Trento, the history

The Romans, before the first and second century B.C., founded for strategic and military reasons the town of Tridentum, meaning "three teeth", so called because Trento was built in the middle of three small mounts, Calisio, Celva and Verrucca, overlooking the city. Trough the centuries, this town changed many hands, until Henry II, Emperor of the Roman Holy Empire, deliberated in 1004 to grant  all temporal power to the bishops. So far, in the 15th century, Trento held the most important Ecumenical Council of the Catholic Church, known as "Councilium of Trento", who started in 1545 and ended in 1572 . Some princebishops, like Bernard Clesio and Cristopher Madruzzo, heads of the Pincipality, embellished Trento with wonderful frescoed houses and castles.

But general Napoleone Bonaparte, who in 1796 invaded Trento and Trentino with his troups, brought the Episcopal Principality to an end. Some years later the Principality was annexed to the Austro Hungarien Empire. And when in 1918 the imperial austro-hungaric trooups were defeated in the First World War, Trentino and Suedtirol were annexed to the Italian Kingdom.

Trento today

Trento, is the capital town of Trentino. It has an estimate population of 112. 000 inhabitants.
Hosts University, Institutes for Advanced Reserch, Culturals Institutions such world famous Mountain's Film Festival, meetings like Festival dell' Economia, internationals exibitions for food and wines, street markets, agricolturals fairs, and histosicals celebrations such Feste Vigiliane

Trento discovering

Where start the city tour:

1) Castello del Buonconsiglio, fortress headquarter of  Princes' Governament.
2) Torre Verde, a medioeval tower built in 1450 to defend the old port  on the river Adige. Torre ( Tower )Vanga.
3) Palazzi ( Mansions ) Traumannsdorf, Monte, Salvadori, Saracini, Trentini, Rella, Galasso ( called, Devil's Mansion too ), Balduini, Tabarelli, Lodron, Cazuffi, Firmian, Sardagna, Roccabruna, Larcher Fogazzaro.
4) Torre ( Tower ) Mirana.
5) Palazzo ( Mansion ) Thun, Palazzo Geremia, headquarters of Trento's Major and City Hall.
6) Piazza ( Square ) Duomo, San Vigilio Cathredal, and Early Christian Basilica.
7) Palazzo Pretorio e Torre ( Tower ) Civica.
8) Teatro ( Theater ) and Roman Tridentum.
9) Torre ( Tower ) Rella.
10)  Torre ( Tower ) del Massarello.
11)  Mura ( Walls ) Vanghiate Piazza ( Square ) Fiera.
12)  Torrione ( Big Tower ) Madruzziano.
13)  Torre ( Tower ) della Tromba
14)  Palazzo ( Mansion ) delle Albere, home of Museum Of Modern and Contemporary Art
15)  Chiesa ( Church ) St Apollinare.
16)  Chiesa ( Church ) St Maria Maggiore
17 ) Chiesa ( Church ) St Lorenzo.

Museum

1)   Castello Buon Consiglio: Historical, Monuments, Provincial Collections.
2)   Natural Science Museum.
3)   Civic Gallery of Contemporary Art.
4)   Mart, Modern and Contemporary Art of Trento and Rovereto. c/o  Palazzo delle Albere.
5)   Historical Museum of Alpine Troups. c/o Doss Trento.
6)   G. Caproni, museum of Aeronautics.