Trento Travel Guide
From Wikitravel
Trento is a relatively unknown but lovely little town in the North East of Italy. It has a wonderful pedestrian (forbidden to cars) center.
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Get in
A22 / E45 highway connects Trento to Verona to the South, Innsbruck and Bolzano to the North.
SS47 highway connects Trento to Padova.
Main train line to Verona-Bologna and Brennero-Munich. Secondary train lines to Padova and Venice.
Get around
The best way to visit the city is by foot. The city center is closed off to traffic and small and pleasant to walk. The beautiful mountains surrounding trento can be reached easily using public transportation (the blue busses. The bus station is between the train station and the hostel).
See
Piazza Duomo
Castello del Buonconsiglio (with the reknowned Torre Aquila)
Do
Buy
Antiques, local traditional handicraft.
Wines, grappe and spirits.
Eat
Trento offers a variety of restaurants of different price ranges. Inexpensive local fare can be eaten at Osteria Piedicastello, on the other side of the river (take the bridge over the rail line next to the hostel, walk to the roundabout, cross the river, descend to the small square on the right).
Drink
Trento is famous for its local wines, relatively unknown outside of Italy, including the Teroldego wine. There are numerous wine bars that sell wine and small plates of cheese / ham. One good wine bar is 'La Sgeva' in Via Brennero, just north of the city center.
'Il convivio' is popular with university students.
Sleep
The newly renovated Youth hostel is near the train station, towards the city center. Other good hotels include America, Accademia, Grand Hotel Trento.
Get out
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