WWII History Tour & Bunker Visit

Bolzano City

From

127.00

Duration

3 hours

Overview

Bolzano as well as South Tyrol, bore an interesting and controversial history. For over 500 years it was under the Austrian Empire, with the Treaty of St Germain of 1919 consequence to the defeat of the empire, it was annexed to the Italian Kingdom and eventually fall under Mussolini and the Fascism rule for 20 years. In the immediate aftermath of the armistice on 8th September 1943, Germany occupied South Tyrol, ending the Fascism rule and starting the Nazi rule of the Third Reich.

Highlights

  • Enjoy the main monuments in the Rationalism Art Style
  • Learn how the city developed during the Fascism rule
  • Explore a Bunker used by the Nazi during the occupation
  • Explore the history of a city caught between two dictatorships

 

MEETING POINT | Walther Square. Your guide will be waiting for you underneath the statue. Alternatively, at the lobby of your accommodation in Bolzano. Please call +39 366 227 6538 if you need further assistance.


DEPARTURE TIME | Morning or afternoon, pick up time to be arranged based on client’s request.


RETURN TIME | Depending on departure time. The tour lasts 3 hours.


WEAR | Comfortable shoes.


WHO SHOULD TAKE IT  | This is tour is suitable for history and architecture buffs or anyone with a strong interest in contemporary history.


WEATHER CONDITIONS | The tour takes place rain or shine.


TERMS & CONDITIONS | The tour is fully refundable if the cancellation is received 72 hours before departure. For cancellation within 2 day(s) prior, a 100% penalty will apply. and we will create a private experience for you.

 

Included

  • Professional Tour Guide
  • Public Transportation
  • Lunch
  • Tour guide gratuity
  • Personal expenses

Itinerary

Meet your English speaking guide under the statue of Walther von der Vogelweide or at your accommodation. After boarding your private vehicle your guide will start illustrating your the history of the town in the immediate aftermath of the Treaty of St. Germain, beginning of the Italian rule in South Tyrol.

Leaving the old town behind you’ll right away notice the change of the architecture and the influence that the Fascism regime had on the town. Stop to some of the main buildings, best examples of the Rationalism art style, a style inspired by the classics and used by the dictatorship to display power and promote patriotism (Corso Libertà, Monument to Victory, the Court House).

Continue the tour and discover what was once the Italian blue collar neighborhood built in the suburbs during the industrialization of the town. Here lived poor families from the nearby regions (Veneto, Friuli and also from the South) emigrated and lured by the regime with the hope of finding a better life and jobs. Stop for pictures of the last standing “Semirurale” house (now a museum) representing this history of the neighborhoods and the family that lived there

Lastly we make our way back towards the city center, stopping by the only open to the visitable Bunker where we’ll enjoy a private tour. The bunker was used by the German army during the occupation and is today not only an historical testimony of a controversial past, but a place for events, exhibitions and art performances. Following the tour, you will be returned to your accommodation or if interested, depending on the time, you can be dropped off at the Monument of Victory for an independent visit of its museum (free of charge).

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6

Min Age

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