Sights in Trentino
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Cathedral
Trento’s centrepiece is the busy yet intimate Piazza del Duomo, dominated by its stalwart Romanesque cathedral. Once host to the Council of Trent, the dimly lit church displays fragments of medieval frescoes inside its transepts. Two colonnaded staircases flank its nave, and the foundations of an early Romanesque-Gothic church form part of an archaeological area that also has some extraordinary Roman remains dating from prior to the first church. The town’s bishops are buried in the adjacent mausoleum.
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Museo di Arte Moderna e Contemporanea
Housed in the regal Palazzo delle Albere is Trento’s small Museo di Arte Moderna e Contemporanea, part of MART in Rovereto. Works displayed inside the museum include 19th- and early-20th-century impressionist and symbolist paintings by Trentino artists, the most impressive being Luigi Bonazza’s huge triptych, La leggenda di Orfeo (1905). Look out for the colourful fragmentary frescoes on the walls, too.
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Castello del Buonconsiglio
Guarded by hulking fortifications, Castello del Buonconsiglio was home to Trento’s bishop-princes until Napoleon’s arrival in 1801. Behind the walls are the original 13th-century castle, the Castelvecchio, and the Renaissance residence Magno Palazzo, which provides an atmospheric backdrop for a varied collection of art and antiques and hosts regular temporary exhibitions.
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Andrea Soraperra
In Canazei’s village centre, take time to pop into the workshop of traditional sculptor and toymaker Andrea Soraperra, where you can watch him make the enchanting toys and evocative sculptures displayed in his attached shop. Among his creations are typical wooden character masks worn in the Carnevale Fassano that takes place in Val di Fassa in February or March each year.
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Museo Diocesano
In the former bishop’s residence of Palazzo Pretorio, dating from the 11th century, illuminated manuscripts, paintings depicting the Council of Trent and liturgical vestments form part of the outstanding collection in the Museo Diocesano. Admission to the museum also includes entry to a cathedral’s archaeological zone and treasury.
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Badia di San Lorenzo
Near the main train station, the 12th-century Badia di San Lorenzo, once attached to a long-gone monastery, is worth a look for its cross-vaulting festooned with red stars and its bronze statue of Padre Pio. The abbey was badly damaged by WWII bombing and again during the 1966 floods, but has now been faithfully restored.
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Tridentum La Città Sotterranea
Subterranean Trento can be explored at the fascinating Tridentum La Città Sotterranea. The extensive remains were discovered less than two decades ago during restoration works on Piazza Battisti’s theatre, and include sections of paved streets and the city walls, a tower, a house with mosaics, and a workshop.
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Palazzo Vescovile
The slightly less bolshie ‘Community’ is headquartered in the wonderfully frescoed Palazzo Vescovile in Val di Fiemme’s main town of Cavalese. The building is well worth an admiring look.
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Fontana di Nettuno
In the centre of Piazza del Duomo is the Fontana di Nettuno, a splashing 18th-century fountain dedicated to the trident-wielding Neptune.
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Casa Cazuffi-Rella
Frescoes decorate the façades of two Renaissance houses, known as the Casa Cazuffi-Rella, on the piazza's northern side.
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Centro Arte Contemporanea Cavalese
Seek solace at the Centro Arte Contemporanea Cavalese, a striking exposition of mountain art.
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La Sia
The 16th-century sawmill La Sia is 3km east of Canazei along the narrow S641.
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Botega da Pinter
The Botega da Pinter is an authentic reconstruction of a cooper’s workshop.
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Villa Welsperg
At Parco Naturale Paneveggio-Pale di San Martino’s impressive headquarters in the 1853-built Villa Welsperg in Val Canali, suspended aquariums illustrate the park’s water life and exhibitions are dedicated to the flora and fauna. To get to the villa, follow the southbound S50 from San Martino di Castrozza for 14km and at the village of Fiera di Primiero bear east along a narrow road for a couple of kilometres. After the hamlet of Tonadico, bear left (north) to the villa.
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Rifugio Maria
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Parco Naturale Paneveggio-Pale di San Martino
The Parco Naturale Paneveggio-Pale di San Martino is home to roe deer, chamois, marmots, wildfowl and birds of prey such as the golden eagle.
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