parks and promenades
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Talferwiesen
/Prati del Talvera are the green lunge of the city and extends on both banks of the Talfer river. In Summer it's full of people and also during the cold Winter people like to go around the promenades.Ducal park
is a nice park in the Gries area.Eisackufer / Lungoisarco Park
is a big park on the right hand side of the Eisack river.Henry's promenade
the Heinrichspromenade is known also as Guncina promenade and is the oldest promenade of Bozen in the former Kurort of Gries. There is a lot of flora.
churches
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Cathedral
Gothic-Romanesque building dedicated to Our Lady of the Assumption built between the 13th and the 16th century with a lot of important frescoes and sacred arts. It's supposed that the church was built over a Roman basilica. Partly damaged during WW2 was renovated after the war.Dominican's church
The first Gothic building in South Tyrol contains frescoes of the Giotto School.St Augustine Church
The church located in Gries is one of the most important examples of baroque in South Tyrol. Before the secularization it was a church of the Augustinian order - now it belongs to the Order of Saint Benedict from Muri in Aargau, Switzerland. Valuable paintings of local painter from Wipptal Martin Knoller. It forms a single complex with the annexed older Abbey of Muri-Gries.
squares
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Walther square
is called the gute Stube or salotto buono good parlour is the most famous square of the city. The square is surrounded by buildings in Austrian style. At centre of the square is situated the statue of Walther von der Vogelweide. The square was built in 1808 during Bavaro-Napoleon's domination. The square changed name five times: Maximilan square dedicated to the King of Bavaria 1808-1815, Johannes square dedicated to the Kaiser's brother Archduke Johann 1815-1901, finally Walther square 1901-1925. During the Fascist period the name was changed and the square took the name of Victor Emmanuel III of Italy. In 1946 the name changed for the last time Our Lady square before becoming Walther square in 1947. In 1985 the first McDonald's in Italy opened on Walther square, in the place of the current Stadtcafé a more modern McDonald's is now located in South Bolzano/Bozen.Fruit market's square
is one of the oldest squares of Bozen and now like in the past holds the fruit market.Victory square
is a controversial square behind the Victory Monument and it's symbol of Italian nationalism. In 2002 the city administration wanted to reconcile the population of the two ethnic groups changing the name into Peace square. The majority of the Italians didn't appreciate the gesture and opposed. The Italian right wing parties for the name dedicated to the Italian victory during WW1 wanted a referendum which was won by the old name. Now the tables display the name Victory square former Peace square.
palaces and castles
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Runkelstein Castle
(http://www.comune.bolzano...) - admission â¬8 reduced â¬5,50, it is one of the most important castles for no sacred art in Europe with a scene of Tristan and Isolde. The castle was built in the 13th century and it's seat of interesting temporary exhibitions.Maretsch Castle
(http://www.bolzano-bozen....) is a castle situated on the valley near the city centre surrounded by beautiful vineyards. Now it's a conference centre. Visits on Tuesday.Mercantile Palace
(http://www.gemeinde.bozen...) was built between 1708 and 1716 by the architect Francesco Pedrotti from Verona and it's an important piece of Baroque architecture. It holds the Mercantile Museum.