Avio Castle

The ancient castle of Sabbionara in Avio is perhaps one of the most beautiful Trentino.Il largest castle complex was owned by the Castelbarcos and the Venetians. Today it is owned by the FAI of the Autonomous Province of Trento and the heirs of Castelbarcos. The slope of the castle is breathtaking, its location makes it possible to appreciate the surrounding landscape and that will be achieved when you arrive at the top at the top of the keep. Going through olive groves and vineyards will touch the three main stages of the visit which can be accessed through the many doors of the defensive system placed with strategic skills. Featuring some frescoes attributed to the secular character of the late thirteenth century and the work of the most important studios of and that are present in the house of the guards and called the parade of fighters. The walls of the baronial palace at one time completely frescoed today give us pieces of a complex story punctuated within an elegant geometric structure. Other pictorial cycle of the Gothic culture is what we see depicted in the upper chamber of the tower called the chamber of love. At the home of the guards is the Tower of Picadora so called because here were left swinging in the wind hanged men.