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Italy: Trentino-Alto Adige

Overview

Trentino-Alto Adige contains the autonomous provinces of Bolzano and Trento, each with a capital city of the same name (these are also the two regional capitals and have equal status). The population of around 937,000 speaks Italian, German and Ladino, plus a variety of dialects. Trentino-Alto Adige was part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire until 1918, and German is still taught in schools. The region has one of the lowest population densities in the country, a third of inhabitants living in small mountain villages, and it has one of the country’s lowest unemployment rates.

Trentino-Alto-Adige is Italy’s northernmost region and is dominated by the Alps, which divide Italy from Austria. The cuisine has a distinctly Austrian flavour with knodel, krapfen and strudel existing alongside polenta and spaghetti. There’s a definite Tyrolean influence in the Baroque architecture, the carved and painted palace facades, and the large wood and stone chalets. The Dolomite mountains are a heady mixture of dense forests, alpine lakes and fascinating rock formations, and are a magnet for visitors from around the world.

Tourism is the region’s most important industry and tourists flock year round to the resorts Bressanone, Brunico, Canazei, Madonna di Campiglio, Merano, Moena, Ortisei, San Candido, San Martino di Castrozza, Santa Cristina, Selva di Val Gardena, Val di Fassa and Vipiteno. Agriculture is also important, particularly in Val di Non (famous for its apple orchards), while the region’s vineyards produce mostly white wines such as Gewürztraminer, Riesling, Sylvaner and Terlaner. Dairy farming is another important industry.

Radon gas is present in some areas of Trentino-Alto Adige.

Property: Trentino-Alto Adige is noted for its fine estates and castles (castelli). Property in the most popular mountain resorts is in high demand (prices rose by nearly 9 per cent in 2002) and is among Italy’s most expensive outside the major cities. Prices start at €1,300 per sq m in less popular regions and rise to €4,200 per sq m in central Bolzano.

Communications: The region has a good road and rail network, and is linked with Austria via the Brenner Pass. It’s served by airports in Milan, Venice and Verona.

© Survival Books Limited 2003

“Buying a Home in Italy” 3rd Edition, David Hampshire.

Reproduced with the permission of Survival Books Limited.

Further information on this topic can be found in “Buying a Home in Italy” 3rd edition, by David Hampshire.

For extensive information about buying a property in Italy, you can purchase this book at www.survivalbooks.net


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