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E Museo Civico
Borgo Santa Caterina 41.
Tel 0464 45 28 00; Palazzo Alberti:
Corso Bettini 41. Tel 0464 45 28 00.
Open Tue–Sun. Closed 1 Jan, 5 Aug,
1 Nov, 25 Dec. & 7
∑ fondazionemcr.it
E MART
Corso Bettini 43. Tel 0464 43 88 87;
Casa d’Arte Futurista Depero:
Via Portici 38. Tel 0464 43 18 13.
Open Tue–Sun (Mon if public hol.
& 8 7 9 - 0
∑ mart.trento.it
The commanding form of the Ossario del Castel Dante in Rovereto
+ Castel Beseno
The Torre dell’ Aquila (Eagle Below the war museum is the Besenello. Tel 0464 83 46 00.
Tower) nearby contains frescoes Museo Civico, with its collec­ Open Mar–Oct: Tue–Sun (Mon if
painted around 1400 that depict tions on archaeology, art, natural public hol); Nov–Feb: Sat & Sun. &
∑ buonconsiglio.it
the months of the year. history and folklore. Another
branch, in Corso Bettini, houses
Environs a collection of sculpture by Carlo
Immediately to the west of Trento Fait. The Mario Botta­designed
a scenic round trip along a wind­ Museo di Arte Contemporanea
ing road leads up the north flank di Trento e Rovereto (MART)
of Monte Bondone and back, showcases 20th­century Italian
via Vezzano, down the western art. A second site, in Via Portici,
slopes. The views along the holds Italian Futurist art.
route are magnificent, in par­
ticular from Vaneze and Vason. Environs
East of Trento, Pergine marks the A little over 8 km (5 miles) north
start of the Val Sugana, a broad of Rovereto is Castel Beseno,
valley with lakes. In the hills rising on a hill to the east. This Castello di Avio in its lush setting
north of Lake Levico lies the enormous castle was built and
spa town of Levico Terme, rebuilt from the 12th century to t Castello di Avio
distinguished by elegant Neo­ the 18th to guard the junction Via Castello, Sabbionara d’Avio. Tel
Classical buildings set amid of the three valleys. 0464 68 44 53. @ V to Vo, then 3­km
beautifully wooded parkland. Five kilometres (3 miles) south (2­mile) walk. Open Mar–Sep: 10am–
of Rovereto, the main road passes 6pm Wed–Sun (open Tue in Aug); Oct–
through a valley littered with Nov: 10am–5pm Wed–Sun; Mon and
r Rovereto massive boulders created by land­ Tue if public hol. Closed 3rd week of
slips: these are known as Lavini Nov–Feb. & = - 0
* 33,000. V @ n Corso Rosmini
16 (0464 43 03 63). ( Tue. di Marco or Ruina Dantesca,
∑ visitrovereto.it because they are mentioned in Castles line the Adige valley to
Dante’s Inferno (XII, 4–9). the Brenner Pass, but few are as
Rovereto was at the centre of Fossilized dinosaur footprints accessible as the Castello di Avio.
fierce fighting during World War I, have been discovered there. It was founded in the 11th
after which the Venetian castle century, extended in the 13th,
(built in 1416) that dominates the E Museo Storico Italiano and today offers far­reaching
town was transformed into the della Guerra views. Among the many frescoes
Museo Storico Italiano della Via Castelbarco 7. Tel 0464 43 81 00. is a series in the Casa delle
Guerra, a war museum. The dis­ Open Tue–Sun. Closed public hols. & Guardie (Sentry House) depicting
plays include sections on wartime ∑ museodellaguerra.it 13th­century battle scenes.
humour, propaganda and spying.
Near the museum entrance,
stairs lead out on to the castle
roof for a view of the imposing
Ossario del Castel Dante.
Some distance away is the
Campana dei Caduti (Bell of the
Fallen), which was cast from
melted­down cannons at the end
of World War II and mounted in
an imposing building above the
town; it is rung daily at sunset. The extensive walls enclosing Castel Beseno above Rovereto

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