Trentino-South Tyrol

To enter with a dog, cat or ferret you need a microchip, an EU pet passport or health certificate and a valid rabies vaccination. Mandatory registration in the regional pet register, lead at all times and a muzzle to hand. Pets allowed on trains under Trenitalia rules and in apartment buildings by law.

Rules depend on who is arriving: EU/EEA/Swiss citizens (no visa, registration with the Comune after three months), non-EU citizens for stays up to 90 days (Schengen rule, type C visa where required) and for long stays (national type D visa and a residence permit within eight working days of arrival).

Before: documents, housing, school. First week: codice fiscale, SIM, bank account. First month: residence permit if non-EU, residence, SSN registration, then the driving licence within a year. Household goods duty-free for arrivals from outside the EU, car to be re-registered.

Two provincial integrated systems: Trentino Trasporti (buses, Trento–Malè–Mezzana, cable car) and südtirolmobil/altoadigemobilità with the Alto Adige Pass. Brenner railway with Trenitalia and provincial operators' regional trains; Val Venosta and Pusteria lines. Reference airports Verona and Innsbruck; seasonal Dolomite passes.

Euro, cards accepted almost everywhere, a legal cash limit. Anyone living in Italy for most of the year is tax resident and taxed on worldwide income under three IRPEF brackets; specific regimes exist for the self-employed (forfettario), inbound workers, foreign pensioners and new residents. Contributions go to INPS; annual return with the 730 or Redditi form.

Two separate health systems: APSS in Trentino (TreC+ health record, provincial booking centre) and the South Tyrol Health Authority in Bolzano (four health districts, bilingual services). Both provinces fund health care from their own resources and decide additional exemptions. Highly developed helicopter mountain rescue.

Non-EU pensioners enter with the elective residence visa, EU pensioners through free movement; public healthcare is accessible by compulsory or voluntary registration. Optional 7% regime on foreign income for those moving to small southern municipalities. Cheap houses in villages, services concentrated in cities.

Near full employment, especially in South Tyrol. Two-season tourism with strong demand for seasonal staff, agriculture (apple harvest in September–October), crafts, provincial public sector (bilingualism required in Bolzano), research in Trento. Separate employment services per province.

University of Trento (public, Trento and Rovereto, many English-taught courses) and the Free University of Bolzano (non-state, trilingual Italian–German–English, campuses in Bolzano, Bressanone and Brunico). Student support managed per province: Opera Universitaria in Trento, provincial office in Bolzano.

Special statute (D.P.R. 670/1972) with two autonomous provinces, Trento and Bolzano, holding most powers; the Region keeps few functions. Three language groups in South Tyrol (German, Italian, Ladin) with a declaration of affiliation and a proportional system.

Alpine climate with mild dry valley floors (Bolzano is among the hottest northern cities in summer), snow at altitude from December to April. Hazards: avalanches, landslides, windstorms (Vaia 2018), floods. Low seismicity; good air except winter inversions and A22 traffic.

Dolomites UNESCO World Heritage (2009), Stelvio National Park, Adamello-Brenta and Paneveggio; Dolomiti Superski; Lake Garda's Trentino shore; Merano spa; Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic venues in Val di Fiemme and Anterselva. Provincial and municipal tourist tax.