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Trentino visit
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Ian Sutton
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Hi Michele
Yes, twice. The first time as part of a 2 week holiday taking in Bologna, Verona and Molveno. That encouraged us to have a more focused holiday split between Trento and Molveno, with just short of a week in each.
Getting there is one of the challenges, as there isn't an international airport. However both Bologna and Verona are good options to fly into, with regular fast ES* services, and on the 2nd trip we had enough time to pick up a little food in Bologna before catching the train.
There are other options as well, e.g. Treviso, or even Austria, and it can depend on what flights you can get.
How long should you spend there? As long as you want. Plenty to see and do, but we did like the combo of Trento (a very charming city with wide pedestrianised streets) and being in easy reach of the mountains for walking.
If you choose Trento, there's a good weekly street market, so worth aligning with that - ideally on 1st or 2nd day there, so you can stock up.
The food definitely straddles the Austro-Italian border, and whilst we did encounter one person who flatly refused to speak Italian, generally it's Italian leaning. I understand Alto-Adige / Sudtirol leans the other way.
Personal highlights? Foradori for a winery visit, in a suburb of Trento (Mezzolombardo IIRC), walking and cable car trips in the mountains, a super resturaurant in Trento that I believe closed not long afterwards, mushroom hunting (though it was dry, so not much to pick), visiting cartoonist Fabio Vettori in a Trento suburb (his speciality is formiche, ants, in landscapes), the mad butcher of Trento - such a wonderful energy in a delightfully exuberant / unhinged way), La Bottega Delle Bontà in Andalo - a super specialist food shop, the stunning views in Molveno - no boring filler here, the old cable car running from behind Trento's train station - it has real charm and the cost was negligible.
Yes, twice. The first time as part of a 2 week holiday taking in Bologna, Verona and Molveno. That encouraged us to have a more focused holiday split between Trento and Molveno, with just short of a week in each.
Getting there is one of the challenges, as there isn't an international airport. However both Bologna and Verona are good options to fly into, with regular fast ES* services, and on the 2nd trip we had enough time to pick up a little food in Bologna before catching the train.
There are other options as well, e.g. Treviso, or even Austria, and it can depend on what flights you can get.
How long should you spend there? As long as you want. Plenty to see and do, but we did like the combo of Trento (a very charming city with wide pedestrianised streets) and being in easy reach of the mountains for walking.
If you choose Trento, there's a good weekly street market, so worth aligning with that - ideally on 1st or 2nd day there, so you can stock up.
The food definitely straddles the Austro-Italian border, and whilst we did encounter one person who flatly refused to speak Italian, generally it's Italian leaning. I understand Alto-Adige / Sudtirol leans the other way.
Personal highlights? Foradori for a winery visit, in a suburb of Trento (Mezzolombardo IIRC), walking and cable car trips in the mountains, a super resturaurant in Trento that I believe closed not long afterwards, mushroom hunting (though it was dry, so not much to pick), visiting cartoonist Fabio Vettori in a Trento suburb (his speciality is formiche, ants, in landscapes), the mad butcher of Trento - such a wonderful energy in a delightfully exuberant / unhinged way), La Bottega Delle Bontà in Andalo - a super specialist food shop, the stunning views in Molveno - no boring filler here, the old cable car running from behind Trento's train station - it has real charm and the cost was negligible.
Sandrac
100+ Posts
I love that area and usually go up at least once a year for 5 or 6 days. I live in Rome so it isn't hard to reach by train. That said, once I'm there, I'm limited in what towns I can visit since they have to be on a rail line. But Vipiteno, Bolzano, Trento, Merano are all very interesting and there is great hiking from any of those communities. Also, lots of funiculars for great views and many great (if small) castles.
FedericoBoston
10+ Posts
Almost exactly 2 years ago I had a terrific 2-week homestay in Trento. My host's condo was a 15 min walk to the center (Piazza del Duomo) in a quiet district. A dramatic setting in the Adige valley between two mountain ridges, snowcapped in late October. The city is charming and has much to offer, including a rich history anchored by the counter-Reformation directed by the Concilio di Trento. The Castello di Buonconsiglio and the Duomo are worthwhile.
I'm not aware of the weekly market, but in the center there is a daily fruttivendolo outdoor market, and nearby in another piazzetta, a semi-permanent array of vendors: macelleria, pescheria, negozio di formaggi, panetteria ecc.
The center is full of interesting shops, some chains, some one-of-a-kind. Near the Adige is Le Albere, a residential complex designed by Renzo Piano, a bold contrast to the old center.
Rovereto, a short train ride south, offers the MART (https://www.mart.tn.it/), a museum of modern art whose atrium references the Pantheon and whose permanent collection covers a range of 21 and 20 century Italian artists.
Getting there: although my host collected me at the station in Verona, since Italy is blessed with comprehensive train service it would not be a hassle to get a Regionale (/Veloce) from Verona to Trento. I flew in and out of Milano Linate, and now the new metro line (not yet open on my stay) makes it easy to get to Milano Centrale.
Buon viaggio!
I'm not aware of the weekly market, but in the center there is a daily fruttivendolo outdoor market, and nearby in another piazzetta, a semi-permanent array of vendors: macelleria, pescheria, negozio di formaggi, panetteria ecc.
The center is full of interesting shops, some chains, some one-of-a-kind. Near the Adige is Le Albere, a residential complex designed by Renzo Piano, a bold contrast to the old center.
Rovereto, a short train ride south, offers the MART (https://www.mart.tn.it/), a museum of modern art whose atrium references the Pantheon and whose permanent collection covers a range of 21 and 20 century Italian artists.
Getting there: although my host collected me at the station in Verona, since Italy is blessed with comprehensive train service it would not be a hassle to get a Regionale (/Veloce) from Verona to Trento. I flew in and out of Milano Linate, and now the new metro line (not yet open on my stay) makes it easy to get to Milano Centrale.
Buon viaggio!
Ian Sutton
1000+ Posts
Here's the market details https://www.comune.trento.it/Citta/...le del giovedì,nel centro storico della città.
It's Thursdays and note as with many markets, it's just a morning event.
As Federico mentions, there are also smaller markets, and in mushroom season a specialist market (or at least a few such stalls) in Piazza Vittoria https://www.giornaletrentino.it/cro...el-2023-un-caso-di-amanita-falloide-1.3817608
It's Thursdays and note as with many markets, it's just a morning event.
As Federico mentions, there are also smaller markets, and in mushroom season a specialist market (or at least a few such stalls) in Piazza Vittoria https://www.giornaletrentino.it/cro...el-2023-un-caso-di-amanita-falloide-1.3817608