| Avio | ||
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| State | Italy | |
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| Region | Trentino Alto Adige | |
| Territory | Vallagarina | |
| Altitude | 131 m a.s.l. | |
| Surface | 68.9 km² | |
| Inhabitants | 4.133 (2015) | |
| Name inhabitants | Aviensi | |
| Prefix tel | 39 0464 | |
| POSTAL CODE | 38063 | |
| Time zone | UTC 1 | |
| Patron | Our Lady of the Assumption (August 15) | |
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Avio is a city of Trentino Alto Adige.
To know
Geographical notes
The municipality is part of the Vallagarina and it is crossed by the Adige river; it borders to the south with the territory of Verona and to the north with the municipality Trentino of Wing. It is located in a flat valley limited to the west by Monte Baldo and to the east by the Lessini Mountains. It is 50 km from Trento, 47 from Verona, 34 from Riva del Garda, 23 from Rovereto.
Background
In the thirteenth century the lordship of Castelbarco was formed in Avio and in 1198 they were invested with the castle. They soon tend to accumulate power and wealth in the valley. Upon the death without descendants of Ettore Castelbarco, the vicariate of Avio, together with those of Wing is Brentonico, come under the dominion of the Republic of Venice. This fact is greeted very positively by both sides: if the Venetians needed a base to expand north, the inhabitants of the area gained some autonomy which produced a golden period.
How to orient yourself
Avio: full screen map.Neighborhoods
Its municipal territory also includes the villages and localities of:
- Borghetto sull'Adige
- Mama, divided into Above and Below at the border with the Veneto, on the Biffi canal, until 1918 the customs office Austrian on the border with the Kingdom of Italy.
- Masi di Avio, on the Adige river between Borghetto and Vò
- Vò, on the Adige river almost in front of Sabbionara
- Sabbionara, near the Adige river, is the largest hamlet of the municipality
- Madonna della Pieve, near the southwestern outskirts of Avio
- Madonna della Neve, on the slopes of Mount Baldo
- San Leonardo
How to get
By plane
- 1 Bolzano-Dolomites Airport (IATA: BZO) (6 km from the center of Bolzano), ☎ 39 0471 255 255, fax: 39 0471 255 202.
open to the public: 05: 30–23: 00; ticket office opening: 06: 00-19: 00; check-in for flights from Bolzano is only possible from 1 hour to a maximum of 20 minutes before departure. Small regional airport with scheduled flights to and from Lugano is Rome with Etihad Regional (by Darwin Air). At certain times of the year, the Lauda Air company connects the city with Vienna once a week. On the other hand, charter flights are more numerous. - 2 Verona Airport (Catullus), Boxes of Sommacampagna, ☎ 39 045 8095666, @[email protected].
- 3 Brescia Airport (D'Annunzio), Via Aeroporto 34, Montichiari (Connections with Brescia airport are guaranteed by public transport via the bus. The stop a Brescia city is located at the bus station (number 23), while that of the airport is at the front of the terminal. There are also connections to the city of Verona via bus / shuttle line 1), ☎ 39 045 8095666, @[email protected]. Charter only
open to the public: 05: 30–23: 00; ticket office opening: 06: 00-19: 00; check-in for flights from Bolzano is only possible from 1 hour to a maximum of 20 minutes before departure. Small regional airport with scheduled flights to and from By car
Motorway toll booth on the A22 del Brennero: Ala-Avio and Rovereto sud.
Brenner state road
Motorway toll booth on the A22 del Brennero: Ala-Avio and Rovereto sud.
Brenner state roadOn the train
By bus
Connections via the Trentino Trasporti bus lines [1].
Connections via the Trentino Trasporti bus lines By bike
Avio is touched by the Valle dell'Adige cycle path running through the whole Vallagarina; is a cycle path that starts from the border between the province of Trento and that of Bolzano and following the course of the Adige river it reaches Borghetto, on the border with Veneto. It is part of the project of the cyclopist of the Sun, a route that connects all of Italy from north to south.
80 km long, the track connects the north and south of the Trentino Alto Adige and the province of Verona with that of Bolzano. It develops both on the right and left banks of the Adige, taking advantage of country roads and embankments. It is almost entirely closed to traffic, except for rare agricultural vehicles that can cross it to get to the cultivated fields. The difference in height in either direction is practically non-existent. The track starts just south of Bolzano and is easily connected with the other cycle paths in the area and in particular with the cycle path that starts from Sterzing.
In Vallagarina affects the cities of Rovereto, He died, Wing, Avio and has refreshment facilities dedicated to cyclists near Names is Avio.
How to get around
What see
- 1 Castle (Sabbionara Castle) (in Sabbionara). The first historical sources that speak of a fortress built in this place, with the name Castellum Ava, date back to 1053. In the 12th century the owners belonged to the Castelbarco family, vassals of the bishop of Trento who in 1411 gave it to the Venetians by testament. After this change of ownership, the Castello di Avio was enlarged and decorated with a chapel in honor of San Michele together with a facade bearing the coats of arms of their doges. In 1509 the manor passed into the hands of the imperial troops of Maximilian I who, after having his heraldic insignia painted, mortgaged it to the Counts of Arco. Further changes of hands followed this phase until, in the 17th century, the castle returned to the Castelbarco family.
