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Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 52m
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Multiple languages

Overview

  • Step beyond the picturesque Alpine facades and uncover the chilling, calculated urban transformation of Bolzano. On this critical exploration, you will decode the imposing rationalist monuments built by Mussolini's regime to forcefully 'Italianize' a Germanic population. From triumphal arches to 95-tonne propaganda reliefs, discover how modern Bolzano uses art, light, and philosophy to disarm its darkest architectural ghosts.

    • A 1.1 km self-guided tour with 4 stops over 52 min
    • Ideal for travellers interested in Power, Protest & Civic Spaces and History & Memory
    • Immersively told in a podcast style by experts and locals
    • Matching audio content, AI guide and navigation through the app

Activity location

  • Monumento alla Vittoria
    • Piazza della Vittoria
    • 39100, Bolzano, Italy

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Victory Monument
    • 2012 Piazza della Vittoria
    • 39100, Bolzano, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy

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Self-Guided Podcast Tour Bolzano: The Architecture of Obedience in Multilingual

  • Activity duration is 52 minutes52m
    52m
  • Opening hours: Sun 00:00-23:59
  • English
Price details
€5.99
€4.79 x 1 Adult€4.79
Total
The previous price was €5.99 and current price is €4.79
20% off

What's included, what's not

  • Inclusions
    Verified facts woven into an engaging storey
  • Inclusions
    Interactive in-app guide for questions about the storey and surroundings
  • Inclusions
    Precise navigation between the stops
  • Inclusions
    Immersive podcast-style audio featuring experts and locals

Know before you book

    • Service animals allowed
    • Public transport options are available nearby
    • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
    • In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.
    • This activity is provided by a professional trader (a party acting within their trade, business or profession).

Activity itinerary

Monumento alla Vittoria

  • 10m
A massive triumphal arch built by the Fascist regime to assert dominance, now housing a critical underground exhibition.

Corso della Libertà

  • 10m
The rationalist main avenue of 'New Bolzano', designed to rival the medieval old town and enforce a new, regulated daily life.

Landesgericht Bozen

  • 10m
The imposing courthouse designed to intimidate citizens, representing the unyielding nature of Fascist law.

Gebäude der Finanzämter

  • 10m
Features a massive Mussolini bas-relief, now brilliantly recontextualized by an illuminated quote from philosopher Hannah Arendt.

Location

Activity location

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    Monumento alla Vittoria
    • Piazza della Vittoria
    • 39100, Bolzano, Italy

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    Victory Monument
    • 2012 Piazza della Vittoria
    • 39100, Bolzano, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy

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