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| region | Trentino-South Tyrol | |
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| Residents | 14.941 (2018) | |
| height | 239 m | |
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Eppan on the Wine Route (ital. Appiano sulla Strada del Vino) is a parish in South-Tirol.
background
Together with Kaltern the area in the southern part of South Tyrol forms the Überetsch region. Located on the South Tyrolean Wine Road, Eppan's farmers are the largest wine producers in the country. Eppan consists of the following localities (German - Italian place names):
- 1 St. Michael - San Michele - the main town
- 2 St. Pauls - San Paolo - with the lovely church
- 3 Girlan - Cornaiano
- 4 Frangart - Frangarto
- 5 Montiggl - Monticolo - with the bathing lakes
- 6 Perdonig - Predonico
- 7 Gaid - Gaido
- 8 Missian - Missiano
- 9 Unterrain - Riva di Sotto
- 10 mountain - Monte
getting there
By plane
The nearest airport is 5 km away in Bolzano (www.abd-airport.it) has no scheduled air traffic. Airports are the Verona Airport "Valerio Catullo"
(IATA: VRN), the Innsbruck airport
(IATA: INN), approx. 2 hours by car) and the Munich Airport(IATA: MUC), approx. 3-4 hours by car).
By train
The one nearby Bolzano is easily accessible from all over Europe. Regional trains depart from there every 30 minutes Meranthat also stop in Sigmundskron. From 1 Sigmundskron train station From there minibuses (city bus) and intercity buses go to the districts of Appiano.
In the street
By car from the north (Austria, Germany) over the Brenner (A 13 - Brenner motorway, in Italy A 22) to the exit Bolzano South, then turn onto the MeBo expressway in the direction of Merano. Leave the expressway at the first exit (Eppan) and turn right at the exit. Eppan can be reached by bike via the cycle path, which is connected to the Adige cycle path and can therefore be easily reached from Bolzano, Merano and Trento. From the south the junction at Auer, from the north that from Bozen-Süd (Frizzi-Au / Sigmundskron) can be used.
By boat
The next ports are Venice, Trieste and Ancona at the Adriatic Sea, and Genoa on the Tyrrhenian Sea.
mobility
The Eppan bypass is connected to the Meran-Bozen (MeBo) expressway and via Kaltern to the A22 motorway. There may be traffic restrictions in the town centers (especially in St. Michael). For local mobility within the municipality, there are mini-buses (city buses) and SAD intercity buses. The closest train station on the outskirts of the municipality is Sigmundskron - trains that connect Bolzano with Merano and the Vinschgau (Vinschgauer Bahn) run here.
taxi
- Taxi Veuhof. Tel.: 39 0471 663635.
- Taxi Pertoll. Tel.: 39 0471 663410.
Tourist Attractions
Castles and Palaces
- 1 Sigmundskron Castle. With the Messner Mountain Museum (mountain museum of the well-known extreme mountaineer Reinhold Messner).
- 2 Festenstein Castle (at Gaid).
- 3 Hocheppan Castle
- 4 Boymont Castle ruins
- 5 Castle basket
- 6 Gandegg Castle
- 8 Moos Castle. and Schulthaus residence.
Churches
- 10 St. Pauls Church. Baroque parish church in St. Pauls, the "cathedral in the country".
- 11 Parish Church of St. Michael
miscellaneous
- Spring valley. The spring valley is formed by ice age glaciers and connects the Montiggler lakes with Lake Kaltern. In March and April a sea of snowdrops, primroses, violets and liverworts bloom in this valley (hence the name).
- 12 Ice holes
activities
There are over 400 km of marked hiking trails around Eppan.
- One Fitness path with a length of approx. 3.7 km there is in the sports zone Rungg in the Montiggler Forest
fishing
You can fish on the small and large Montiggler Lake with a provisional fishing license. The license can be obtained from the Appiano Tourist Office for € 32 (2015). A day ticket for both Montiggler lakes costs 15 € (2015), it must be returned to the Office for Hunting and Fisheries after the end of the year for the purpose of compiling the catch statistics. At the 1 Langmoos pond you can fish freely without a fishing license. Day tickets are available from Hotel Moser, further information from Fishing club.
swim
In the summer there is a lake and hiking bus to Montiggl. There are paid ones 2 Parking spaces and then a footpath to the bathing facilities at the lakes.
