Barbiano
Barbiano (in tedesco Barbian) è un comune della bassa Valle Isarco, in provincia di Bolzano, adagiato su un terrazzo soleggiato a...
更新于 17 七月 2026
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Barbiano on the Slopes of the Valle Isarco
Barbiano lies in the lower Valle Isarco, the valley followed by the Isarco river between Bressanone and Bolzano, on a broad sunny terrace overlooking the valley floor from an altitude of 836 metres. The municipal territory is extremely stretched in elevation: it starts at 480 metres along the Isarco, near Ponte Gardena, and climbs to 2,260 metres at Corno del Renon, the mountain that separates the Valle Isarco from the Renon plateau. Besides the main village, the municipality includes the hamlets of Colma (Kollmann), along the Val Gardena state road, Saubach and Tre Chiese (Dreikirchen), the latter reachable only on foot. The bordering municipalities are Castelrotto, Laion, Ponte Gardena, Renon and Villandro, the latter an independent municipality with which Barbiano shares traditions and hiking routes but not administrative territory. The population, around 1,800 inhabitants, is overwhelmingly German-speaking, with small Italian and Ladin minorities, and is spread between the village and a large number of farmsteads scattered across the terraced slopes.
The Barbiano Waterfalls
Barbiano's best-known natural attraction is its waterfalls, formed by the Rio Ganda (Ganderbach), a stream that rises at around 2,000 metres and plunges into the valley in a series of drops carved into a rock face roughly 200 metres high, entirely made of quartz porphyry, a volcanic rock dating back some 300 million years. The best-known hiking route touches three main falls: the upper one, at 1,214 metres, with a 45-metre drop, the middle one, and the lower one, the most spectacular and the easiest to reach from the village, with an 85-metre plunge that makes it one of the tallest and most famous waterfalls in the whole of South Tyrol. The best time to see them is after heavy rain or during the snowmelt between April and May, while in high summer the flow can shrink as water is diverted for irrigation. The full loop of the three falls takes about two and a half hours of walking on a signposted trail, easy going but with a few exposed stretches.
The Leaning Bell Tower and Historical Heritage
Barbiano's most recognisable landmark is the leaning bell tower of the parish church of San Giacomo Maggiore (St James the Greater): 37 metres tall, it tilts about 1.57 metres off vertical, rising above the village rooftops like a small Alpine Tower of Pisa. The earliest document mentioning the settlement dates to the year 855, among the parchments of a Benedictine monastery, while the place name appears in Latin form as 'Parpian' between 994 and 1005, probably deriving from the Latin personal name Barbius; the parish only became independent in 1903. Higher up above the village stands the Tre Chiese (Dreikirchen) sanctuary, an ancient pilgrimage site at around 1,120 metres where three sacred buildings dedicated to St Nicholas, St Gertrude and St Mary Magdalene are joined into a single complex, reachable only on foot. The main village also preserves Palazzo Friedburg, a former customs house from the 15th-16th centuries, a reminder of Barbiano's checkpoint role along the valley's routes. The 1891 flood is still remembered, having struck the hamlet of Colma and caused 39 deaths.
The Keschtnweg, Törggelen and Chestnut Culture
Barbiano is one of the most characteristic stops on the Keschtnweg, the chestnut trail that winds for more than 90 kilometres through the lower Valle Isarco, at an altitude of 700 to 800 metres, from Novacella near Bressanone to Castel Roncolo on the edge of Bolzano. The third stage of the route descends from the historic centre of Chiusa, climbs steeply toward Villandro and finally reaches Barbiano through light-filled chestnut woods, cultivated fields and isolated farmsteads. Barbiano and neighbouring Villandro are considered among the most authentic villages for experiencing Törggelen, the old farming tradition that celebrates the grape and chestnut harvest each autumn: in the 'Törggelestuben', the typical farmhouse taverns often set up in old masi, visitors sample new wine (Suser or Nuier), roasted chestnuts, canederli dumplings and sweet krapfen. The best time for this experience runs from late September to early November, when the woods around Barbiano turn to autumn colours and farms open their cellars and kitchens to visitors passing along the trail.
Nature, Hiking and Experiences
Barbiano's territory offers a wide range of hiking options, thanks to the considerable difference in altitude between the valley floor and Corno del Renon (Rittner Horn), the mountain that closes off the municipality to the east and is a destination in both summer and winter, with lifts and ski runs shared with the Renon plateau. Trails set out from the village toward the waterfalls, toward the Tre Chiese sanctuary and toward the farmsteads at higher elevations, through a landscape that alternates conifer woods, chestnut groves and hay meadows. Its position set back from the main valley floor of the Valle Isarco, followed by the state road and the Brenner railway, has allowed Barbiano to keep a rural pace of life and a quiet appreciated since the nineteenth century by visitors coming up from Bolzano and Bressanone in search of fresh air. Today the municipality attracts tourism focused on nature and local tradition, combining walks to the waterfalls and Corno del Renon with stops at farmsteads and Törggelestuben in the area.
Not to be missed
- The Barbiano waterfalls, with an 85-metre lower drop
- The leaning bell tower of the church of San Giacomo Maggiore
- The Tre Chiese (Dreikirchen) pilgrimage sanctuary
- A stage of the Keschtnweg through chestnut woods and farmsteads
- A Törggelen evening at a Törggelestube in autumn
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