Alto Adige - Sudtirol is a German speaking province, where food is more similar to Austrian food than to Italian. Smoked speck is a specialty here. And... don't forget the mountains, both in winter and in summer time there is always something to do. This is a guide to the mountain Italian province of Südtirol. It describes its provincial capital city of Bolzano with its surroundings of San Genesio, Sarentino Valley, Ritten, Rosengarten, Carezza Lake, and Steinegg, as well as the Pusteria and Venosta valleys, including Merano and its surroundings of Senales Valley, Passeir Valley, Naturns, Lagundo, Schwemmalm, Vigiljoch, Ulten Valley and Naturns. It also includes the Seiseralm - Alpe di Siusi, with Kestelruth, Fie allo Scillar and the Alta Badia Valley, as well as the Val Gardena with Santa Cristina, Selva and Ortisei. The guide includes extensive descriptions and photos of the localities covered.