Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #1 in Trento, Italy
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4.9 km
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Experience Trento in Italy in a whole new way with our free self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.
Activities in TrentoIndividual Sights in TrentoSight 1: Ciclo dei mesi
The Cycle of the Months is a cycle of frescoes that wraps the walls of the Torre dell'Aquila in the Castello del Buonconsiglio in Trento. Attributed to the master Wenceslas, these paintings, undoubtedly among the most famous of the Italian and European international Gothic, are dated between the end of the fourteenth century and the beginning of the fifteenth century.
Sight 2: Castello del Buonconsiglio
Buonconsiglio Castle is a castle in Trento, northern Italy.
Sight 3: chiesa di San Marco
The church of San Marco is a church located in the historic center of the city of Trento. Since 2003 it has been used for Orthodox worship.
Sight 4: Palazzo Del Monte
Palazzo del Monte is a palace in Trento, on the corner of Via del Suffragio and Via San Marco.
Sight 5: chiesa della Beata Vergine del Suffragio
The Church of the Blessed Virgin of Suffrage is a Catholic place of worship located in Trento.
Sight 6: Palazzo Salvadori
Palazzo Salvadori is a palazzo in Trento, northern Italy, one of the first examples of Renaissance civil architecture in the city, and a symbol of antisemitism.
Sight 7: Palazzo Trentini
Palazzo Trentini is a palace located in Trento, in via Manci, built in the mid-eighteenth century by the family of the Trentino barons. The Council of the Autonomous Province of Trento is located in the building.
Sight 8: Palazzo Tabarelli
The Palazzo Tabarelli is a Renaissance palace built between the years 1511 and 1527 by Donato de Fatis Tabarelli and was used as a residence for the noble Tabarelli de Fatis family of Terlago and later by the Maccani of Trento. The palace was designed by Maestro Alessio Longhi Veronese, the same person who built the loggia of the Buonconsiglio Castle and other works such as the pile of holy water in the Cathedral.
Sight 9: Casa Niccolini
Casa Niccolini is a building located in Piazza Mario Pasi in Trento. On its façade, frescoes dating back to the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries were rediscovered in 2020.
Sight 10: Case Rella e Cazuffi
The city of Trento is home to several buildings that feature painted facades. The custom of decorating facades in the city took inspiration from what happened in Veneto especially in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries.
Sight 11: Fontana del Nettuno
The fountain of Neptune is located in Piazza Duomo in Trento, where it was customary to install the "fire machine" for the feast of San Vigilio, and was built to a design by the sculptor Francesco Antonio Giongo di Lavarone between 1767 and 1769. For this fountain, the sculptor devised a system of uninterrupted water flow.
Sight 12: Palazzo Pretorio
Palazzo Pretorio or Palazzo Vescovile is a building in Trento, located in Piazza Duomo and now home to the Tridentine diocesan museum.
Sight 13: Torre Civica
The Torre Civica, also known as Torre di Piazza, is a historic building in Trento, Italy.
Sight 14: Cattedrale di San Vigilio
The cathedral of San Vigilio, or the cathedral of Trento, is the main church of the city. It is the cathedral of the Tridentine Archdiocese, and was elevated to the rank of minor basilica by Pope Pius X on March 18, 1913 and counted among the Italian national monuments by royal decree in 1940.
Sight 15: Palazzo Balduini
Casa Balduini is a building that overlooks the western side of Piazza Duomo in Trento. It was built in the fourteenth century and has the oldest external decoration in the city.
Sight 16: Santa Maria Maggiore
The Church of Santa Maria Maggiore is an important place of worship in the city of Trento, and the site of the Third Session of the Council of Trent. It was built by Antonio Medaglia on the model of the basilica of Sant'Andrea in Mantua, at the wish of the Prince-Archbishop Bernardo Clesio. In November 1973 Pope Paul VI accorded it the status of minor cathedral.
Sight 17: Torre Vanga
Torre Vanga is a historic building in Trento built in 1210 and now owned by the Autonomous Province of Trento. It is one of the most significant medieval monuments in the city and is located in Via Prepositura.
