South Tyrol crowns northern Italy, right beneath Austria, in an area lovingly referred to as the “sunny side of the Alps”. It’s worth noting you will also see the region referred to as Südtyrol, South Tirol, Suedtirol and Trentino-Alto Adige. As its many names suggest, South Tyrol is a land of striking contrasts. The anniversary was kicked off by a press conference between the two Foreign Ministers, the Governor of South Tyrol and the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Minority Issues, Fernand de Varennes. The joint media event was intended to underline the special importance of South Tyrol's autonomy for Austria, Italy and the United Nations. Tyrol is well connected by train, with fast and efficient rail services running from major cities in Austria and neighboring countries such as Germany, Italy, and Switzerland. The Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) and Deutsche Bahn (DB) operate frequent services to Tyrol, with stops in major towns and cities such as Innsbruck, Kufstein, and Ötztal. The Vinschgau, Vintschgau ( German: [ˈfɪn (t)ʃɡaʊ]) [1] or Vinschgau Valley [2] ( Italian: Val Venosta [ˈval veˈnɔsta]; Romansh: Vnuost [ˈfnuɔ̯ʃt] ⓘ; Ladin: Val Venuesta; medieval toponym: Finsgowe) is the upper part of the Adige or Etsch river valley, in the western part of the province of South Tyrol, Italy . The German name The Kronplatz region in South Tyrol/Südtirol – the northernmost region of Italy - comprises a unique, astonishingly varied landscape mixture. It extends from the western part of the Pustertal valley through the Antholzertal valley and the Gsieser Tal valley, and it reaches to the south as far as the Gadertal valley. While in the north, the AdPtuU.