Things To Do in Trent
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Trent Attractions
Festivals & Markets
In May and June, churches around the city are the evocative settings of performances of the Festivale di Musica Sacra (Festival of Sacred Music). Its final performances coincide with Festive Vigiliane, a medieval pageant for which townspeople turn up in the Piazza del Duomo appropriately decked out. Call the tourist office (tel. 0461-839-000) for performance dates.
An ambitious program aptly named Superfestival stages musical performances, historic dramas, and reenactments of medieval and Renaissance legends in castles surrounding Trent; it runs late June through September.
A small daily food market covers the paving stones of Piazza Alessandro Vittorio every day from 8am to 1pm. A larger market, this one with clothing, crafts, and bric-a-brac as well, is held Thursday 8am to 1pm in Piazza Arogno near the Duomo; this same piazza hosts a flea market the third Sunday of every month.
Getting a Lift out of Town
For a breezy view of Trent and a heart-thumping aerial ride as well, take the cable car from Ponte di San Lorenzo near the train station up to Sardagna, a village on one of the mountainsides that encloses the city. You may want to provision yourself at the market and enjoy a picnic on one of the grassy meadows nearby. The cable car (tel. 0461-822-075) runs daily every 30 minutes from 7am to 10:30pm (7:30pm on weekends), and the fare is 1€ each way.
- Landmark
Castello di Buonconsiglio
Many Council of Trent sessions were held in this bishop's palace/fortress on the north edge of town, which you can reach by walking north from the Duomo along Via Belenzani, and then east on Via Roma (though it's a bit of a trek from the rest of the center and the train station) --… - Religious Site
Duomo
The outcomes of many Council of Trent sessions were announced in this 13th- to 16th-century cathedral, delightfully situated on the wide expanse of the cafe-filled Piazza Duomo. This square, with a statue of Neptune at its center, is referred to as the city's salotto (sitting room),… - Religious Site
Santa Maria Maggiore
The pretty little church is a set piece of Lombard Renaissance architecture, designed and decorated almost entirely in the second quarter of the 16th century. Inside is an organ gallery ornately carved by Vincenzo Grandi in 1534. The church hosted several Council of Trent sessions,…
