Val Lagarina

Val Lagarina is between Borghetto (hamlets of Avio) and Besenello, between Trento and Rovereto. The Community Val Lagarina is one of 16 communities of Trentino and its capital is in Rovereto, oak town, and his district includes the valleys of Leno east,  Val di Gresta to the north-west and south side of Mount Baldo west..

These valleys are the bridge between plain and mountain, Romance and Germanic culture;  Val Lagarina is characterized by strong cultural vitality of its cities, rich in history and tradition, nature and landscapes, almost unchanged over time that give value local products such as wine, spirits and cheese; in the low valley to dominate are the prosperous vineyards and medieval castles in the green valleys of Leno, Vallarsa, Mount Pasubio and the “Path of Peace” that was, become witnesses of the war of the Great War, of which these mountains have preserved trenches, tunnels and remains of fortifications, Val di Gresta for its organic farming, thanks to the special climate reach up to one thousand meters and for the development of the territory and rural traditions which is in progress in recent years.The combination of various factors such as museums, local products, local cafes and bicycle paths of Vallagarina, combined with hiking trails, paths to the alps and sights of Vallarsa, create a comprehensive offering that combines art and taste sports and contact with nature. 

Province: Trento

The large area of Vallagarina extends from the close of the valley “Murazzi”, just north of the village of Besenello (south of Trento), the “Closed Ceraino” at which the Adige river flows into the Po Valley.

Within it there are other areas of considerable size: the west Gresta Valley, which separates the Val Lagarina by the Sarca Valley, south of the vast natural garden of Brentwood plateau dominated by Mount Baldo and East Valleys Leno (named after the creek that flows).

Vallagarina, of glacial origin, and Gardesane Bresciane separates the Alpine foothills to the west, from the Venetian Alps to the east. Its height is kept low, rises no higher than 210 meters above the sea level.

Dominating Vallarsa and Valleys Terragnolo is the south-western side of the group of Pasubio, which extends from the Passo Pian delle Fugazze in Rovereto until Borcola Pass, the border between the provinces of Vicenza and Trento; is therefore part of the Alpine foothills and connects Vicenza to the Small Dolomites plateau of Folgaria.

Among the group of Pasubio and the Group of Carega creeps torrent Leno, the last of the main tributaries of the Adige, consisting of two different streams: Leno Vallarsa and leno Terragnolo. Literally “between the ambi Leni” (Leno Terragnolo in the north and west of Vallarsa) is part of the municipality of Trambileno.

To cross the Vallarsa is also the namesake river, the Rio Vallarsa, flowing in the province of Bolzano.

The history of Val Lagarina is extremely rich and complex, having regard to its position of a buffer between the Italic culture in the south and the Teutonic north. The first inhabitants of this land of passage have different origins: Ligurians, Etruscans, Veneti, Hills, Gauls (Celts). The Roman Empire occupies the valley at the end of the first century BC, when dropped, will leave room for the continuous passage of armies and then to the formation of a single community of the valley formed by the Lombards winners and Latinos. E ‘with the roots of the feudal system that many of the old fortifications are built castles at the foot of which form the medieval villages. Starts in this period the domain of the family Castelbarcos Val Lagarina, whose authority in the whole valley is often replaced in the bishop’s thirty. In 1411 began the period of Venetian rule, during which the centers of the valley is enriched with villas and palaces, castles and expand the urban and architectural structures will acquire the imprint feature. In 1509 the Valley is subject to the Austrian imperial authority: the culture and art flourish and are built with the best palazzi. The Valley will then be the scene of the battle of the Austro-Napoleonic campaigns from 1796 to 1814, when the territory became part Lagarino Austrian Empire. The eastern and southern boundaries in the current District became, in 1915, fighting between the army against the Austro-Hungarian and Italian. The War Museum, the shrines of Castel Dante and the Pian delle Fugazze (the border between the Empire of Austria and the Republic of Venice), The Bell of the Fallen, the remains of the first lines and fortifications, still offer a clear testimony events at the time. The hostilities end in November 1918 when the Trentino-Alto Adige is joined to the Kingdom of Italy.

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