Zeitungsreise

Zeitungsreise: Living History

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Climate

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Allgemeine Zeitung1830s4 tags

Meran as a Health Resort and Excursion Base

A convalescent traveler describes recovering in Meran's mild spring climate and recommends the town to patients suffering from respiratory ailments or exhaustion as a convenient alternative to the Mediterranean. Alongside the lush vegetation and numerous historic castles in the vicinity, the account highlights Meran as an ideal, hospitable base for journeys into the Tyrolean Alps.

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Allgemeine Zeitung1830s5 tags

Glimpses of South Tyrol: Meran's Climatic Advantages and the Summer Retreat

An 1834 report in the Augsburg Allgemeine Zeitung praises the mild climate, rich vegetation, and advantages of Meran as a health resort for chest patients in comparison to Nice. It also depicts the Tyrolean custom of the summer retreat, in which residents of Bozen and Meran escape the summer heat by heading to higher altitudes and mineral baths.

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