TRENTO - ITALY: A TRIP IN THE CITY OF THE DOLOMITES!

TRENTO - ITALY: A TRIP IN THE CITY OF THE DOLOMITES!
LET’S START OUR TRIP IN TRENTO BY THE NEPTUNE FOUNTAIN, THE ICON OF THE CITY OF DOLOMITES FOR OVER 250 YEARS. IT’S QUITE STRANGE THAT THE GOD OF THE SEA IS THE SYMBOL OF AN ITALIAN MOUNTAIN CITY, BUT YOU GOT TO KNOW THAT THE ANCIENT ROMAN NAME OF TRENTO WAS “TRIDENTUM”, THAT IS "THREE TEETH", THE THREE HILLS OF THE CITY. THAT'S WHY THE GOD OF THE SEA, THE GOD WITH THE TRIDENT, OVERLOOKS THE MAIN FOUNTAIN OF THE MAIN SQUARE OF TRENTO. OUR TRAVEL CONTINUES WITH THE CATHEDRAL OF TRENTO. ON THE MAIN FACADE THE DOOR OF THE BISHOPS STANDS OUT, SO CALLED BECAUSE IT WAS THE ENTRANCE DOOR OF THE PROCESSION OF THE BISHOPS DURING THE COUNCIL OF TRENTO, WHICH TOOK PLACE FROM 1545 TO 1563 TO OPPOSE THE PRòTESTANT REFORMATION. THE ROSE WINDOW IS REALLY INTERESTING. IT IS CALLED "THE WHEEL OF FORTUNE".
https://www.museodiocesanotridentino.it/

THE BUONCONSIGLIO CASTLE
IT IS ONE OF THE MAIN MONUMENTS IN THE DOLOMITES AND ONE OF THE BIGGEST FORTRESS IN NORTHERN ITALY. HISTORIC RESIDENCE OF THE PRINCE-BISHOPS UNTIL 1803 IT'S MADE OF SEVERAL BUILDINGS SURROUNDED BY PROTECTIVE WALLS. THE CASTLE IS POPULAR, NOT ONLY IN ITALY, FOR THE MANY PLASTERS AND FRESCOS, ESPECIALLY FOR THE FRESCO OF THE LOGGIA OF THE LIONS' YARD, A RENAISSANCE MASTERPIECE PAINTED BY GIROLAMO ROMANINO. FROM THE LOGGIA YOU ENTER THE EAGLE TOWER AND THE VERY FAMOUS CYCLE OF THE MONTHS, ONE OF THE BEST GOTHIC-STYLE PAINTINGS EVER MADE IN ITALY!
DURING THE I WORLD WAR THE THREE IRREDENTISTS CESARE BATTISTI, FABIO FILZI AND DAMIANO CHIESA WERE DECLARED TRAITORS AND EXECUTED HERE FOR BEING AUSTRIAN CITIZENS WHO VOLUNTARILY FOUGHT IN THE ITALIAN ARMY.
https://www.buonconsiglio.it/index.ph...

ITALY HISTORY - DOSS TRENTO
FEW YARDS FROM THE BUONCONSIGLIO CASTLE THE DOSS TRENTO HILL RISES ON THE TOWN OF TRENTO. ON THE TOP OF THE HILL IN 1935 THE MAUSOLEUM OF CESARE BATTISTI WAS BUILT. INSIDE, THE REMAINS OF THE SOLDIER AND HIS BUST SCULPTED BY THE LOCAL SCULPTOR ERALDO FOZZER.

