The Sant'Osvaldo and Guncina Walks
The two walks take you along a route that rises a few hundred metres above the city, initially along a gentle slope, made easier by the snaking path, and then along an almost flat section, like a terrace, affording a magnificent view of the city and its surrounding mountains. The Sant'Osvaldo walk links Sant'Antonio with Santa Maddalena, the beautiful and distinctive vine-covered hillside, with the backdrop of the Rosengarten massif of the Dolomites, an iconographic image of the city and of the area that produces the prized local Santa Maddalena wine. The Guncina walk, dedicated to its founder Archduke Henry of the House of Hapsburg, winds its way along the slopes of San Genesio da Gries, a district of Bolzano that was a separate municipality until 1925 and a very well-known health centre and resort of the Habsburg Empire.
Diverse and luxuriant Mediterranean and subtropical vegetation grows all along the path and is considered to be a highly interesting and fascinating botanical attraction. Every plant is rigorously labelled with its scientific name and its common name in Italian and German. Numerous benches in the most panoramic spots allow walkers to enjoy the views of the city and the Dolomites. You can walk back along the recently built Rio Fago route that joins up with the Lungo Talvera paths leading back to the city centre.
Lungo Talvera Walks
The Talvera torrent flows from the Sarentino valley and is flanked on its route through the city by parks, lawns, walkways and cycle paths, the green lung at the centre of Bolzano, very popular with locals and visitors enjoying comfortable, relaxing walks, wide open spaces, children's playgrounds and numerous sports fields, a magnet for football, baseball and softball lovers. Ponte Druso, Ponte Talvera and Ponte Sant'Antonio are the three main bridges crossing the torrent, but other walkways also connect the two sides of the torrent, allowing circular walks of varying lengths to be enjoyed.