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| Trento Italy - Travel Guide |
 Few
countries in the world can compare to Italy. It is a country where
you can find a mix of history, art, architecture, gastronomy, fashion
and natural beauty. Italy is divided into 20 regions. Each region
is divided into Provinces, and each province is divided into municipalities.
The Italian regions are important in that many customs and cuisines
are regional in their diversity.
Trento is the capital city of the province of Trentino. It is a
lovely place just two hours from the Austrian border. It is culturally
Italian with a hint of Austrian influence. |
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| History
of Trento, Italy |
| It was founded in the Roman Age at the foot of the Doss Trento a
rocky outcrop on the right of the Adige with the Dolomite Mountains
rising in the near distance. If you walk from Piazza Battisti you
can walk through Roman ruins: gates, roads, houses. Trento was a roman
town of some importance (Tridentum) and after Goth, Lombard and Carolingian
rule it passed in year 1027 from Emperor Conrad the Salic to the Bishop
Princes. >>>>>More |
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| Trento
and its religious significance |
| It is and has been an important religious center and the Council
launched the Counter Reformation movement here. Recalling church history,
Trento's medieval cathedral hosted the Council of Trent (1545-1563),
which, by laying theological groundwork for the Counter Reformation,
sought to check the successes of that radical German monk, Martin
Luther. Later, and until the end of World War I, Trento was part of
the Austro-Hungarian Empire.>>>>>More |
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| Trento's
Churches |
 Walk
through the centre from Piazza Duomo towards Via Cavour, as far as
Via Belenzani where you'll see Chiesa di San Francesco Saverio - the
Jesuit Church - in front of you .Continue to San Lorenzo's Abbey in
Piazza Dante.The abbey is a magnificent example of Romanesque architecture
dating from the 12th century. Another beautiful church is the Chiesa
di San Apollinare in the Piedicastello part of town.>>>>>More |
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| Palazzo
Geremia Trento, Italy |
 Of
particular interest is Via Manci and Via Belenzani as well as the
piazza in front of the Roman-Gothic cathedral characterized by its
rather ponderous 16th-century tower. Palazzo Geremia, with its frescoed
facade is one of Trento's most beautiful buildings.>>>>>More |
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| The
Cathedral Trento, Italy |
| The Duomo is one of the most beautiful churches in Italy. Indeed
Piazza del Duomo is ranked amongst Italy's finest, with much of the
merit rightly going to Adamo d'Arogno's masterpiece, which was built
in the 13 th century. (There's a small square dedicated to the architect
at the back entrance of the cathedral.). It was built mainly in Romanesque
style but has Gothic influences on its façade, which with its
immense portal complete with 14th Century lunette is a sight to behold.
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| Museum
of Natural Science Trento, Italy |
 Trento
is rich in paleontological flavor. In fact, several of the castles
and churches that held these counter reformation activities of the
Council of Trent are composed of fossil-rich marble, mined from the
surrounding Alps. Every street and sidewalk in Trento is composed
of this rose or white colored marble, and everywhere you step you
are bound to walk on the remains of Jurassic ammonites. Even Castello
del Buonconsiglio, has walls composed of ammonite-rich limestone.>>>>>More |
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| Trento
in all seasons |
| Trento
is able to surprise as it always presents itself in a new form, maintaining
at the same time close links to tradition. Visitors throughout the
various seasons can admire its many folded facets.Città in
giardino" after the awakening of spring, its tasty products in
the autumn period, kept alive by its historical reenactments during
the S Vigilio festival at the end of June or illuminated by the "warm"
Christmas market lights during Advent.>>>>>More |
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| Walking
in Trento |
| The city offers a lot to the keen visitor from its many historical
to artistic aspects: from the underground archaeological site of the
Tridentum dating back to the Roman period, to the Cathedral’s
palaeochristian Basilica in the basement and its beautiful square,
walking amongst Renaissance palazzi, churches and the Castello del
Buonconsiglio, home for many centuries to the Princebishops of Trento.
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| Modern
day Trento |
| The city, a convergence of Italian and German influences, is an
important communications center as well as an agricultural and industrial
hub. Industries include the manufacture of electrical goods, cement,
agricultural machinery, chemicals, and processed foods and beverages.>>>>>More |
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| Education
and Centres of Learning Trento, Italy |
| The ITC –Instituto di Cultura (Trentino Institute of Culture)
was founded in 1962.>>>>>More |
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| Natural
spots around Trento |
 The
town is surrounded by beautiful mountains (the southern part of the
Alps and the Dolomites) and lakes (in particular lake Garda, known
for its mild climate); it is dominated by the nearby Mounts Bondone
(2,170 m.) and Paganella (2,125 m.). The high craggy limestone buttresses
and spires of the Dolomites soar above the conifer forests and plains
surrounding their foothills. >>>>>More |
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| Resorts
in and around Trento |
 The
best-known and best-equipped resorts include Cortina d'Ampezzo, San
Martino di Castrozza, Ortisei, Selva di Val Gardena, Canazei, Moena,
and at the foot of the Brenta group of mountains, Madonna di Campiglio.>>>>>More |
