Oct. 21-22, Trento and Lake Garda

-

 Tuesday, October 21

 Desenzano Del Garda

Well, it had to happen. Our first day of real rain was today. It wasn’t awful, and if it was going to rain, our schedule today was the right one for that to happen. We visited this small town on our way to Trento, saw some of the local sights, walk through the local market day, and pretty much survive the rain. I’m sure that on a beautiful day this village on the shores of Lake Garda, the largest in Italy, is a terrific spot to visit. I’d like to come back here on such a day.








The Castle
















We stopped for an olive oil tour, learned all there is to know about olive oil, and had a quick lunch on site  







:

On to 

Trento

Orientation walk, our first look









Full tour tomorrow including ancient Roman ruins and the castle. 

Dinner in Trento

We had an included dinner tonight in a small restaurant in an alley just a block from our hotel. A lady and her granddaughter provided us with a perfect-size delicious Italian meal.




Primo: A wonderful veggie quiche 
with a sauce made with a local cheese

Secondo: A terrific lasagna with meat sauce

Dulce: A yummy tiramasu-like cake

BRAVA!!!!

BONNE NOTTE, ALL

Wednesday, October 22

No more rain, but overcast and a little chilly. Our morning was taken up by a two hour walking tour with a local guide. It concentrated on the local castle, a Piazza or two, and the beautiful Romanesque cathedral.



The Castle and Grounds







The Piazzas






The Main/Central Piazza




The Cathedral
The Cathedral was designed to have 
a second bell tower, but funds were short and they went Baroque. 



This is a very cool three- dimensional map of the city

We also explored some ancient underground Roman ruins (first century BC) discovered when the local opera house was being remodeled. 



Exploring




Cable Car to Mountain Top


Pano of Trento Area (View Full Screen)




Dinner tonight at a local German Restaurant was great, but the servings were HUGE !

Wienerschnitzel mit Baratta Cheese
(There are fries hiding underneath!)

Spaetzle Side Dish

WAY TOO MUCH FOOD!
Brought takeaway back for Tomasso!

Domani:
Mountain hiking (in the rain?), and on to 
Bressanone and the Dolomites. 

GOOD NIGHT, All!


Back to the Home Page

Back to Lake Iseo Page

Next: On to the Dolomites Page

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Planning for Autumn in Italy

-
Image
I'm doing a small group (16 people) trip to Italy for a few weeks. Follow the red line on the map, and the upper left  pre-trip extension window: The scheduling opportunity for this land-based trip with  Overseas Adventure Travel  presented itself to me, and I decided to take it. It's the first time I've been able to travel in the fall (Football Season) for over fifty years. What else could I do with three Saturdays off in a row?  I have traveled with  OAT  before, to  Australia and New Zealand  in 2023 , on the  2024 Ultimate Safari trip to Southern Africa , and on the Mediterranean Discovery cruise last May. This trip will have several sections. Here are some highlights: A few days in Cinque Terre, the Italian Riviera ,   A day trip on the Bernina Red Express  train to Davolezza in the  Swiss Alps , Transiting Lombardy, the Lakes Region in central Italy: Lakes Como, Garda, Iseo. And, finally, exploring a section of the Ital...
Read more

Oct. 23-25, Into the Dolomites: Bressanone, Balzano, Val Gardena

-
Image
  Beautiful, right? But where those clouds are should be Dolomites ! Thursday, October 23 Starting out from Trento in a light rain, as we climbed, the clouds lifted some. Exiting the highway, we ascended a very narrow winding road to Santa Magdalena in the Val de Funes , a beautiful valley at the gateway to the Dolomites. Our local guide, Alex, provided some light snacks at the top of our hike.  Lunch at Hotel Fines in Santa Magdalena, South Tyrol , Italy. Only mere miles from the Austrian border at Brenner Pass . Antipasto Pumpkin Soup Bratwurst and Potato Salad Chocolate Cake On to Bressanone (bress-uh-NO-neh) City Orientation Walk in the Rain Meanwhile, taking the train to explore Bolzano tomorrow, then back to Bressanone for dinner. Hoping to get our first good look at some Dolomites. BUONO NOTTE! Friday, October 25 Taking the train to Bolzano, the capital and largest city of South Tyroll . “Hot Dog” Lunch Main Square of Bolzano (Pano) The Dolomites… Tomorrow’s Goal D...
Read more

Oct. 10-12, Cinque Terre, The Italian Riviera

-
Image
  Friday, October 10 Monterosso Al Mare  ***** Vernazzo ***** Corniglia ***** Manarola ***** Riomaggiore  I had thought that our drive from Genova down to Cinque Terre , the five villages of the Italian Riviera , would be along the ocean with beautiful views of the sea, and all that sort of thing. In reality, there were more tunnels than there were views, and even when there were views, there was a high wall along the side of the highway that kept you from appreciating how close you really were to the ocean.  The highway runs probably half a mile to a mile inland from the coast and is elevated several hundred feet, so it’s a little hard to appreciate the beauty of the sea from the road . Once you get off the highway, the road in to Monterosso is windy and steep, up and down, with all kinds of views, but is really a little on the scary side, especially with a fast driver like ours. If you are one who gets carsick, it would probably be best to take the train. A Qui...
Read more