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e Trento E Museo Diocesano
Tridentino
* 105,000. V @ n Piazza Duomo
24 (0461 21 60 00). ( Thu am. Piazza Duomo 18. Tel 0461 23 44 19.
∑ discovertrento.it Open Wed–Mon. Closed 1 & 6 Jan,
Easter, 26 Jun, 15 Aug, 1 Nov, 25 Dec.
Trento, the capital of the region & 7 ∑ museodiocesano
to which it gave its name, is the tridentino.it
most attractive town in Tren- This museum is housed in the
tino: it has a fine Romanesque Palazzo Pretorio, an imposing
cathedral and a richly decorated medieval building that stands
castle, and streets lined with on the eastern side of Piazza
Renaissance mansions. Trento Duomo. Its contents include
is noted as the venue for the early ivory reliquaries, Flemish
Council of Trent (1545–63), set tapestries and paintings
up by the Catholic Church to depicting the Council of Trent.
consider reforms that might
encourage breakaway groups, in + Castello del Buonconsiglio
particular the German Protes- Via Bernardo Clesio 5. Tel 0461 23 37
tants, to return to the fold. The 70. Open Tue–Sun (Jul & Aug: daily).
reforms, which Closed 1 Jan, 25 Dec.
ushered in the & = ∑ buon
period of the consiglio.it
Counter- This large castle,
Reformation, built in the 1200s
The impressive falls of the Cascate di Nardis, were only partly and later enlarged
Madonna di Campiglio successful. with addi tional
The Duomo, buildings, is part
w Madonna di site of some of the of the defences of
Campiglio Council meetings, the town. Trento
was begun in Inner courtyard of the was an important
* 1,300. @ n Via Pradalago 4 Roman esque style in Magno Palazzo frontier on the main
(0465 44 75 01). ( Jul & Aug: Tue the 1200s. It took road linking Italy to
& Thu. ∑ campigliodolomiti.it three centuries to complete, in northern Europe, and thick
1515, but the builders walls still encircle the town.
Madonna di Campiglio is the maintained architectural The southern section of
chief resort in the Val Meledrio. harmony by ignoring Gothic the castle consists of the
Nestling between the Brenta and Renaissance styles entirely. magnificent Magno Palazzo
and Adamello groups of peaks, The result is a church of unusual (1530), built for the ruling
it makes the perfect base for integrity. The Duomo stands on prince-bishops of Trento, who
walking or skiing amid the Piazza Duomo, the city’s main were given extensive powers
magnificent mountain terrain. square, which was first laid out by the Holy Roman Emperor to
Cableways radiate out from the by the Romans as their central foster loyalty and discourage
town in every direction, giving market place or forum. defection to the pope. The lavish
easy access to the peaks. Trento’s Roman name, decoration (including frescoes
Tridentum, is of virile satyrs and nymphs by
Environs commemorated Gerolamo Romanino, 1531–2)
The church at Pinzolo, 14 km in the figure of speaks of huge wealth and a
(9 miles) south, has a well- Neptune, who luxurious lifestyle. The palazzo
preserved fresco depicting a stands at the top houses the Museo Provinciale,
Dance of Death (1539). The inev- of the 18th- with paintings, ceramics
itable march of the figures, both century fountain, and 15th-century
rich and poor, is underlined by which stands in wood carvings, and
a text written in local dialect. the middle of the prehistoric, Etruscan
North of Pinzolo, the road main square. and Roman items.
west from Carisolo leads to
the verdant and popular, yet
unspoiled, Val Genova. About
4 km (2 miles) along the valley
is the spectacular Cascate di
Nardis, a waterfall that plunges
down 90 m (300 ft). The two
masses of rock at the bottom
are said to be the forms of
petrified demons. Palazzo Pretorio and the Duomo in Trento’s main square
For hotels and restaurants in this region see pp562–5 and pp580–84

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