Bruneck Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
municipality in South Tyrol, Italy
About Bruneck
Bruneck was first settled back in the Stone Age. Objects found (such as the stone axe in Rasen), date back to the Bronze and Iron Ages and can be seen in Bruneck and places around it. Relicts of Roman times can be seen everywhere - such as the milestone in Sonnenburg directly on the main road, which marked the route the Legions took through the valley from Aquileja to Aguntum. The Celtic-Illyrishen tribes were Christianised and taken over by Romans until the Bavarians took over the supremacy of the region (after savage battles with the Slaves) in the sixth century. A witness of this is the founding of the ”Stift Innichen“ by Duke Tassilo II in 769 AD. Reflected in the names of the region are the Bavarian settlers - The county Pustrissa was given to a Count who made Sunapurc (Sonnenburg) h
Top Attractions in Bruneck
Explore the best things to see and do in Bruneck:
- ★Alta via 1
- ★Castle Bruneck
- ★Kronplatz
- ★Pragser Wildsee
Where to Eat in Bruneck
Must-try local food and restaurants:
- 🍴Enotheque Bernardi
Where to Stay in Bruneck
- 🏨Hotel Majestic
- 🏨Hotel Muehlgarten
- 🏨Hotel Schloss Sonnenburg
Bruneck Travel Guide Sections
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