Austria and Italy have become embroiled in a dispute over dual citizenship in Italy's border region of South Tyrol. It is a row with added intensity because it involves two nationalist parties
The Dolomites, Austrian Alps & Grossglockner. This itinerary combines the best of both worlds: the most spectacular mountain passes of Tyrol, Austria, and Northern Italy with plenty of time to indulge in some of the finest spa hotels this region has to offer. Experience the striking beauty of the Austrian Alps and the breathtaking Dolomites
However, the South Tyrol Question took Austria and Italy to the UN in the post-war era and international brokered mitigation found a suitable solution for both countries by the late 1980's. This official neutrality, once ingrained as part of the Austrian cultural identity, has been called into question since the Soviet Union's collapse of
Not too big and not too small, the capital of western Austria's Tyrol region is nestled in a pleasant valley, with part of the city climbing up the steep wall of the Alps to the north and other ranges looming to the south. Innsbruck itself is a melange of Baroque churches, gabled houses, and twisting streets, a few so narrow they cannot admit cars.Other now-Italian parts of the former county. East Tyrol, occasionally East Tirol ( German: Osttirol ), is an exclave of the Austrian federal state of Tyrol, separated from North Tyrol by parts of Salzburg State and parts of Italian South Tyrol ( Südtirol, Italian: Alto Adige ). It is congruent with the administrative district ( Bezirk) of Lienz .
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