Size and intricacy are the features of the scores of castles distributed over this region. Lofty defences, great frescoed chambers and galleries – all are different, all occupy majestic sites. Beseno near Rovereto is the largest, Stenico the most impressive.

The Trentino castles have had real money lavished on them and now they work for tourism as the mises-en-scène for drama, ballet and medieval banquets. If you have a chance of seeing a fireworks display or son et lumière at a Trentino castle, grab it. An unforgettable experience.