Greetings from Trento! I took a day trip to Trento on Saturday November 9th with a friend from my Management of Non Profit Organizations and Public Administration Class. Trento is a super small town in the North of Italy near the Dolomites. It was definitely a change of pace from other trips I have been on and was cool to see a totally different area of Italy! Saturday: We took an early train from Milano Centrale to Trento, arriving in Trento at 12:30. From the train station we went straight to the Buonconsiglio Castle. The castle had such extensive history and a beautiful interior. There was also a wonderful view in the gardens out to the mountains. Within the Castle is the Torre Aquila, a tower filled with painted frescos illustrating the different months of the year within Trento. My two favorite sections were one in the Fall where they were harvesting, making, and drinking wine, and one in the Winter where they were having a snowball fight! After we were done walking around the castle, we headed into the main city center and the piazza del duomo. From there we found a lovely restaurant called Ai Vicoli for lunch. I had fish ravioli in a light oil sauce and local red wine. Post lunch it was getting later but we raced up to Ponte Alto Gorge. The gorge is a canyon with two waterfalls that were man made in the 16t century to prevent flooding from occuring in the Trento city center. The waterfalls are some of the earliest examples of hydraulic engineering!! After about a 45 minute guided walk around the gorge, we headed back to the city center. We got aperitivo where I tried a Hugo, a typical Trentino cocktail made with elderflower syrup, soda water, ad Prosecco. I also got gelato at Grom. I had a cono piccola con nocciola e caramello al sale which is a small cone with hazelnut and salted caramel gelato. Absolutely delicious!! After, we took the train back to Milano Centrale. Best Moments:
Trento was a super cute and so not touristy at all. I loved being out in nature and the fresh air. Seeing that area of Italy definitely makes me consider booking a day trip to see more of the Dolomites it was that beautiful! Also, that gelato was amazing. I'm a sucker for hazelnut and salted caramel.
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