Molveno Travel Guide

 gubbi1 Says:  Molveno is quite nice during the darkness. Then the streets are in a bright yellow from the streetlights which gives the old part of the village a pretty nice atmosphere. 

 gubbi1 Says:  The church S. Carlo Borromeo has been built in 1940 on the structure of an older church dating back to the 6 century. Two altars of the old church have remained and can be seen inside S. Carlo Borromeo. The church tower remained. In 1976 a fire damaged the church, which has... 

 gubbi1 Says:  There are several fortifications at the Lake Molveno that were built in different periodes by Austrians. The main one was built 1703 in the times of the War of the Spanish Succession to protect against the movement of French troops heading northwards. Other parts of the... 

 gubbi1 Says:  On a beautiful hike you can surround the impressive Lake Molveno. The hike stretches over about 10 kilometers along the shore of the lake. The path is marked as the 'Passeggiata Giro del Lago'. You will have fantastic views on the mountains around the lake and on the town of... 

 gubbi1 Says:  Dedicated to a bishop if Trento who has died in 400 AD the church is an important protected cultural site in the Trento. It was built in the 13th century. Recently restauration was carried through which brought out the very beautiful paintings. 

 Kathrin_E Says:  The parish church of Molveno is rather new, I am inclined to think that at least the nave is entirely from the early 20th century. I'm not sure about the steeple, which is a freestanding campanile like many steeples in Italy.The parish church is dedicated to San Carlo... 

 Kathrin_E Says:  A marked hiking trail leads around the entire lake. This is an enjoyable walk with lots of fantastic views of the lake and, from the Eastern shore, the rugged peaks of the Brenta massif. The photos speak for themselves; more pictures are in the travelogues.Hiking in these... 

 Kathrin_E Says:  Molveno has grown into a large resort with many hotels but the lanes of the old village have preserved their charm. This old village centre is not very big, but the small side streets are worth exploring. Despite the fire of 1921 that destroyed a large part of the village,... 

 Kathrin_E Says:  The “Napoleon Fortifications” are located on the peninsula on the Western side of the lake. The fortifications were built in 1802 by the Austrians as defence against Napoleon, but soon abandoned when they became obsolete after Napoleon’s victory in the battle of Austerlitz... 

 Kathrin_E Says:  The cemetery occupies a pretty location on a terrace with a view of the lake. It surrounds the small medieval chapel (see separate tip). Molveno is a rather small village and but a handful of families, or clans, are native here; you’ll find the same surnames over and over... 

 Kathrin_E Says:  The old the chapel in the cemetery, Molveno’s oldest existing building, was built in the 12th century and enlarged in the 1530s. Its treasure are the frescoes on the façade which probably date from the times of the amplification. The interior has more frescoes, according to... 

 Kathrin_E Says:  The lake shore by the village and campground has been turned into a beach, with some lawns along to rest and sunbathe; there isn’t much shade except under a few trees. . The beach consists of coarse sand and limestone pebbles and is rather steep. The deepest point of the... 

 Kathrin_E Says:  Beautiful as it is, a closer look at the lake and its banks reveals that it is not entirely natural. The rivers and streams that run into it are controlled and canalized, on the western shore there is an artificial waterfall, and there is no river exiting it. The outflow is... 

 Kathrin_E Says:  The Brenta massif is geologically part of the Dolomites although it is located West of the Adige valley, thus outside the region that is generally considered the “Dolomiti” area. The rocks consist of whiteish limestone, some layers even have a pink colour. This kind of rock...