The municipality of Barbiano is located in the southern Valle Isarco and stretches from Colma via Sant'Ingenuo and Barbiano village up to Bagni Trechiese and the local mountain, which is the Corno del Renon. Always has the mild climate of the lower Valle Isarco attracted illustrious guests. Even Goethe made a halt in the municipality in his journey across Italy, while Christian Morgenstern and Sigmund Freud sojourned in Bagni Trechiese. Also numerous emperors and followers choose the road via Barbiano and the Renon in order to reach Bolzano, as the gorge of the Valle Isarco, near Barbiano, was often impassable.

For recreation and relaxation, the inhabitants of Barbiano preferably frequent the high alpine pasture of Barbiano as well as the Corno di Renon, providing opportunities for movement. In fact, promenading is really popular in these realms: chestnut trail or waterfall trail, Barbiano offers varied possibilities. The tasty roasted chestnuts of Barbiano can, however, been tasted during a pleasant Toerggele evening in a traditional Buschenschank.