Vallagarina - Vallagarina

Vallagarina, also called Val Lagarina, is a tourist and administrative area of ​​the Trentino Alto Adige.

To know

It is famous for its many castles and its sanctuaries.

Geographical notes

It borders on the west with Alto Garda and Ledro, north with Adige Valley is Upper Valsugana and Bersntol to the east with the Veneto territories of Vicenza, south with the area of Verona.

Background

In the northern part of the valley, in the locality of Lavini di Marco at Rovereto, you can see the footprints of dinosaurs of the species Camptosaurus (herbivore) and Dilophosaurus (carnivore) who lived there in the Triassic period, about 200 million years ago. The same locality is mentioned by Dante Alighieri in canto XII of the Inferno and remembered in a stele as "the ruin that the Adige struck from here either by quake or missing support" 'due to the enormous boulders caused by a large landslide, there avalanche of the Lavini, which fell on the left bank of the Adige.

The Roman presence is attested since the 1st century BC, as shown by the remains of the Covelo di Rio Malo ai Piccoli di Lavarone, an archaeological site consisting of a small 30 m deep cave that served as a post for the control of goods in transit. the advent of Christianity the valley was incorporated into the diocese of Trento. It is still visible from the plateau of Lavarone going down towards the Venetian plain (following what was once the via dell'ancino) an artifact of natural origin called Sass dei 3 Bishops which served to delimit the neighboring dioceses. From the 11th century until the Napoleonic occupation the valley was under the dominion of the bishopric of Trento.

In the thirteenth century at the behest of the bishop Federico Vanga it was decided to recognize the community of the Cimbri, coming from the province of Vicenza. In the sixteenth century attempts at military and also cultural penetration were repeated by the Republic of Venice, which he managed to conquer Rovereto and to maintain possession from 1416 to 1509. The defeat in the battle of Calliano in 1487 and in the subsequent war of 1508-1509 put an end to the expansionist ambitions of the Serenissima and handed over the dominion over the entire valley to the bishops of Trento. Still every year a Calliano the battle is commemorated, in which the schuetzen, the Tyrolean volunteer soldiers, defeated the Venetians commanded by Roberto Sanseverino, whose remains were buried in the cathedral of Trento.

In the 19th century, with the Restoration, the valley passed under Austrian rule, becoming part of the county of Tyrol. The irredentist movement developed there. It was the scene of battles during the Great War, as there were numerous forts built by the Austro-Hungarian Empire to defend its borders. At the end of the war it passed definitively to Italy.

Territories and tourist destinations

Urban centers

Other destinations

How to get

By plane

• 46.46027811.3263891 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. 
• 45.39666710.8877782 Verona Airport (Catullus), Boxes of Sommacampagna, ☎ 39 045 8095666, @[email protected]. 
• 45.42555610.3269443 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 

By car

The roads that cross the Vallagarina represent arteries of great communication between the Mediterranean and the Germanic world; they follow the lines of traffic existing in the past and are of not only local but international importance.

• A22 Brenner motorway
• State road 12 of Abetone and Brennero
• A stretch of the state road 240 of Loppio and Val di Ledro
• Provincial Road 90, also called Destra Adige, as it runs through the valley parallel to the SS 12 but on the other side of the Adige, from Trento to Affi
• Provincial road 45, which connects Isera to Villa San Felice (Mori)
• Provincial road 20 of Lake Cei
• The beginning of the Strada Statale 46 del Pasubio

On the train

• The Brenner Railway

By bus

• Connections through the Trentino Trasporti bus lines [1].

How to get around

• Valle dell'Adige cycle path - Vallagarina is crossed by the cyclopista dell'Adige, 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. This cycle path 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 it affects the cities of Rovereto, He died, Wing, Avio and has refreshment facilities dedicated to cyclists near Names is Avio.

What see

Castles

• Rovereto Castle (to Rovereto). Its shape still maintains the military connotation for which it was built. Three towers, a bastion and a spur occupy the corners; from here the artillery controlled each side of the walls. Currently the castle plays the role of guardian of the city's history and houses the Italian War History Museum. 
• Castel Noarna (in Noarna di Rogaredo). Built in the 11th century on a Roman fortification, it transformed its military aspect into a noble residence. His fame is above all linked to a trial for witchcraft that involved many people of Vallagarina and ended with the sentence of five witches. 
• Beseno Castle (in Besenello). In a strategic position, between Rovereto is Trento, was the largest fortified complex of Trentino. Many battles took place there; the most important is that of Calliano fought in 1487 between the Republic of Venice and the troops of the Tyrol. Owned by the autonomous province of trento, it can be visited. 
• Sabbionara Castle (to Avio). From the slopes of Mount Vignola it dominates the lower Vallagarina and the border with Verona. Place of military garrison in the Lombard period, it was then of the castelbarco and from 1441 of Venice. Since 1977 it has been owned by the F.A.I .; inside it preserves splendid cycles of frescoes from the Veronese school. 

Churches

• Church of San Marco (to Rovereto). It testifies to Rovereto's belonging to the Republic of Venice, from 1416 to 1509. Built in this period of time and dedicated to the patron saint of the lagoon city, the church recalls the public exhibition held there in 1769 by the fourteen-year-old Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, the first held by him during his trip to Italy. The city passes on the memory of him every year with the festival dedicated to him. 
• Hermitage of San Colombano (to Trambileno). It can be reached on foot along a staircase of 102 steps carved into the rock, after a short path. Positioned on a cliff of 120 meters, it enjoys the shelter of a natural rock roof. It was probably inhabited since 753; the church and its annexes date back to the 10th century. 
• Sanctuary Madonna de la Salette (to Trambileno). It was born in 1856 when a nobleman from Rovereto had it built to thank his son for the narrow escape from cholera. It is dedicated to the apparition of the Madonna to the two little shepherds of La Salette, near Grenoble. 
• Montalbano Sanctuary (to He died). You arrive at the Sanctuary on foot, with an uphill journey of about 15 minutes. It is located in a panoramic position, has a spire bell tower and a large clock that reaches four meters in diameter. 

