of the convergence of the Mediterranean with central Europe. The city clearly reflects the meeting place and exchange of a variety of cultures. In art, paintings in the Giotto style and works of the Gothic School exist together, while in architecture the unique contrast between the historic city and the new one is obvious, divided by the Talvera river.