Trento
Trento, also known in English as Trent, is a city on the Adige River in the autonomous region of Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol in northern Italy.
Trento, also known in English as Trent, is a city on the Adige River in the autonomous region of Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol in northern Italy. It is the capital of the autonomous province of Trento (Trentino). In the 16th century, the city was the location of the Council of Trent. It was part of Austria and Austria-Hungary before it was annexed by Italy in 1919. With a population of 119,359 as of 2026, Trento is the third largest municipality in the Alps and second largest in the historical region of Tyrol.
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Worth seeing in and around Trento
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01University of Trento
The University of Trento is an Italian university located in Trento and nearby Rovereto. It has been able to achieve considerable results in didactics, research, computer science and international relations according to CENSIS and the Italian Ministry of Education.
500 m · Italian university · Wikipedia - 02Trento Cathedral
Trento Cathedral is the main church in the city of Trento. It serves as the cathedral of the Archdiocese of Trento and was elevated to the rank of minor basilica by Pope Pius X on 18 March 1913.
400 m · cathedral in Trento, Italy · Wikipedia - 03Buonconsiglio Castle
Buonconsiglio Castle is a castle in Trento, northern Italy.
1 km · castle in Trento, Italy · Wikipedia - 04Gianni Caproni Museum of Aeronautics
The Gianni Caproni Museum of Aeronautics is Italy's oldest aviation museum, as well as the country's oldest corporate museum. It was established in 1927 as the Caproni Museum by Italian aviation pioneer and aeronautical engineer, Giovanni Battista "Gianni" Caproni and his wife, Timina Guasti Caproni.
5.2 km · aviation museum · Wikipedia - 05Santa Maria Maggiore church
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.
300 m · church building in Trento, Italy · Wikipedia - 06White War
The White War is the name given to the fighting in the high-altitude Alpine sector of the Italian front during the First World War, principally in the Dolomites, the Ortles-Cevedale Alps and the Adamello-Presanella Alps. More than two-thirds of this conflict zone lies at an altitude above 2,000 m ), rising to 3,905 m at Mount Ortler.
0 m · Italian front, mountain sections, first world war · Wikipedia - 07Q3889172
BTS Arena is an indoor arena that is located in Trento, Italy. The arena is mainly used to host volleyball, basketball, futsal, and concerts.
2.9 km · Indoor arena in Trento, Italy · Wikipedia - 08Palazzo delle Albere
Palazzo delle Albere is a Renaissance villa-fortress located in Trento, northern Italy. It was built in the 16th century by the Madruzzo family, who held the office of prince-bishops of Trento.
400 m · building in Trento, Italy · Wikipedia - 09MUSE
The Museo delle Scienze is a science museum in Trento, Italy. The museum was designed by architect Renzo Piano and opened in 2013.
500 m · science museum in Trento · Wikipedia - 10Monte Calisio
Monte Calisio, at 3,582 feet, is a mountain located in the North of Italy and surrounded by the suburbs of Trento and Civezzano: Martignano, Cognola, Villamontagna, Gardolo and Melta di Gardolo.
4 km · mountain in Italy · Wikipedia
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What Wikivoyage says to see
- 01Trento Cathedral
- 02Piazza Duomo
3 Castello del Buonconsiglio, Via Bernardo Clesio, 5, info@buonconsiglio.it.
- 03Mausoleo di Cesare Battisti
- 04Torre Vanga
In the basement you can see small streams of water emerging from the walls.
- 05MUSE - Museum of Science
- 06Aeronautical Museum
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Things to do
Trento offers a number of activities throughout the year: Rent a bicycle and enjoy a tour of the city, going through the historical centre and take the opportunity to visit Castello di Buonconsiglio or the Duomo, as well as the various Palazzi throughout the city. Don't miss the frescoes. Visit small neighbouring communes on the Trento-Malè and Trento-Bassano di Grappa regional railway lines.
- 01Cable Car to Sardagna
The cable car brings you up to the village of Sardagna with great views over Trento.
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Where to eat
In the region where Italian and Austrian cultural influences intertwine, Trento has places to satisfy both the lovers of pizza and the amateurs of pork with sauerkraut. If you stop for coffee-and-cake, do not miss the local version of strudel with Melinda apples.
- 01Trattoria Piedicastello
- 02Alla Grotta
Great choice and quality of pasta, huge portions to share.
- 03Birreria Pedavena
Via Santa Croce, 15 (near Piazza di Fiera),.
- 04Pizzeria OroStube
If you find yourself in the suburb of Povo, check out this cosy pizzeria with Tyrolean flavour, where pizza with chanterelles and speck is served alongside more traditional variants.
- 05Fior di Gusto
Via Giuseppe Grazioli 8, fiordigusto@gmail.com.
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Getting to Trento
- Airports
- Verona Villafranca Valerio Catullo (VRN), 77 km · Treviso (TSF), 96 km · Venice Marco Polo (VCE), 114 km
- Stations
- Trento railway station, 700 m · Trento Airport, 4.9 km
- Caselle (VR) → Trento75 km · quickest by road, 1h 34m · €9–13
- Treviso (TV) → Trento98 km · quickest by road, 3h 21m · €14–20
- Venezia (VE) → Trento117 km · quickest by road, 2h 50m · €16–22
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