Castle of Sabbionara / Avio
On top of a rocky outcrop stands the Castle of Avio, which dominates the village of Sabbionara and overlooks the Vallagarina crossed by the river Adige. You enter the castle through a door-tower crowned with battlements dovetail. On the right emerges soon the bulk of a tower that stands between the eastern walls: it is the "Picadora", so called because, according to tradition, on the terrace were hanged the condemned.
In the large perimeter of the walls stand first the House of Guards, at the center the imposing Baronial Palace in gray stone from the near Mount Baldo and on top of the cliff the Keep.
The path leading to the massive Keep, through the fourteenth-century "House of Guards", follows the old road leading to the Castle, also known as "around the walls."
The narrow road winds through five doors once each with ingenious methods of defense. In the meadow below the Baronial Palace it can indulge in a quick stop admiring the view of the vineyards of Vallagarina.
Castle Beseno
Castel Beseno is an impressive fortress that occupies the summit of an entire hill, overlooking the Adige Valley. The castle is reached from Besenello, halfway between Trento and Rovereto and is now the seat of cultural and historical events.
The great bastions that characterize Castel Beseno date back to the sixteenth century, when the castle was adapted to the battles with the use of firearms. In addition to the courtyards and the fortress buildings, once used as kitchens, bread ovens, wine cellars and warehouses, you can walk the walkway, with panoramic views across the valley and the valley that leads to Folgaria Plateau .
In fourteenth-century Palace of Marcabruno you can visit a permanent exhibition that explains the battle of Calliano, of 10 August 1487, when the plain below the castle was the scene of an epic battle: the Tyrolean troops on that occasion repelled the attack of the armed Republic of Venice who wanted to expand towards Trento. Also on display is a collection of original weapons and faithful copies, and ... Please touch: everyone is encouraged to wear and handle helmets and vests, with great joy of children (and their dads)!
Castle Corno - Lenzima
A unique view from the Adige to the Dolomites. Castel Corno takes its name from the shape of the spur on which it stands. Walk there is a nice achievement!
A few minutes from Rovereto, in a strategic position, Castel Corno (Horn) gives you a unique view that ranges from the Adige over to the Small Dolomites. Founded around the year one thousand, has a structure that is perfectly adapted to the morphology of the territory: located on a rocky outcrop, it is divided into upper and lower bunk.
At the center of feats of arms and legends, the castle was the subject of contention and conquest by various noble dynasties and military businesses until the inexorable decline after the Napoleonic occupation. the family property of Castelcorno, passed first to Castelbarco in the thirteenth century and later to Liechtenstein in 1500. Since 1928 the castle is run by the Municipality of Isera.
Castel Corno is open on weekends from April to September. You can reach with a pleasant walk of half an hour and then maybe stop in the area for a picnic with a view. Alternatively, take the bus line 2 from Rovereto to Patone/Lenzima.