Sight 18: Abbazia di San Lorenzo
The church of San Lorenzo is a Roman Catholic church located in Trento. Formerly belonging to the Order of St. Benedict and then to the Order of Friars Preachers, it is usually run by a friar of the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin.
Sight 19: Monumento a Dante Alighieri
The Monument to Dante in Trento is a sculptural group dedicated to Dante Alighieri, the work of the Florentine artist Cesare Zocchi, located in the park in front of the railway station. It was built as a symbol of the Italian language and the Italian spirit of the city in 1896 when Trentino was a territory of the County of Tyrol, in the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
Sight 20: Palazzo Fugger Galasso
Palazzo Fugger-Galasso, also known as Palazzo del Diavolo, is a monumental building located in the historic center of Trento.
Sight 21: chiesa di San Francesco Saverio
The church of San Francesco Saverio is a Catholic church located in the historic center of the city of Trento.
Sight 22: Palazzo Geremia
Palazzo Geremia is a Renaissance palace located in Trento, in via Rodolfo Belenzani, built between the end of the fifteenth and the beginning of the sixteenth century at the behest of the Veronese merchant Giovanni Antonio Pona, known as Geremia, bringing together several buildings of previous era. Located in front of Palazzo Thun, seat of the town hall of Trento, today it houses the meeting room of the City Council and an exhibition room.
Sight 23: Palazzo Quetta - Alberti Colico
The Palazzo Quetta - Alberti Colico is a historic building in Trento, whose peculiarity lies in the frescoed façade dating back to the fifteenth-sixteenth century.
Sight 24: Galleria Civica
The Civic Gallery of Trento is a museum of contemporary art located in Trento in via Rodolfo Belenzani, 44. Established in 1989 with the name "Civic Gallery of Contemporary Art", in 2013 it became part of the Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art of Trento and Rovereto. The president of the Museum is Vittorio Sgarbi, the director is Diego Ferretti, the head of the Civic Gallery is Margherita de Pilati.
Sight 25: Palazzo Cazuffi
Palazzo Cazuffi is a Renaissance building located in Via Oss Mazzurana, on the corner with Via Diaz, in Trento. It dates back to the sixteenth century.
Sight 26: Teatro Sociale
The Teatro Sociale is a historic theater in the city of Trento, located inside the palace of Count Tommaso Festi.
Wikipedia: Teatro Sociale (Trento) (IT), Website, Operator Website
Sight 27: Spazio Archeologico Sotterraneo del Sas
The "S.A.S.S." is an archaeological area that houses the remains of the Roman Tridentum corresponding to today's Trento. The name recalls the ancient city district of Sas, dismantled to make room for Piazza Cesare Battisti.
Wikipedia: Spazio Archeologico Sotterraneo del Sas (IT), Website
Sight 28: Casa-torre Negri
The Blacks tower house, called Rella and in the eighteenth century called Piubellini, is a medieval residential building with an elegant Renaissance façade. The house belonged to the Blacks family of San Pietro and is located in Trento in Via San Pietro outside the walls of the ancient city.
Sight 29: Santi Pietro e Paolo
The Church of Saints Peter and Paul is an important parish church belonging to the city of Trento.
Sight 30: Torre del Massarello
Torre del Massarello, or Torre Massarelli, della Storta or more properly archdeaconal tower, is a medieval tower at the center of the fortified system in the district of Borgo Nuovo in Trento. The building was the residence of Archdeacon Martino Neideck and hosted Bishop Angelo Massarelli during the Council of Trent. It is located between Via Santa Trinità and Vicolo della Storta, in front of the Palazzo delle Poste.
Sight 31: Casa Sardagna
Casa Sardagna is a historic building in Trento located on the corner of Via Giuseppe Mazzini and Via Santa Trinità that dates back to the sixteenth century.
Sight 32: Palazzo Arcivescovile
Archiepiscopal Palace, also known as Palazzo della Curia or Palazzo Ceschi, has been the seat of the curia and the residence of the Archbishop of Trento since 1922. It dates from the 16th century.
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