Merano, South Tirol

Meran is a sleepy little town in South Tirol in Italy. Well, actually it is the second largest city in South Tirol with roughly 40000 inhabitants but the city easily manages to receive this quiet, peaceful feeling many smaller mountain towns have. I spend many childhood holidays there and will always remember it for the nice walks, breathtaking mountain scenery and delicious ice cream (The last one was the most important to me when I was 10) South Tirol is a region in Italy's north and shares borders with Austria and Switzerland. Unsurprisingly German is more wildly spoken than Italian. This ... more

Merano is a lovely place in the heart of South Tirol. To arrive there, don't take the flight to Milano Malpensa, but if you can Munich or Innsbruck. Innsbruck is close to South Tirol. Sometimes you can find flight connection with AirDolomiti from Munich to Bolzano.....and from Bolzano to Merano are only 30 km highway....... If you arrive by car from Munich or from Innsbruck, you have to pay in Austria the Europe Bridge. A few km after the border Austria-Italy, if you want to take a break, you can stop in a nice town called Vipiteno/Sterzing. If you don't need any break, drive straight to ... more