- In 1977 Emanuela Castelbarco, grandson of Arturo Toscanini, donated the Castello di Avio to FAI and the foundation immediately began to intervene with restoration and recovery works.
- The castle consists of three city walls that surround the entire defensive system as a crown and can boast 5 towers, including that of the picadora, where in the past death sentences were carried out by hanging; its irregular yet harmonious perimeter rests on the ground following the difference in height. Inside the walls the streets are delimited by walls, terraces, covered passages and open towers; the doors, the walls and the interiors are illuminated by remarkable frescoes. Around the powerful keep, dating back to the 11th century, there are numerous buildings including the House of the Guards, the Chapel, the Baronial Palace and the House of Love on the top floor of the keep, all frescoed.
- Scholars have identified in the frescoes the hand of two different artists, with their respective teams; the first, already active in the Dominican church of Bolzano, is the decorator of the House of Love: a cycle of high quality frescoes, full of allusions, allegories and references. Perhaps after two or three decades another artist works in the castle, of a simpler and more popular vein than the previous one; to him we owe the battles of the House of the Guards. Further discoveries were made during the careful restorations: the examination of the frescoes under ultraviolet rays revealed the presence of preparatory drawings under the current paintings.
- The frescoes of the House of the Guards represent the arts of war necessary for the training of the knight. They are the work of a Trentino master of the mid-fourteenth century who is affected by both Veronese painting and transalpine stylistic features (marked outlines and violent lights). The frescoes in the Chamber of Love in the keep, refined and rich in a cultured symbolism (courteous painting), are attributable to a painter from the Veneto-Emilian environment who lived in the mid-fourteenth century.
- Pieve. The parish church, in Romanesque style, was probably founded between the eighth and tenth centuries; its first mention in documents dates back to 1145, when Pope Eugene III mentions it in a papal bull.
- 2 Parish Church of Santa Maria Assunta, via Canonica 10, ☎ 39 0464 684059. The parish church of Santa Maria Assunta preserves the rich stucco decoration (Apostolado) by Giovanni Angelo Sala from 1666.
Events and parties
- Grapes and surroundings. the first weekend of September. Event for the promotion of wines and typical local products. It takes place every year, alternating between Avio and the hamlet of Sabbionara.
What to do
Shopping
- 1 Cantina Sociale di Avio, Via Dante, 5, ☎ 39 0464 684008. Local wines. An event is also held for their promotion (Grapes and surroundings) in the month of September.
How to have fun
Where to eat
Moderate prices
- 1 Pizzera trattoria bar La Pergola, Via Regina Elena, 4/6, ☎ 39 0464 684344.
- 2 Le Tenta Restaurant Pizzeria, Via Monte Baldo, 7, ☎ 39 0464 687090. Typical Indian cuisine
- 3 Agritur Erta, via Erta 2 (in Sabbionara), ☎ 39 0464 684061. with accommodation
Average prices
- 4 Da Tullio Alpine Hotel Restaurant, Madonna della Neve locality, ☎ 39 0464 391569, @[email protected].
- 5 Trattoria Vecchio Porto, Via XXVII Maggio, 87 (in Borghetto), ☎ 39 0464 689094.
- 6 BikeGrill Freewheel, Loc. Vò Destro, ☎ 39 346 387 0327. Mon-Sun 7 am-9pm. A point of reference for cyclists and non-cyclists who travel the Valle dell'Adige cycle path.
Where stay
- 1 Monte Baldo hotels, via La Cà 17 (in Borghetto), ☎ 39 0464 689008. A star
Average prices
- 2 B&B da Mariangela - Vecchio Mulino alle Rime, via Valle dei Molini, 10, ☎ 39 0464 684772.
- 3 Monte Baldo Refuge, Location Madonna della Neve, ☎ 39 0464 391553.
Safety
Pharmacy5 Vallagarina Cooperative Family, Piazza Roma, 6, ☎ 39 0464 684013.
PharmacyHow to keep in touch
Post office
- 6 Italian post, Via Dante 1, ☎ 39 0464 684112, fax: 39 0464 683174.
Around
- Wing - Next to the Adige, it has a beautiful historic center with an orderly urban planning of Trentino.
- He died - It preserves the ruins of two castles, places of the Great War, the sites of naturalistic interest of Loppio lake.
- Arch - Between the mountains and the Lake Garda, preserves the Castle, the palaces and leville with which the Habsburgs endowed it, who made it a place of climatic stay, leisure and treatment.
- Riva del Garda - Elegant center at the northern end of Lake Garda, it maintains the atmosphere of a holiday resort of the Austro-Hungarian nobility of the nineteenth century.
- Rovereto - Second city in Trentino, it is famous for its Bell of the fallen
