Contact
In Bolzano there are a lot of call centres which are used mainly by immigrants who wish to connect to their relatives. There are a lot of telephone boxes in which you can use Italian and International phone cards. Cell phone coverage in the city is excellent. A lot of hotels offer wireless connections. The area code is 0471 that of Italy is +39 while the postcode is I-39100.
Internet cafes are scarce, with virtually no open WiFi connections in the centrum.
Multikulti Entertainment Center
Dr.-streiter-gasse, 9, +39 0471 056056 [email protected], fax +39 0471 056057, (http://www.multikulti.info/). every day 10am-10pm. nine internet points with audio/video conference, call center, western union and fax center. wifi: â¬3/hr.
Bolzano is one of the safest cities in Italy and generally tourist don't have problems.
But anyhow, beware of African migrant vendors in the streets: most of the merchandise they sell is imitation/fake luxury goods. You can get a very high fine in Italy for purchasing imitation/fake goods.
Stay away from the area around the central railway station and the surrounding area Via Garibaldi, Piazza Verdi, Viale Trento at night. Especially in the Station Park and the Garibaldi Street - drug dealers, homeless people and illegal immigrants are often seen. However, common sense should be enough when you will stay in Bolzano saftely.
Pickpocketing is not usual but prevent it putting your money and other values in a safe place. Beware of groups of youths in the areas of South Bolzano and the New City but also in the City Center (expecially on Piazza dell'Erba where most of the pubs, bars and clubs are - especially on week-ends, when alcohol level is high and the inhibition threshold low pub-fights can break out, and young drunks can molest you but people usually will not harm you when they see that you are not from Bolzano.
diplomatic missions
The majority of consulate generals are located in Milan and other nearest consulates are in Verona or Innsbruck.
Honorary Consulate of the Federal Republic of Germany
Dr.-Streiter-Gasse 12. +39 0471 972118Honorary Consulate of the Russian Federation
Dr.-Streiter-Gasse 20. +39 0471 974075Consulate General of the Republic of Austria - Office of Bolzano
Silbergasse 6. Mercantile Palace +39 0471 970394.United States of America (http://milan.usconsulate.gov/), Canada, Australia, United Kingdom, New Zealand all have their Consulate General in Milan.
gym
Most of the fitness centres are located outside from the city centre. A lot of hotels have fitness centres too - notably that at Sheraton Hotel.
Club Tonic (http://www.tonicmag.it), GalvanistraÃe 3. South Tyrol's largest fitness centre 3.500 m2 at Centrum mall in South Bolzano. Open everyday Mo-Fr 7:30AM-11PM, Sa 8:30AM-8PM, Su 9AM-3PM.
Fit-Star (http://www.fit-star.it), PacinottistraÃe 4. Very large fitness centre 2.000 m2 in South Bolzano. Open 24 hours a day and 365 days a year.
Energym (http://www.energym.it), ReschenstraÃe 84. Very known gym in the new city in the Don Bosco district.
Eden 2000, Cesare-Battisti-StraÃe 25. Equipped fitness centre in the new city.
City Fitness, Wangergasse 77. Fitness centre in the city centre.
computer assistance
Here some address for computer assistance in Bolzano:
Ma-Ko (http://www.ma-ko.com), Drususallee, 189. Store located in the Drusus road on the New City side.
Mitas (http://www.mitas.it), EinsteinstraÃe, 1. This international distributor and producer of PCs housed in South Bolzano has an assistance centre.
Computer Center, HörtenbergstraÃe, 1/C. Store located in the city centre.
Computer 3000, Lancia-StraÃe 10. Store located in South Bolzano.
post office
In Bolzano there is at least one post office in each district. The two main post offices are open from M-F 8AM-6:30PM and Sa 8AM-12PM - on Sunday closed. Other post offices are open from M-F 8AM-1:30PM and Sa 8AM-12:30PM. The post office at Fair Quarter is open from M-F 8AM-2PM.
Main Post Office Bolzano, Pfarrplatz/Piazza Parrocchia, 13 In the city centre near the Cathedral.
Post Office, Duca-d'Aosta-StraÃe/Via Duca d'Aosta, 104 In the new city in front of Hadrianplatz/Piazza Adriano.
bank
There are above 60 bank branch offices. The most important banks in South Tyrol are the Südtiroler Sparkasse (http://www.sparkasse.it) Savings Bank, the Südtiroler Volksbank (http://www.volksbank.it) People's Bank, the Raiffeisen Bank (http://www.raiffeisen.it) and the Bank für Trient und Bozen Bank of Trento and Bolzano. The offices are open normally 8:05AM-12:55PM and 2:45PM-4PM to 4:30PM. Banks are closed on Saturday and Sunday a few banks are open on Saturday. At every bank and other places you can find simply an ATM.
respect
Bolzano is officially a bilingual city - That means there is most likely a German and Italian name for everything! Some tourists could have problems understanding the city's unique character. Guests interested in the recent history of South Tyrol are appreciated but try to stay neutral discussing this with locals and always avoid asking the German-speaking people explanations to why German is official language in a region belonging to Italy or avoid affirming to them 'But this is Italy!'. Bolzano/Bozen is a international model of bi-lingualism and multicultural understanding and major ethnic tensions are a thing of the past.