Car hire Bolzano Airport

Bolzano Airport, known as Flughafen Bozen in German (many inhabitants in the area speak German as their native tongue) is a rather small regional airport quite nearby Bolzano city in Northeastern Italy’s handsome Trentino-Alto Adige/Sudtirol region. The main destination for domestic flights is Rome. Many charter flights serve destinations in Europe during the winter, when skiing in the nearby Alps is relished.

Car hire

Alamo, Auto Europe, Avis, Big Value Cars, Budget, Dollar, Europcar, Honk, Sixt, Thrifty and Zoom provide car hire services at Bolzano Airport. Car rental puts your trip in your own hands, allowing you to see more destinations and leave them whenever you’re ready. Vehicle rental makes particular sense for larger groups.

Discovering Bolzano

Bolzano is the capital of South Tyrol and is referred to as the Italian Capital of Christmas, due to its lively Christmastime market. Among its standout feature are the City Centre, which is loaded with theatres, stores, museums, hotels, restaurants, and, especially Walther Square, the heart of downtown. Dodiciville-Runkelstein Castle is a grand destination. South Bolzano is full of elegant homes from the 1900s. Bolzano is regularly ranked among the top cities in the country for quality of life.

Daytripping by car

No matter where you go in Trentino-Alto Adige/Sudtirol, the scenery is bound to be spectacular, and worth stops for taking photos along the way wherever you like while in a rental car. The Alps are magnificently ever-present. One hip daytrip is the Gries region for culture and art, wine and nature, northwest of Bolzano. The surrounding area of Bolzano is full of verdant and beautiful mountains and sparkling sapphire lakes. The Peaks in Veneto, and Hills in Trento are but two of the many top-end areas for admiring nearby nature. There are dozens of such natural attractions within a few dozen kilometres from town.

When to go

Summers can be scorching while winters are often frigid, which makes spring, or, even better, autumn, great times to come when the weather is relatively mild. But arriving in the off season means a lot fewer crowds and good walking conditions.
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Driving rentals in Italy

In addition to driving with an International Drivers’ Permit, it also makes sense to have some other form of photo ID. Note that Italians drive on the right side of the road. Roads are pretty good in the North, but Alpine roads can be narrow and dangerous.