CHRISTMAS MARKET OF TRENTO
MORE THAN 90 WOODEN STALLS, 3.000 GALLONS OF MULLED WINE PER DAY, SANTA CLAUS HOUSE, TONS OF BRETZELS, CANEDERLI, AND MANY OTHER PRODUCTS FROM THE TRENTINE CULINARY TRADITION, HANDCRAFT PRODUCTS, TOYS, CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS, ... FROM LATE NOVEMBER UNTIL EARLY JANUARY OF THE FOLLOWING YEAR THE CHRISTMAS MARKET OF TRENTO IS MUCH MORE THAN A CHANCE FOR BARGAINS. IT'S A SPECIAL EVENT THAT WELCOMES THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE EVERY YEAR, AS WELL AS A MEETING POINT FOR CITIZENS AND TRAVELLERS WHO WANT TO HANG OUT, HAVE A GLASS OF MULLED WINE WITH ROAST CHESTNUTS AND ENJOY THE MAGIC OF CHRISTMAS!
https://www.mercatinodinatale.tn.it/e...

ITALY MOUNTAINS: TRENTO MOUNT BONDONE
IN THE SURROUNDINGS OF TRENTO THE MOUNT BONDONE DOMINATES THE CITY. WITH A SNOWPARK, ICE-SKATING RINGS, MORE THAN 12 MILES OF SKI SLOPES, SOME ARE THE BEST IN THE ITALIAN DOLOMITES, THIS IS A PARADISE FOR SKIERS, BEGINNERS AND EXPERTS.

OUR TRAVEL CONTINUES WITH THE GIANNI CAPRONI MUSEUM OF AERONAUTICS. GIANNI CAPRONI WAS AN AERONAUTICAL ENGINEER AND A PIONEER IN THE FIELD OF AVIATION. HE HAD THE IDEA OF NOT RE-USING HIS EARLIER INVENTIONS TO CREATE NEW AIRPLANES, BUT TO KEEP THEM IN HIS WORKSHOP, THAT IN 1927 BECAME THE FIRST AERONAUTICAL COLLECTION IN THE WORLD. IN THE MUSEUM THERE ARE MANY RARE AIRPLANES, AND THE EXHIBIT INCLUDES ENGINES, PROPELLERS, RELICS AND THE BIRTH OF CIVIL AVIATION IN ITALY
http://www.museostorico.it/index.php/...

LAKE TOBLINO
A LITTLE ROAD TRIP FROM TRENTO, A STUNNING PLACE WITH A BEAUTIFUL CASTLE FROM THE 11TH CENTURY REBUILT IN THE 16TH CENTURY. A QUITE PLACE IF YOU LIKE STROLLING BY THE LAKE OR HIKE IN THE SURROUNDINGS.

SANTA MASSENZA – THE NIGHT OF THE STILLS
SANTA MASSENZA IS A SMALL VILLAGE IN THE ITALIAN DOLOMITES. EVERY DECEMBER THE HAMLET CELEBRATES THE NIGHT OF THE STILLS AND RELIVES THE ANCIENT TRADITION OF THE DISTILLATION OF THE GRAPPA BY SETTING UP A MOVEABLE SHOW IN THE MANY DISTILLERIES OF THE VILLAGE. PEOPLE CAN EXPLORE THE PAST AND THE PRESENT OF THE MANY FAMILIES OF DISTILLERS AND CELEBRATE THE GRAPPA FROM TRENTINO. THEY EXPLAIN HOW TO GET A HIGH QUALITY PRODUCT AND GIVE PEOPLE TASTES OF GRAPPA, ALL THE PARTICIPANTS ARE IN DIFFERENT TEAMS AND THEY HAVE TO SOLVE A RIDDLE TO BE AWARDED AS THE WINNERS OF THE NIGHT OF STILLS! THE NIGHT ENDS UP IN A GIGANTIC TOAST! A JAR IS FILLED UP WITH 5 BOTTLES OF THE FINEST GRAPPA FROM DIFFERENT DISTILLERY, A BIG MIX AND A CRAZY TOAST!
https://www.tastetrentino.it/en/disco...

TO BOOK A GUIDED TOUR OF THE TOBLINO CASTLE VISIT:
https://www.casteltoblino.it/visite-a...

INFO ABOUT THE CIVIC TOWER: +390461234419

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