Would the South Tyroleans prefer to be in Austria? I ask because the signage looks to be in German.
Interesting point! Maybe there’s Italian signage around the corner.
According to Wikipedia, local language is about 75% Italian to 25% German. However, if tourist traffic includes more German-speakers, it would make sense to have all tourism-related signage in both languages.
I just happened to look at the "Ancient Origins" section on my Family Tree DNA account. There is an icon in the Switzerland/Austria area and I clicked on it. It was all about O"tzi, who was described as belonging to a 4th millennium BCE farming culture from what is currently known as South Tyrol, Austria.
Maybe someone should tell them that South Tyrol now belongs to Italy.