Via Claudia Augusta, Bolzano-Salorno, along the Adige/Etsch river

Variation 1 leads to the western edge of the regional capital Bolzano. The best route is along the Isarco/Eisack River. Bolzano was already an important transport hub with settlements during Roman times. After the city of Bolzano the Isarco River runs into the Adige River. From a historic point of view, the villages to the south of Bolzano are strongly characterised by the navigable Adige River. Of special historic importance are the medieval village of Egna/Neumarkt with the only Roman road station in South Tyrol Endidae, and the village of Salorno/Salurn, which is located at the lowland Salurner Klause, the language border of South Tyrol.