Things To See
Trento’s architecture has a unique feel, with both Italian Renaissance and Germanic influences. The city center is small, and most Late-Medieval and Renaissance buildings have been restored to their original pastel colours and wooden balconies. The main monuments of the city include:
the Duomo (Cathedral of Saint Vigilio), a Romanesque-Gothic cathedral of the twelfth-thirteenth century, built on a late-Roman basilica (viewable in an underground crypt), piazza Duomo, on the side of the Cathedral, with frescoed Renaissance buildings and a neoclassic fountain of the Neptune, the Church of Santa Maria Maggiore (1520), the Castello del Buonconsiglio, which includes a museum and the famous Torre dell’Aquila, with a cycle of fine Renaissance frescoes depicting the months, commissioned by B. Clesio, and
various underground remains of the streets and villas of the Roman city.
An important museum of modern art (Museo d’Arte di Trento e Rovereto) is in the nearby town of Rovereto.
Trento’s surroundings are known for the beautiful mountain landscapes, and are the destination of both summer and winter tourism.
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