A "sparkling" city during the Christmas holidays thanks to the Christmas Market
Other than staying holed up at home: in Trento, when the weather turns cold, it's time to go out!
During the Christmas period, the city is filled with stalls, lights, flavors and visitors. Thanks to the traditional appointment with the Christmas market in Piazza Fiera and Piazza Cesare Battisti. Consisting of about seventy wooden houses that exhibit food and wine and handicraft products.
Trento: an immersion in the atmosphere of castles and museums
It is an invitation to take a stroll to explore the capital of Trentino-Alto Adige. The city, these days is more welcoming than ever, given that the theater of the kermesse is the small historic center.
Take the opportunity to explore the urban heritage. Starting from Piazza Fiera itself with the beautiful Bishop's Palace. Most famous is Piazza Duomo, with the Basilica of the Patron Saint, San Vigilio.
This church, from 1545 to 1563, hosted the famous Council of Trent.
The Buonconsiglio domain
Do not miss the Buonconsiglio Castle, a set of buildings that tell centuries of Trento's history. An agglomeration that dominates the city from a hill. It contains several elements: the beauty stands out above all Loggia from which to admire the panorama below and the majestic tower called Keep of Castelvecchio.
The Buonconsiglio represents a historical and artistic attraction for the whole Region thanks to the collections of paintings and ancient objects and the frescoes it houses.
You can't miss a souvenir photo near it Fountain of Neptune, located in Piazza Duomo, dating back to the 1767th century. Designed by the sculptor Francesco Antonio Giongo di Lavarone between 1769 and XNUMX, who created a continuous water flow system.
The MART
If you love modern art, you cannot fail to take a trip to the MARCH, the Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art of Rovereto and Trento. It is one of the most important museums in Northern Italy. It is located about thirty km from the capital. The structure has a futuristic frame with the unmistakable dome in Plexiglas and steel. Inside are kept works by artists of the twentieth century such as Morandi, De Chirico and Carrà.
Stop freezing with mulled wine
However dry it may be, in the long run the winter cold of Trento makes itself felt in the bones. It may be for this reason that, especially in the period in which the city is invaded by the famous Christmas market, the corners where you can taste the traditional mulled wine are not rare. A characteristic wine poured to passers-by to give them a pleasant sensation of warmth and refreshment.
At the table dominates a robust and tasty cuisine. A kitchen where traditional dumplings are almost never missing, bread balls served with broth or with speck, butter and cheeses. For the latter, the lion's share is made up of game. Mulled wine aside, in Trento there is great quality nectar of the gods: Merlot, Pinot and Muller-Thurgau above all.