- 2 Lido on the large Monticolo lake. Tel.: 39 471 664155. Heated swimming pool with water slide right on the lake, for those who do not like natural waters.Open: From May to September daily from 9 a.m. to 6.30 p.m.Price: Adults € 7, children & seniors € 3.50.
- 3 Big Monticolo lake. In the large Montiggler Lake, in the middle of the forest with a jetty, bathing island and rowing boat rental.
- 4 Small Montiggler Lake. In the small Montiggler lake, in the middle of the forest, a bit out of the way.
golf
- 5 Freudenstein Castle Golf Club, Matschatscherstr. 6, 39057 Unterrain / Eppan. Tel.: 39(0)471 166 00 56.
shop
Right in the center there is a "Despar" supermarket which is open Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. At the former train station there is the "Poli" supermarket, which is more (north) Italian oriented. In between, there is another "Despar". These last two are closed at lunchtime (12:30 pm-3:00pm). In the main town of St Michael there are several bakeries, a health food store, a very small bookstore by "Athesia", a fashion store, a travel agency, a paper shop, a telephone shop and other small shops.
In St. Pauls there is a small MPreis supermarket with a more Austrian offer (opening times: Mon-Sat from 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.). Opposite the parking lot is an organic bread shop ("Ultner Brot"). The two butchers in the immediate vicinity of the village church have a good range of meat, including bacon and "Kaminwurzen" sausages. Also by the village church there is a baker ("Plazotta") a very small corner shop ("Doná") with a fruit and vegetable offer including organic and fair trade products. Tobacco products are also available from newsagents.
In Girlan there is a "Despar" supermarket at the bus stop and parking lot and a corner shop ("Doná") right by the village church.
Outside the residential area, to the south, Kaltern, right at the Mendelpass junction, there is a shopping center ("Maximode-Zentrum") with a play shop, supermarket, shoe shop, café. In the same building there is a DVD lending machine and an ATM ("Bancomat"). Big parking lot.
kitchen
nightlife
- 1 Baila disco pub, Boznerstraße, 7, 39057 Appiano sulla strada del vino Bozen. Open: Baila Garden is open from Monday to Thursday from 6 p.m., Baila Disco from Thursday to Saturday from 10 p.m., Sunday is closed.
- 2 Gem Club, Kaltererstrasse 55, Appiano - Via Caldaro, 55, Appiano Sulla Strada del Vino BZ. Open: From November to April it is open Thursday, Friday, Saturday, pre-holiday days and every first Wednesday of the month from 10 p.m. to 3 a.m., closed on Mondays and Tuesdays.
accommodation
Cheap
medium
Upscale
- 1 Seehotel Sparer am Montiggler See ****, Monticolo, 53, 39057 San Michele - Appiano. Tel.: 39 471 664061. Directly on the large Montiggler Lake with a lake terrace, wellness area, indoor swimming pool.Price: Per person and day with 3/4 board 70 € - 123 €.
- 2 Gartenhotel Moser **** s, Via Monticolo, 104, 39057 Appiano. Tel.: 39 471 662095. Outdoor pool, indoor pool, sauna world, wellness.Price: Per person and day with 3/4 board € 99 - € 183.
security
health
- 1 St. Anna Pharmacy, Bahnhofstrasse 17, 39057 Eppan. Tel.: 39 471 662167.
- 2 St. Michael Pharmacy, Bahnhofstrasse 97, 39057 Eppan district Sankt Mich. Tel.: 39 471 663338.
- 3 St. Pauls Pharmacy, Schloss-Warth-Weg 14, 39050 Appiano. Tel.: 39 471 673363.
Practical advice
- 4 Appiano tourist office, Town Hall Square, 1,39057 Appiano-Eppan. Tel.: 39(0)471 662206.
