Trento, Trentino Alto Adige

Wonder why I love Italy?!? Here is our latest short trip - Trento in the mountainous north-east. The first photo is the Piazza del Duomo. Notice the frescoed exterior walls of the building behind the fountain. The next is the same piazza at night from a different angle.

The famous painter Albrecht Durer painted this church.

The scenic views are taken on top of one of the hills behind the town and we are looking down over the city of Trento.

The view from our hotel window below - the church of Santa Maria - Hotel Accademia Vicolo Colico 4/6 38100 - TRENTO.

Below is the famous Christmas market in Trento - il Mercatino di Natale - where I purchased some speck from Alto Adige and the sweetest locally made copper frypan just the right size for one fried egg (maybe served with fresh shaved truffles - see below!!!!)

One of the recommendations from I ristoranti d'Italia from the fabulous Gambero Rosso gang- (http://www.gamberorosso.it/portale/Homepage/homepage) - is the restaurant/wine bar Lo Scrigno del Duomo which is housed in a frescoed very old building in the Piazza del Duomo (see top photo). We tried the local speciality canederli along with some local wines from Trentino (NOT Alto Adige) - a white varietal called nosiola and a red tereldego. Another recommendation which we tried was the Osteria Due Spade just behind the Piazza del Duomo. We nearly died over the roast pheasant breast with chestnuts accompanied by a, this time an Alto Adige wine, Pinot Nero riserva by Hofstatter.