Trento – traditions of Alpine countries, Italy

Updated June 10, 2026 by europeexplored No Comments

Trento sits in the Adige Valley where Italian warmth meets Alpine crispness. The Dolomites rise to the north and east, their jagged peaks visible from the city squares below. This city is famous for the Council of Trent, the 16th-century church gathering that shaped Catholicism for centuries, but Trento offers much more than history. The […]

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Bergamo – historical city with modern life, Italy

Updated June 11, 2026 by europeexplored No Comments

Bergamo is one of northern Italy’s most beautiful and authentic cities, a tale of two levels: the Citta Alta (upper City), an enchanting medieval and Renaissance hill town enclosed by 16th-century Venetian walls (a UNESCO World heritage site), and the Citta Bassa (Lower City), a lively modern Lombard city whose Piazza Matteotti and elegant streets […]

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