Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #2 in Trento, Italy
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2.7 km
37 m
Experience Trento in Italy in a whole new way with our 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: 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 2: 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 3: Torre Civica
The Torre Civica, also known as Torre di Piazza, is a historic building in Trento, Italy.
Sight 4: Casa Niccolini
Casa Niccolini is a building located in Piazza Mario Pasi in Trento, Italy. On its façade, frescoes dating back to the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries were rediscovered in 2020.
Sight 5: 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 was inspired by what was happening in Veneto, especially in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries.
Sight 6: 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 7: 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 8: 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 9: Torre del Massarello
Torre del Massarello, or Torre Massarelli, della Storta or more properly archdeaconal tower, is a medieval tower in 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 10: 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.
Sight 11: Chiesa di Santa Chiara
The church of Santa Chiara, also known as the church of San Michele, is a rectory church in Via Santa Croce in Trento a short distance from the Santa Chiara Cultural Services Center.
Sight 12: Santissimo
The Church of the Blessed Sacrament is a Catholic place of worship located in Trento, Italy.
Sight 13: MUSE
The MUSE is the science museum of Trento. It is located south of the historic Palazzo delle Albere, in a building within the residential district Le Albere, both designed by Renzo Piano. It was inaugurated on 27 July 2013 and replaced, continuing its activities, the Tridentine Museum of Natural Sciences.
Sight 14: Palazzo delle Albere
Palazzo delle Albere is a Renaissance villa-fortress in Trento, northern Italy. It was built during the 16th century by the Madruzzo family of prince-bishops of Trento. It takes its name from the rows of poplars that once led to the castle; it is surrounded by a park, now smaller than once because it is crossed by the Brenner Railway and partly occupied by the Trento Monumental Cemetery. It has a square plan, with four square, 6 m-wide and 20 m tall corner towers, surrounded by a ditch.
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