Brixen · Bressanone

The oldest town in Tyrol, ten minutes on foot. Cloisters, the bishop's garden and a market on Friday mornings.

The oldest town in Tyrol, with its cathedral cloister featuring Gothic frescoes, the Hofburg Palace and its gardens, a weekly market and a farmers' market. Just a ten-minute walk from the apartment.

Cathedral & cloisters Romanesque foundations, Baroque interior. The cloisters hold the most important Gothic fresco cycle in South Tyrol.

Hofburg palace & garden Once the prince-bishop's residence, now a museum, with a beautifully restored garden behind.

Farmers market Every Wednesday and Saturday, Hartmann Square fills with market stalls where local farmers and producers offer their products.

Pastries The old town has several patisseries with strudel, cakes, krapfen and gelato in summer.

Getting there Ten minutes on foot.

Sundays Most shops closed; restaurants open.