Trento
Introduction
Trento is the capital of the province of Trentino, in the region of Trentino-Alto Adige and has about 100,000 inhabitants. This city is located in the Adige Valley, which is a wide glacial valley. The main rivers in the province are the Fersina, the Avisio and the Adige River. This region is widely known for its mountains, but also for its lakes, the most important and popular of which are the Lago di Garda, the Lago di Caldonazzo, the Lago di Levico and the Lago di Toblino. The city of Trento is surrounded by mountains. In Rovereto, another town in the Trentino region, there is a very important museum of modern art. Trentino-Alto Adige is an autonomous province in the north of Italy and includes 223 comuni, the municipalities.
Sights and Activities
The most important sites of the city are the Cathedral of Saint Vigilio, the Piazza Duomo, the church Santa Maria Maggiore and the Buonconsiglio Castle.
Getting There
By Plane
In the region, Bolzano Airport (BZO) near Bolzano offers flights with Air Alps to/from Rome and Olbia. It is about 50 kilometres from Trento.
Verona Airport (VRN) has several dozens of airlines serving a growing number of European destinations, including London, Paris, Rome, Barcelona, Malta, Berlin, Frankfurt, Amsterdam and Tel Aviv. Several charter airlines have flights to quite a few Mediterranean beach holiday destinations. It is also about 50 kilometres away.
More options are available from both Milan and Venice, further away but with more choice throughout Europe and even some intercontinental flights.
By Train
By Car
Trento can be reached along the A22 motorway (Autostrada del Brennero) Modena-Innsbruck.
Eat
Drink
The Trentino-Alto Adige region is well known for its good red and white wines, although the Trentino sparkling wine is also worth a try. In Trentino you should drink Teroldego and Marzemino red wine or Muller thurgau white wine. In the north of the region, Alto Adige Lagrein dunkel is a good red wine.
Sleep
Budget
| Property | Address | Type | Popularity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hotel Dolomiti Vattaro | Via Vicenza 15 Vattaro-Trento | Hotel | 92 |
| New International Youth Hostel Giovane Europa | Via torre Vanga 9 | Hostel | 72 |
| Villa Bertagnolli | Strada delle Novaline 42 Mattarello | Hotel | 88 |
| Garnì San Giorgio della Scala | Via Brescia 133 | Guesthouse | - |
| Hotel Everest | Corso Alpini 14 | Hotel | 87 |
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Keep Connected
Internet
Phone
See also International Telephone Calls
Post
Post Italiane is the national postal services of Italy and has quite an efficient network of postal offices and reliable postal services. Standard letters and postcards (up to 20 grams) cost €0.39 to send within Europe and the Mediterranean countries outside Europe and €0.41 to all other destinations throughout the country. Up to 50 grams, prices start at €0.52 for Europe, €0.62 for other areas. Packages start at €1.55 within Europe, and around €2.50 for other countries. Post office business hours in Italy are from 8:30am to 2:00pm from Monday to Friday, with closing times at Saturday and the last day of the month at 12 noon.
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