AUTUMN AT THE TRENTINO LAKES

Lake Caldonazzo in Valsugana is the backdrop to the "Giro dei Masi dei Castagni". From Bosentino you reach Migazzone and from here, through cultivated areas and woods, the hamlet of Santa Caterina, where the panorama opens onto the Valsugana, Colle di Tenna and the lake. Then climb up towards the high farmsteads until you reach the Monte di Bosentino forest road. Then back towards Vigolo Vattaro up to the Castello di Vigolo, a manor house from the 1200s today a private residence, the sanctuary of the Madonna del Feles and back to Bosentino. Gastronomic stop at the Berry House Farmhouse in Vigolo Vattaro (www.berryhouse.it )

Still in Valsugana, you can walk along the romantic "Strada dei Pescatori" close to the water and in the most uncontaminated nature that surrounds Lake Levico, to relax and be amazed by the colours, shades and reflections that are drawn on the lake , pausing on the numerous benches scattered along the route. It starts from the lakefront beaches. From the narrowest point of the lake, follow a path that runs along the other bank and enters the biotope, to then return to the starting point.

Recommended venue, the Boivin Restaurant in Levico Terme (www.boivin.it )

L'azzurro del Lago di Molveno, tra i più belli d'Italia per Touring e Legambiente, e le ardite guglie delle Dolomiti di Brenta. Tra questi estremi di bellezza, i colori del bosco accompagnano gli escursionisti che, allacciati gli scarponi, da Molveno salgono fino all’alpeggio del rifugio Malga Andalo, al cospetto della grande parete del Croz dell’Altissimo. Si parte dal campeggio presso il lago e poi si segue un ripido ma facile sentiero (SAT n.332) che sale nel bosco e raggiunge Malga di Andalo che ha riaperto a inizio estate. Il rientro avviene lungo lo stesso percorso, oppure dalla strada del Bondai fino al Ristorante Baita Fortini di Napoleone, ottimo per uno spuntino a fine escursione (https://it-it.facebook.com/baitafortini.dinapoleone/).

Lake Lavarone, on Alpe Cimbra, can be reached by taking the nineteenth-century road that connects Lavarone, a connection once used by the inhabitants to lead the cows to graze on the meadows around the body of water. It is among the most evocative places of the Alpe Cimbra, at the beginning of the twentieth century chosen by Sigmund Freud, father of psychoanalysis, for some holiday periods in what was then the Italian Tyrol. Having reached the town of Pra' di Sopra, before continuing to the lake in the square, you can visit the small church dedicated to San Rocco. Recommended restaurant, the Bazzario Bistrot by the lake (www.lavaronehospitality.it/) .

On Lake Toblino, every morning, in every season, the ethereal profile of its iconic sixteenth-century castle emerges from the mists and mists with battlements and towers directly on the water. In this romantic destination and in the immediate surroundings you can breathe the scent of rosemary, of the northernmost olive trees on the planet, of holm oaks, which benefit from the microclimate common to the whole area north of the Trentino shore of Lake Garda. Not to be missed, in the surrounding area, is the Path of the Roggia di Calavino which tells of the close link between the town and its stream full of waterfalls and cascadelles..Locals recommend the gourmet Hosteria Toblino in Sarche (www.toblino.it/hosteria/ristorante/ )

Even Lake Ledro with its hidden beaches can be discovered paddling aboard a canoe, a captivating and adventurous experience even for the little ones, especially in the morning before the afternoon breezes rise, gliding effortlessly on the lake surface. Or from Mezzolago, through the beech woods that light up with very lively colors in autumn, you can go up to the panoramic point of the Madonna di Besta. Recommended venue: Slow Elda Restaurant (https://ristorante-elda-slow-restaurant.business.site)

The small Lago di Cei is immersed in nature and surrounded by lush woods above the Vallagarina from which it is easily accessible. This place is particularly appreciated in autumn, when the beech woods around the lake light up with a thousand warm colors and the red and yellow reflections of the trees are reflected in its waters. A path allows you to go all the way around this body of water. Recommended place: Malga Cimana (www.malgacimana.com ) which can be reached from the lake with a walk.

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