In the province of Trento, Borgo Valsugana he's a romantic village overlooking the Brenta. Veneto is not far away, and its influence is felt. In its history, in its architecture. This is why, during a holiday in Trentino, it is worth a visit.
What to see in Borgo Valsugana
What makes Borgo Valsugana a unique place is precisely the Brenta river. Or better: it is the fact that no other locality in Trentino has developed on both sides of a river. To dominate the country, from the top of the mount Ciotolino, is Telvana Castle. The fortress, which carried out an important control function of the Roman road Claudia Augusta Altinate, looks at Borgo Valsugana as if to watch over it. And, especially when low clouds surround it, the manor seems to have been stolen from a book. The village, then, is a maze of medieval streets. Intricate interlocking alleys and courtyards welcome Renaissance and Baroque palaces, shops selling typical products, bridges over the Brenta and churches from different periods.
The seventeenth century church of Sant'Anna, renovated in the XNUMXs, it contains frescoes by Giovanni Scajaro. There small church - oratory of San Rocco dates back to the fifteenth century, and boasts a beautiful late-Gothic style of the Venetian style. With an excursion through the woods you arrive atHermitage of San Lorenzo al Monte, in Val di Sella, while the Sanctuary of the Madonna di Onea with its Madonna dell'Aiuto it is a pilgrimage destination. But there are not only churches in Borgo Valsugana. There are also civil architecture, and there are museums. Inside the former Spagolla Mill you can admire the permanent exhibition of the Great War in Valsugana, in the hamlet of Olle you can retrace the role of women over the centuries in the exhibition Subject Mountain Woman.
Arte Sella, the mountain that becomes art
Coming to Borgo Valsugana means discovering all the charm of the village, but also delving into the nature of the Val di Sella. And see its extraordinary open-air museum. Arte Sella: the contemporary mountain it is a path in the green, where art, music, dance and human ingenuity come together. From Ettore Sottsass to Atsushi Kitagawara, from Ian Ritchie to Michele De Lucchi, the greatest architects in the world have left their testimonies here. Between Villa Strobele and the Malga Costa area, and then along the Montura Path (4 km of tree-lined avenues and flowering meadows), the sculptures fill the eyes. And they let themselves be enveloped by nature.
But there is not only Arte Sella, around Borgo Valsugana. There is also the Costalta cave which, which can be visited in summer with a guide, is among the caves largest in the whole of Trentino. And there are the routes, starting with the cycle path The Via del Brenta which runs from Lake Caldonazzo to Bassano del Grappa and up to 432 km'Horse trail of Eastern Trentino. Getting bored in Borgo Valsugana is impossible. Ideal starting point for exploring the Val di Sella, the village is perfect for a weekend of culture and nature between Trentino and Veneto.
