Historical Tour from Bressanone/Brixen to Fortezza|Franzensfeste

This well-signed historical tour starts in Bressanone (559m) at the old Heilig-Geist-Spital hospital. This historical building in the Großen Graben road is used as a retirement home today. Via Stadelgasse, Weißlahnstraße, Hauptstraße underpass and Dantestraße street, you will reach the hospital. There, trail no. 2 ascends left to the underpass of the motorway and railway and on to Neuhäuslhof farm. Ascending further through the forest, you will rich the settlement of Varna (671m). From Kastaniensiedlung settlement, trail no. 1 continues northward to Vahrner See lake (678m, rest stop). Route no. 3B then ascends, winding through the forest to the upper fortress (840m, board no. 21). After your visit continue on the Eisacktal Valley  Bike Path (Eisacktaler Radweg) to Fortezza (749m). There, you will find useful information on the bunker constructions. This themed tour ends at the “Römerstraße” Romand street, where you can still see the grooves of the carts, which traveled in this region 2,000 years ago. You can take the train or local bus back to Bressanone.