Brixen, the town of cultural interest and conferences Where you come across the first sloping vineyards in the sunny South Tyrol when coming from the North, where the low mountain range gently opens into a wide basin, lies the charming diocesan town of Brixen. Where the two rivers Eisack and Rienz join, art, culture, way of life and enjoyment of life melt together in the same harmonious way.   With its old lanes and town residence, arbours and brigdes, with is churches, the cathedral, the cloister, its Gothik frescoes, the “Hofburg” – former residence of the bishop (today diocesan and crib museum) – with its avenues and parks, its vineyards and orchards, brixen invites you to stay. You get the chance to know the South Tyrolean way of life, its customs and traditions. … the sense of responsibility of the North, … the elegance of the South! A mixture of both; - this is what makes up the fascinating power of Brixen!