Places of environmental and archaeological interest

• Marco's sinks and dinosaur footprints (to Marco). Landslides occurred in prehistoric times have left an expanse of limestone blocks - i lavini - in which the geologist Luciano Chemini in 1992 discovered about one hundred dinosaur footprints, dating back to 200 million years ago. The Lavini di Marco biotope also includes two wetlands: the Laghet Grand and the Laghet Picol. 
• Roman villa (to Isera). Discovered in the years immediately following the Second World War, the Roman house of Isera constitutes a unicum of its kind in Trentino-Alto Adige; the architectural quality, the abundance of finds, the quality of the decorations and its dating to the first century after Christ make it particularly precious. 

Natural reserves

• Bès Corna Piana Reserve. Between Vallagarina and the Lake Garda, the reserve boasts a particular botanical richness which is expressed along the Monte Baldo chain, with particular varieties, some of which are endemic. Of great beauty are the sixty different species of orchids. The animal world also has a local peculiarity: the typical beetle of the Baldo, called precisely baldensis. The reserve is accessed from the San Valentino pass, or from the Graziani road with access to the refuge of the same name. This last path, aided, takes about three hours. 
• Scanuppia nature reserve (in Besenello). Nature reserve on the Vigolana massif, above the town of Besenello. Area favored by grouse (grouse) also houses some specimens of golden eagles. The area is largely covered by woods that give shelter to many specimens of roe deer. In the reserve, the Malga Palazzo from 1589 is a fine example of fortified mountain architecture; it was for a long time the property of the Counts Trapp. 
• Lake of Cei - biotope. It is accessed from the provincial road 20 where, at the height of the former hotel in Milan, a path leads to the lake and surrounds it. Along the route, which is not difficult, in particular points are installed explanatory boards of the naturalistic interests of the site. 

Museums

• MART (Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art) (to Rovereto). Built by the Ticino architect Mario Botta and the Rovereto engineer Giulio Andreolli, despite its modernity it is inspired, with the large open dome, by the Pantheon. Dedicated to all aspects of international modern art, it is one of the most prestigious national museums. 
• Fortunato Depero Futurist Art House (to Rovereto). The museum was founded by Depero himself; the approximately three thousand objects left by the artist are exhibited in rotation: paintings, drawings, toys, cloth inlays, graphics. 
• Italian War History Museum (to Rovereto). Housed in the castle of Rovereto, it collects photographic, documentary and material related to trench warfare, a distinctive factor of the First World War conflict in the Trentino area. The museum, one of the most important in Italy among those dealing with the Great War, also presents the transformations that took place in the way of fighting between the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The exhibition rooms made it possible to open to the public rooms built by the Venetians between the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, in the embankment, in the tunnels, in the towers. 
• civic Museum (to Rovereto). It is divided into sections: archeology, astronomy, botany, zoology, numismatics, earth science, art historical section. It constitutes an important expression of the Rovereto city life. 
• Rosmini House (to Rovereto). It preserves the room where the philosopher Antonio Rosmini, from Rovereto, was born, as well as his well-stocked and prestigious library. 
• Ancient Piano Museum (to Wing). It preserves musical instruments of undoubted interest dating back to the time of Mozart, Schubert, Beethoven, Chopin. 
• Diocesan Museum of Tridentine (to Villa Lagarina). Branch of the Diocesan Museum of Trento, it was created to house the rich collection of works of art that had been preserved for centuries in the sacristy of the archpriest church of Santa Maria Assunta in Villa Lagarina. Most of the works can be traced back to the order of the Lodron family. 
• Salvatore Nuvoli postcard museum (to Isera). It collects over 35,000 postcards from the Nuvoli collection which mainly concern Vallagarina and Trentino Alto Adige, but also Italy and the rest of the world. Among the relics there are very rare pieces that testify the evolution of the territory (environment, urban planning). In the museum there is also a library with 5,000 volumes, as well as a collection of erinnophiles (letter closers). 
• Fossil Museum of Monte Baldo (to Brentonico). Six rooms that house the Giovanazzi collection: more than 1,200 specimens of fossils from the Monte Baldo area, an area rich in finds of this type. 
• Peasant Civilization Museum (to Vallarsa). Objects from the daily life of the peasant population of the past are collected in the two offices in Riva di Vallarsa. 

What to do

At the table

Drinks

Viticulture is widespread in the valley. They are native wines:

• Enanzio Lagarino: known to the ancients as Oenanthium [1], it is the most important red grape variety of the Terra dei Forti, a wine growing area in the lower Vallagarina.
• Faja Tonda-Casetta: it is considered among the oldest red grape varieties, it produces wines destined for long aging. Cultivation abandoned in the sixties, today only a few hectares survive in the municipalities of Ala and Avio.
• Marzemino d'Isera: the grapes are grown in pergola and vinified in red with brief contact with the skins; the color is a brilliant ruby ​​red, the delicate and intense perfume recalls the violet. The flavor is dry, harmonious, balanced, pleasantly bitter.

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