Trentino-Alto Adige · Trento
Baselga di Pinè
The main town of the Piné plateau at 964 meters, with a Blue Flag lake, Italy's outdoor speed skating oval and a baroque Marian sanctuary.
Picked by Peter Benei
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Visiting
- Best time
- May–Oct
- By car
- 25 min from Trento
- Population
- 5,266
- J4°
- F8°
- M10°
- A13°
- M17°
- J22°
- J25°
- A25°
- S20°
- O15°
- N9°
- D4°
- Best
- Hot or crowded
- Quiet
- Mostly closed
Daytime air temperature, averages for 2020–2024. Weather data by Open-Meteo.com.
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Why come
Baselga di Pinè is the main town of the Altopiano di Piné, a forested plateau at 964 meters northeast of Trento, between the Adige valley and the Val di Cembra. Its territory holds ten hamlets and three lakes: Serraia, Laghestel and part of Piazze. Lake Serraia, at 974 meters, has been awarded the Bandiera Blu each year for the cleanliness of its waters, and freezes solid enough in winter to skate on.
The Stadio del Ghiaccio di Piné in the hamlet of Miola is one of Italy's few outdoor speed skating ovals, hosting the Italian national team and the annual Piné 24 Hours endurance race. The Santuario della Madonna di Pinè, in the hamlet of Montagnaga, was built in 1730 around a Marian apparition reported by the shepherdess Domenica Targa, and remains the most visited pilgrimage site in Trentino. The Church of San Mauro in the hamlet of San Mauro, documented in 1242, was the first pieve of the plateau.
How to get there
From Verona (VRN), about 1 h 36 min by car.
Milan Bergamo (BGY) is about 2 h 21 min away.
By car from the center of Trento 25 min or Bolzano 1 h.
Coming by train into Trento? Baselga di Pinè is about 24 min away by road.
Every town within reach of Verona airport.
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What to see
Lago di Serraia
Blue Flag lake at 974 meters at the edge of Baselga, used for swimming, canoeing and sailing in summer and skating when the surface freezes.
Santuario della Madonna di Pinè
Baroque Marian sanctuary in Montagnaga, built in 1730 after the reported 1729 apparition to the shepherdess Domenica Targa, the most visited pilgrimage site in Trentino.
Stadio del Ghiaccio di Piné
Outdoor speed skating oval in the hamlet of Miola, training home of the Italian national team and venue for the Piné 24 Hours endurance race.
Chiesa di San Mauro
Oldest church on the plateau, documented in 1242 and the first pieve of the Piné area, rebuilt and reconsecrated several times across the centuries.
Lago delle Piazze
Second lake of the plateau, paired with Serraia in summer for canoeing and swimming and in winter for natural-ice skating sessions.
Living here
Could you live here?
Baselga di Pinè meets our one rule for a small town.
- 5,266 people, inside our sweet spot of 5,000 to 20,000: a real town, still one community.
- Trento, a city of 118,640, is 25 min by car. Closer than our 30 to 60 minutes: handy for everything, so check the town still keeps a life of its own.
The rules come from our series Where to Move in Italy, written from the places we have lived: Part 1, The End of the Road · Part 2, The Small Town · Part 3, The City · Part 4, The Postcard · Part 5, The Other Half. The towns we would pick are in Part 6, The Best Towns.
- Population 5,266, up 4.5% since 2015
- Nearest city Trento, 25 min drive
- Nearest national health service hospital Trento, 13 km as the crow flies · how healthcare works in Italy
- Homes in the center: €1,650 to €1,950 per m² to buy, €4.50 to €5.50 per m² a month to rent
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More about living here
- Commuter belt
- Pharmacy in town
- Full fibre reaches 99% of homes
- Primary school in the comune
- Earthquake zone 3, low hazard
- Verona airport (VRN), 1 h 36 min drive, the nearest with scheduled flights
- Regional capital Trento, 25 min drive
If you are moving here
Who lives here
6% of residents are foreign citizens, most often from Romania, North Macedonia and Ukraine, against 9% across Italy. 16 of them come from English-speaking countries or western and northern Europe. There are 180 people over 65 for every 100 children under 15, against 216 across Italy. 51% of homes have no resident, holiday homes and empty ones counted together, against 27% across Italy. Trento province ranks 1st of 107 in Il Sole 24 Ore's quality of life ranking for 2025.
