Here, you can enjoy a little bit more than anywhere else: a bit more sunshine, a bit more warmth, a bit more ‘dolce vita’.  The Südtiroler Unterland, which stretches as far as  the Salurner Klause, not only act a provincial border, but also a language frontier to the neighbouring Trentino, a connection point between two different cultures.  This is reflected in the buildings, the dialects, as well as the culinary specialities of Kurtatsch, Margreid and Kurtinig.  The wine road, which in part follows the antique Roman road ‘Via Claudia Augusta’, leads you to Bozen after a short while, from where you can easily reach the Dolomites.  The newly built Etschtal cycling path, which nearly covers the entire road between Meran and Verona (with a special exit to Lake Garda), makes this region a real cycling paradise.