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Trento · Trentino-South Tyrol
Things to see in Trento – page 2
Page 2 of 2 of historic places in Trento.
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The town
Trento (Archaic English: Trent, German: Trient) is a city nestled in the Alpine valley between tall mountain ranges and the capital of the autonomous province of Trentino in the Alps in the northeast of Italy. With over 120,000 inhabitants (2020), Trento is the third-largest city in the Alps and boasts an illustrious history reaching to before Ancient Roman times, and the architectural heritage to prove it.
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126 places
Villas and palaces 49
Fortresses and towers 33
Archaeological sites 22
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Castelàr de la Groa Castrum Padi Forte napoleonico Insediamento e necropoli del Neolitico Insediamento e necropoli di età neolitica Luogo di culto dall'età del Bronzo all'epoca romana Materiale sporadico dal Mesolitico al Medioevo Necropoli di epoca romana Necropoli di età romana Ruderi del castello Sepoltura altomedioevale Stazione dell'età del Bronzo Strutture dell'età del Bronzo, Ferro ed epoca romana Strutture di epoca romana e medioevale Strutture e necropoli di epoca romana e altomedioevale
Abbeys and monasteries 4
Getting there
By car: A22 / E45 highway connects Trento to Verona to the South, and Innsbruck via Bolzano/Bozen to the North.
SS47 highway connects Trento to Padova.
By train: Trento is on the main train line between Italy and Austria/Germany. There is a regional train line to Malè and to Bassano di Grappa, with two daily trips to Venice and Padova.
From Verona, it is a 50- to 80-minute train ride, depending on which regional train. Please beware that, while the ticket distributors may offer First Class tickets, there isn't actually any First Class section on any of the departing trains! Don't forget to validate your regional train ticket on the platform before boarding the train.
There are 5 daily trains from Munich and Innsbruck. The travel time between Trento and Munich with the direct inter-city is about 4.5–5 hours.
Bolzano, the capital of Alto-Adige/Südtyrol is 45-50 min north and is served by an average of two trains per hours.
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What to see, according to Wikivoyage
Trento Cathedral (Cattedrale di San Vigilio, or Duomo di Trento). Piazza Duomo. Castello del Buonconsiglio. Construction started in the 13th century and it became the seat of the prince-bishops from the 15th century onwards. 1528–36 saw the addition of a palace and an exhilaratingly Renaissance courtyard to the original fortifications. Features the renowned Torre Aquila. Mausoleo di Cesare Battisti (arriving at the train station. A white circular structure that has a prominent position visible from the city centre on a hilltop (called Doss Trento and about 300m high). Torre Vanga. Exhibition space. In the basement you can see small streams of water emerging from the walls. It is not possible to visit the top of the tower. Free. MUSE - Museum of Science (Museo delle Scienze). Aeronautical Museum (Museo dell’Aeronautica Gianni Caproni). MART - Galleria Civica (Museo di arte moderna e contemporanea di Trento e Rovereto). Museum of contemporary and modern art.
The numerous Palazzi located throughout the city centre.
* Palazzo Salvadori. A little boy named Simon died in 1475. The event was blamed on the Jews, with stories of Pagan rituals.
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