Health and schools
The nearest emergency room is in Trento, 13 km as the crow flies, and it is a major one. It has a children's emergency room too. The nearest IB school is Realgymnasium Bozen, 40 km as the crow flies.
Information, not medical advice. Confirm with a professional.
Taxes
Trento has its own property tax, IMIS, in place of IMU. 7% pensioner tax: this town is not in a qualifying area.
Information, not tax advice. Confirm with a professional.
What it costs
The average household in Trentino-Alto Adige spends about €2,620 a month, €500 of it on food, against about €2,170 across Italy. A family of three pays about €302 a year for water, on the Trentino-Alto Adige average. In Trento, the provincial capital, in September 2026, an espresso cost €1.41, a meal in a pizzeria €13.90 and a man's haircut €24.84.
Climate and risk
It is in climate zone F, the coldest of Italy's six, with no national limit on when the heating runs. 13% of residents live in a zone the national maps rate medium for floods. 3% live in a zone rated high or very high for landslides.
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Known for
ICE RINK PINÉ
One of Italy's few outdoor speed skating ovals, training home of the Italian national team and host of the annual 24-hour endurance race.
MADONNA DI PINÉ
Baroque sanctuary in Montagnaga built around the 1729 Marian apparition, the most visited pilgrimage site in Trentino and a Diocesan basilica.
LAGO SERRAIA
Blue Flag lake at 974 meters, swum and sailed in summer, skated on in winter, the center of summer life on the Piné plateau.
Common questions
- What is Baselga di Pinè known for?
- Baselga di Pinè is the main town of the Piné plateau at 964 meters, with a Blue Flag lake, Italy's outdoor speed skating oval and a baroque Marian sanctuary.
- Where is Baselga di Pinè?
- Baselga di Pinè is a comune in the province of Trento, in Trentino-Alto Adige.
- What is the nearest airport to Baselga di Pinè?
- The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Verona (VRN), about 1 h 36 min by car.
- How long is the drive from Trento to Baselga di Pinè?
- About 25 min by car.
- When is the best time to visit Baselga di Pinè?
- Best in May–Oct. July is the warmest month, averaging 25 degrees, and May the wettest, with about 21 rain days.
- Which other towns are like Baselga di Pinè?
- Brentonico, Teglio and Spezzano della Sila.
- How many people live in Baselga di Pinè?
- 5,266 residents, by ISTAT's count on 1 January 2025.
- Is Baselga di Pinè a good place to live?
- By the rules in our Where to Move in Italy series, Baselga di Pinè is a small town that meets our one rule. The nearest city, Trento, is 25 min away by car. The nearest national health service hospital is in Trento, 13 km as the crow flies. Full fibre reaches 99% of homes.
Tags & data designations · numbers · sources
Recognized as
The numbers
- Elevation: 964 m
- Population: 5,266
- Surface area: 41.07 km²
These figures were compiled from public directories: ISTAT, OpenStreetMap and Wikidata, and from the official listings of the guides named on this page. Town details change; verify with official sources before you travel.
The ranked lists
Lists Baselga di Pinè appears in
- 10 small towns in Italy where everyday life is a walkLiguriaeveryday life on foot5,000 to 20,000 people10 towns · smallest 5,050 residents
- The 10 best high-altitude villages in the province of TrentoTrento provinceabove 800 m10 towns · smallest 266 residents
- The 10 best mountain towns within 90 minutes of TrentoNear Trentomountainwithin 90 min10 towns · smallest 266 residents · closest 24 min away
- The best mountain towns within two hours of BresciaNear Bresciamountainwithin 2 hours10 towns · smallest 50 residents · closest 54 min away
- The best mountain towns within two hours of VeronaNear Veronamountainwithin 2 hours10 towns · smallest 1,142 residents · closest 67 min away
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