What to see and what to do in Vallagarina

Important battles took place in this castle. Trap accounts were the owners of the castle from 1470 until 1973, later it was donated to the Province of Trento. Currently, temporary and historical exhibitions are exhibited in the castle.

Castel Pietra is located on a bump of Castel Beseno. The construction work ended in the 13th century, a period when it broke away from the administration of the Beseno family, who also owned the other castle. It has a Gothic style and inside it we can admire the frescoed rooms dating back to the 15th century. It was restored by the Autonomous Province of Trento. It is currently privately owned.

The Castle of Rovereto is a magnificent alpine fortification from the late Medieval era. During the bombings of World War I, the castle suffered serious damage. During the twenties it was restructured, and a new restoration project is still under construction. Since 1921, the Italian Historical Museum of War has been set up inside it.

The hermitage of San Colombano is thought to have been built during the tenth century. It is excavated into the rock, and is located at 120 m high. In the church it is assumed that in 753 he lived a hermit. Today, the building is run by a group of volunteers who made the hermitage open to the public.

The Castle of Sabbionara D'Avio is a fascinating and very ancient castle known even before the 13th century. Ownership of the well-known Castelbarco family, it then passed into the hands of the Venetians, cardinals and other recognized personalities from various eras. You can admire a beautiful landscape that surrounds the castle of medieval architecture. The paintings represented inside the castle are of the Gothic-Veronese style of 14th century, as in the 'Chamber of Love', 'The Male' and in the 'Fighters' Parade.

The Museum of Ancient Piano is located at the Palazzo de' Pizzinivon Hoechenbrunn, built in the 17th-18th century. The museum tells the story of the piano from its origins until 800. Presenting rare and prestigious specimens, the museum also serves as a laboratory for the restoration and the return to the origin of the keyboards.

Lake Venerocolo is an artificial lake located in Val d'Avio. Built for hydroelectric purposes, it is supported by a dam built in 1959. A peculiar feature of this lake is its light color, tending to gray.

Lake Pantano dell'Avio is an artificial lake located in the upper Val d'Avio, in the province of Brescia. Located at 2,378 meters above sea level, it is by extension the second largest lake in Val Camonica, after Lake Arno.

The construction takes its name from the location in which it is located. It was assumed that the castle was built around the thirteenth century. It has a massive structure consisting of an ancient tower and a residential building. Due to the collapses, the tower was lowered and therefore the original height does not match today. After the purchase of the Lodron family, it was transformed into a noble residence. It is currently privately owned.

In Rovereto there is the largest deposit of dinosaur fossil footprints in Italy, dating from 200 million years ago. You can see a good number of footprints from herbivorous dinosaurs, still in excellent state of preservation. Of great interest is the rounded heel of the animal that slipped into the mud and three sketches of front hooves.

The Monte Baldo Fossil Museum was founded in 1977. It is a very well established institute in the area and the finds exhibited inside it are derived from a considerable collection by Osvaldo Giovanazzi. It is headquartered in Palazzo Eccheli-Baisi in Brentonico. Through these fossils it is possible to make an excursus of the history of animals and plants.

This is the house where the famous philosopher, Antonio Rosmini, was born. The interiors preserve the decor and all the objects of the period when Rosmini lived there. The most famous part of the residence is the library, which has about 15,000 volumes. The house - museum can be visited only upon reservation.

The Church of San Pietro in Bosco is a Roman church that is located a few kilometers from Ala. The building dates back to the 6th century and has a tall bell tower with cusps in Veronese terracotta and Romanesque mullioned windows. The story tells that in this little church Teodolinda, daughter of the Duke of Bavaria Garibaldo, met his future spouse Autari in 589. Inside the church there are some frescoes such as the Christ in Majesty and Saint George who kills the dragon.

The castle, together with two other structures, was part of a defensive system in order to control the communication routes. It was destroyed in 1510 during a conflict with the imperial troops. Of the castle, there are ruins from which you can admire a beautiful panorama of the Adige.

Located on the Adige river in the Municipality of Ala in Trento, the Chizzola Castle is one of the many defensive structures in the valley. Extending over an excellent geographical position, the structure is of a medieval type, characterized by Ghibelline battlements. Moving from one owner to another, he was then completely abandoned. At present, we can find two sections of the fortification, of which a wall.

There is little information about the history of Castel Albano. The building was composed of two floors, leaning against the main tower, a barn and even a barn. The castle was destroyed by the Venetian troops in 1440 and currently we find only the ruins of it.