A Quick Tour of Italy - the Trentino Subregion

If you are planning travel to Europe, you should consider Trentino-Alto Adige region of northern Italy, on the border of Switzerland and Austria. Among its attractions are the Dolomite mountains, the famous architect Le Corbusier called "the most beautiful piece of architecture even seen," glacial lakes and alpine forests. In fact, the region is composed of two parts, in the south and Trentino Alto Adige in the north. This article presents Trentino, a companion article presents High Adige.The medieval city of Rovereto, whose population is about 35 thousand has had more than its share of war. In 1796 Napoleon won a bloody battle against Austria. In World War Italian and Austrian troops fought a bloody battle unfinished. The Italian Historic War Museum was founded after World War I with all the objectives of the commemoration of the war and prevent future wars. Set in a medieval castle, is perhaps the world's largest anti-war museum.Trento, population about one hundred thousand if you add in the suburbs, is the great city of Trentino. It was organized by the Council of Trent stretching from 1545 to 1563 that marked the beginning of the counter-Reformation. The Duomo (Cathedral of St. Virgil) is a twelfth-thirteenth century Romanesque-Gothic structure built on a sixth-century church dedicated to the city's patron saint, San Virgilio. The sixteenth century Renaissance of Santa Maria Maggiore Church hosted numerous sessions of the Council of Trent. The Castle of Good Counsel began in the thirteenth century along the city walls. This includes the castle Provincial Art Museum.Madonna di Campiglio announces itself as the number of Italian ski resort. The clientele is mostly Italian and the slopes tend to be intermediate, but there are tracks for beginners and experts as well. You can go to the city center and back without ever removing your skis. For a change of pace, visit the nearby Adamello-Brenta National Park which has 450 kilometers (300 miles) of mountain cuisine paths.Trentino Alpine has an accent and includes lots of butter, cheese, game, and Wild mushrooms, dozens of which can be found in local markets. The nearly three hundred lakes and rivers provide a lot of fish. I recently tested a Trento-Alto Adige wine, a Vino Novello (new wine) atypical of Trento-Alto Adige, but the wine typical of Vino Novello wine. The lesser said the better. There really is a wine called Pinot Grigio Trentino Concilio (Council of Trent Pinot Gris), but I have not tested it.
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