Italy Travel And Hotel Guide

About 45 minutes south of Trento by bus, ROVERETO is the largest town in the area between Trento and Verona. The gilded lion of St Mark over the gateway into the old town dates from the fifteenth century, when Rovereto was an outpost of the Venetian Empire, as do the extensions to the castle, now the Museo della Guerra (mid-March to June, Oct & Nov Tues-Sun 8am-12.30pm & 2-6pm; July-Sept Tues-Sun 8.30am-6.30pm; L10,000/¬5.16). Along the dark stone streets of the old town on Via della Terra, the Museo Depero (Tues-Sun: April-Sept 10am-12.30pm & 2.30-7pm; Oct-March 9-11.30am & 2.30-6pm; L4000/¬2.07) has a collection of Futurist art ranging from Fortunato Depero’s advertising designs (Campari posters among others) to semi-abstract work. Cassettes and word-pictures - including an evocative one of the New York subway - complement the more conventional stuff. If you’re obligated to stay in Rovereto, there’s a youth hostel , Ancona , at Via della Scuola 16 (tel 0464.433.707; L25,000/¬12.91) 400m from the train station.

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