I had the chance to come for a flash visit of three days for work to Bolzano, the capital of Sudtirol. This is the northernmost province of Italy and home of the Dolomite mountains.

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Sudtirol is the northern part of the Trentino-Alto Adige region, bordering the Austrian’s Tirol, is Sudtirol (or Alto-Adige) whereas the southern part is Trentino. Sudtirol is more Germanic than Italian but still keeps its Italian roots.

What you notice at first glance is that everything is super manicured, all the buildings with its enamel-painted cupolas, the perfect flowers on the windows, and everywhere you look at is pretty. Signage is first in German and then in Italian, and the locals are fluent in pretty every language, it makes you feel a bit of a brute. My German is all forgotten, as I only had basic German in my primary school, that is many moons ago. Plus, I never practiced it again.

Between Italian and English, I could get along. If you only speak English, you’ll be fine, people tend to know English here.

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