Kohlern Cableway
Kohlerer Seilbahn
One of the world's earliest passenger aerial cableways, opened in 1908, carrying visitors up Mount Kohlern in minutes, with a wooden lookout tower among the trees.
The Kohlern cableway is considered one of the earliest passenger aerial ropeways in the world (1908). Today it has modern cabins and climbs about 10 minutes from the valley station southeast of the city to Kohlern (Colle) at about 1,100 meters. On top are an old inn, a wooden observation tower (Aussichtsturm) and gentle forest trails, with views over the Bolzano basin and the Dolomites. Tickets are inexpensive, making it ideal for a relaxed half-day outing.
Opening hours
Approx. 07:00–19:00 (every 30 minutes; seasonal adjustments)
Nearby sights
- Bolzano Christmas Market
- Piazza Walther / Waltherplatz
- Bolzano Cathedral
- Oswald Promenade
- Via dei Portici / Laubengasse
- Franciscan Friary
- Dominican Church
- Piazza delle Erbe / Obstplatz