Guided Walking Tour: The historical City Center of Trento

The city’s ancient nucleus was transferred to the opposite bank of the river, while an imposing defensive wall was constructed around it in the Middle Ages.

Around the year 1,000, the Holy Roman Emperor Conrad II founded the Bishopric of Trent; it became a long-standing religious center of notable importance. After all, the famous Council of Trent took place here, giving rise to the Counter-Reformation. The 1500s were the time of Trento’s golden age, thanks to the bishops that advocated for the construction of new churches and edifices.

Later, in the 19th Century, it became the object of a bitter dispute between Napoleon’s troops and the Habsburg Empire. It was only in 1919 that Trento became part of Italy, at the end of World War I.

Itinerary: 
• Piazza Duomo
• Palazzo Pretorio and Torre Civica
• San Viglio Cathedral Roman Catholic Cathedral
• Case Cazuffi Rella
• Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore
• Via Belenzani with its splendid sixteenth and seventeenth century buildings
• Palazzo Fugger Galasso
• Castello del Buonconsiglio (Buonconsiglio Castle)
• Mura Vanghiane (Vanga Walls)
• Torrione madruzziano
• Piazza Fiera