Gargazon suits couples who want a small South Tyrol village with its own station, about 20 minutes by train from Bolzano. Most homes sleep two, so families and groups have very little choice here.
Gargazon, or Gargazzone in Italian, is a small comune of about 1,600 people covering just under 5 km², roughly 15 km north-west of Bolzano. Most residents speak German as their first language. Its neighbours are Lana, Burgstall, Nals, Terlan, Tisens and Mölten, and the village coat of arms shows the medieval Kröll tower on a red hill with three fruit trees. Next door in Burgstall the valley floor is almost entirely apple orchards, with vines on the higher slopes. Trains to Bolzano run more than 350 times a week. The homes are spread around Gargazon and its surroundings, mostly small places for couples, all with a garden and some with a pool or sauna.
The neighbouring village, with the ruin of Burgstall castle, the Burgstaller Auen nature area and Merano within about ten minutes by car.
A neighbouring municipality known as an apple village and for its passion plays, and the gateway to the Ulten valley.
Trains from Merano-Maia Bassa station reach Gargazon in about nine minutes, so the town is an easy trip without a car.
Gargazon is on the railway between Bolzano and Merano. Trains from Bolzano take about 20 minutes, with more than 350 a week, and the drive is about 17 minutes. From Merano-Maia Bassa the train takes about nine minutes. A car helps for homes outside the village, but the train covers both towns.
By train in about 20 minutes, with more than 350 trains a week, or by car in around 17 minutes. Trenitalia and the South Tyrol regional network both run trains on the route.
Mostly German. About four in five residents give German as their first language, nearly a fifth Italian and a few Ladin, which is why the village goes by both Gargazon and Gargazzone.
It works better for couples. Most homes here sleep two and none takes more than six, though every one has a garden and a few have a pool or sauna.
Easily. Next door in Burgstall the valley floor is farmed almost entirely as apple orchards, with vines on the higher slopes, and neighbouring Lana is known as an apple village.
Written by the TrustedVillas team. Last reviewed October 2026.
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