Trentino's castles in autumn

The three beautiful castles of Trentino, Castel Beseno, Castel Thun and Castello di Stenico, can be visted only at the weekend from this week until Christmas time

The three provincial castles - Beseno Castle, Thun Castle, Stenico Castle - which are part of the group headed by the Buonconsiglio Castle - can be visted only at the weekend from this week until Christmas; then, during the Christmas holidays, they'll be open daily. The Caldes Castle instead will be closed until next spring.

Don't miss these three castles, which boast their own engaging story:

Beseno Castle

Thun Castle

Stenico Castle

05/11/2018

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Thun castle

Built in the 1250s, it was the main residence of the Thun family. It was open to the public in 2010, and is nowadays one of the venues of the Castello del Buonconsiglio Museum.

Stenico castle

The Castello di Stenico is an exhibition venue of the Castello del Buonconsiglio. It dates back to more than 2000 years, and was first built as a refuge for the Stoni, from which the town takes its name

Beseno castle

Castel Beseno occupies an entire hilltop dominating the Valle dell'Adige, between Rovereto and Trento, and it can be reached by going through Besenello. Many historical battles took place in this fortress - i.e. the 1487 battle between Trentino troops and the Venetians, as well as the armed battles between the French revolutionists and the Austrians in the two world wars-. In 1973 the Trapp counts donated the Beseno castle to the Autonomous Province of Trento which carried out extensive re-construction works.

Buonconsiglio Castle

The Buonconsiglio Castle is the largest and most important monumental complex of the Trentino Alto Adige region. It was the residence of the prince-bishops of Trento from the 13th century to the end of the 18th century. Castelvecchio is the oldest nucleus; the Magno Palazzo is the 16th century expansion and is one of the most sumptuous Renaissance-style palaces in Italy.