Città del Vino
Città del Vino in Trentino-South Tyrol
4 towns
Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol has 4 Città del Vino communes in our index. All sit in the province of Trento.
The three most recognised in our catalogue are Trento, Brentonico, and Riva del Garda. 1 more town carries the mark alongside them.
Trento
Province: Trento · 194 m
The Alpine capital on the Adige at 194 metres, where the Council that reshaped the Catholic Church met in a castle still standing above the city.
Brentonico
Province: Trento · 692 m
The Monte Baldo plateau town between Lake Garda and the Vallagarina, with chestnut groves, war trenches and a botanical garden of the Garden of Italy.
Riva del Garda
Province: Trento · 73 m
The north tip of Lake Garda at 73 metres, where the Trentino mountains close in on the water and a Habsburg port town stayed bilingual into the twentieth century.
Rovereto
Province: Trento · 204 m
The Vallagarina city at 204 metres where a Venetian-Austrian castle holds the Italian war museum and a Mario Botta dome holds Italy's largest contemporary art collection.
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