Some tourist regions in South Tyrol offer additional discounts, such as free admission to museums or free events.

More detailed information can be found on the websites of the respective accommodation or in the tourist offices..

The Guest Pass is not valid for travels on long-distance trains (e.g. EC trains, Railjet, Frecciargento, Italo) and on some bus routes.

Integrated Public Transport Network: südtirolmobil

Buses, trains, cable cars are free if you have the Südtirol Guest Pass with you. The Südtirolmobil includes the following routes and lines:

Regional trains every half-hour or hour:

• Brenner/Brennero line: Brenner-Bolzano/Bozen-Trento
• Vinschgau/Val Venosta line: Mals/Malles-Meran/Merano
• Meran line: Meran/Bolzano
• Pustertal/Val Pusteria line: Franzensfeste/Fortezza- Innischen/San Candido-Vierschach /Versciaco

Local buses (urban and suburban)

• Lifts to Renon, Gitschberg/Maranza, Jenesien/San Genesio, Kohlern/Colle, Mölten/Meltina and Vöran/Verano 

The Renon and the Mendel/Mendola funicular.

The South Tyrol Guest Pass is not valid for journeys on Nightliner buses and shuttles, long-distance trains (e.g. EC trains, Railjet, Frecciarossa, Frecciargento, Italo) or regional trains in the Brenner-Innsbruck and San Candido-Lienz sections, for taking bicycles and animals, or on the following tourist bus routes:

Line 444 Toblach – Misurina – Drei Zinnen/Auronzo hut
Line 440 Kreuzbergpass – Fischleintal – Sexten
Shuttle line 439 Welsberg – Prags
Line 442 Dobbiaco – Villabassa – Braies

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The Törggelen season in the Isarco Valley is very close to the harvest with grapes and apples. It is an ancient South Tyrolean tradition that is celebrated every year in this period: the word “törggelen” derives etymologically from “torggl”, the press. After the harvest, the peasants went on pilgrimage from one press to another to taste the new wine and exchange opinions. In the taverns today South Tyrolean dishes are served and everywhere you can smell the scent of roasted chestnuts. In October and November a guide accompanies the participants on an excursion through the vineyards around Bressanone to experience this local custom up close.

The viticulture that characterizes the Bressanone landscape is also the origin of Törggelen. And it is precisely around the wine that the wine tour offers another autumn experience in the city. In September and 15 October the Bressanone tourist office offers a guided tour of the city with tasting of three typical wines in places with a refined atmosphere: in the Renaissance courtyard of the Hofburg, in the historic setting of the Elephant Hotel and in the Vitis del Finsterwirt / Oste wine shop.

Also in September and October, there is an autumn hike on the Plose, the mountain of Bressanone with a refreshment stop in the hut. A simple route, suitable for everyone, which starts from the arrival of the Plose cable car through a panoramic path, where you can enjoy the spectacle of colors and the majestic peaks of the Odle and Sass de Putia.

Finally, in October and November, the holiday areas of Rio Pusteria, Bressanone, Chiusa-Barbiano-Velturno-Villandro, Naz-Sciaves and Luson offer their guests, the “Emotions in the hut”, a very special insight into their peasant culture. of the mountains and their craft traditions.

Photos: IDM Alto Adige/Alex Filz

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