Slow trip
18 slow days of art and history: Farra di Soligo and Brentonico
The Veneto's wine country rolls north from the Treviso plains into foothills where Renaissance villas dissolve into autumn mist, and small towns like Asolo and Follina hold frescoed churches and archives that few travelers reach. From Farra di Soligo you move south and east after nine days, crossing into Trentino through Lake Garda's cliffside villages and up to Trento, a city that shaped the Catholic Counter-Reformation yet remains largely unknown to the tour buses. October light here turns the valleys amber, and the wine tastings thin out just as the season does.
18 days · October · art & history-first · no mobility limits
Farra di Soligo
Farra di Soligo, 9 days
Base yourself in Farra di Soligo and make these your day trips.
5 towns · qualifying pool of 5 from 68 candidates
Plain towns in the provinces of Treviso and Padova. wine territory, Borghi Più Belli d'Italia, and TCI Bandiera Arancione.
Getting around
Rent a car for this corner. Farra di Soligo, your base, has no station, so plan to arrive by car. Only 1 of the 5 towns have a railway station; the day trips assume driving.
Your timing
October sits in this corner's best window: open, temperate, and short of the crowd months.
Day 1 · Arrive in Farra di Soligo
Settle in. Farra di Soligo is your base for the next 9 days. Take the afternoon to walk the centro, find your bearings, eat something local.
Day 2 · Day trip to Follina
First outing. Head to Follina for the day. Take the slow road, leave time to wander, be back in Farra di Soligo for dinner.
Day 3 · Day trip to Cison di Valmarino
Out again, this time to Cison di Valmarino. Same rhythm: leave after breakfast, return for evening in Farra di Soligo.
Day 4 · Day trip to Asolo
Out again, this time to Asolo. Same rhythm: leave after breakfast, return for evening in Farra di Soligo.
Day 5 · Day trip to Abano Terme
Last day trip in this corner, to Abano Terme. Make a day of it, then back to Farra di Soligo.
Day 6 · Day in Farra di Soligo
A slower day. Stay in Farra di Soligo. Walk side streets, find the market, take a long lunch.
Day 7 · Day in Farra di Soligo
A slower day. Stay in Farra di Soligo. Walk side streets, find the market, take a long lunch.
Day 8 · Day in Farra di Soligo
A slower day. Stay in Farra di Soligo. Walk side streets, find the market, take a long lunch.
Day 9 · Day in Farra di Soligo
A slower day. Stay in Farra di Soligo. Walk side streets, find the market, take a long lunch.
Brentonico
Brentonico, 9 days
Base yourself in Brentonico and make these your day trips.
5 towns · qualifying pool of 5 from 32 candidates
Plain towns in the provinces of Verona and Trento. Borghi Più Belli d'Italia and TCI Bandiera Arancione.
Getting around
Rent a car for this corner. Brentonico, your base, has no station, so plan to arrive by car. Only 1 of the 5 towns have a railway station; the day trips assume driving.
Your timing
October sits in this corner's best window: open, temperate, and short of the crowd months.
While you're there
- Brentonico — Festa della Castagna di Castione, OctoberChestnut festival on Brentonico plateau with prized Monte Baldo marroni and Trentino dishes
Day 1 · Arrive in Brentonico
Settle in. Brentonico is your base for the next 9 days. Take the afternoon to walk the centro, find your bearings, eat something local.
Day 2 · Day trip to Trento
First outing. Head to Trento for the day. Take the slow road, leave time to wander, be back in Brentonico for dinner.
Day 3 · Day trip to Tenno
Out again, this time to Tenno. Same rhythm: leave after breakfast, return for evening in Brentonico.
Day 4 · Day trip to Malcesine
Out again, this time to Malcesine. Same rhythm: leave after breakfast, return for evening in Brentonico.
Day 5 · Day trip to Valeggio sul Mincio
Last day trip in this corner, to Valeggio sul Mincio. Make a day of it, then back to Brentonico.
Day 6 · Day in Brentonico
A slower day. Stay in Brentonico. Walk side streets, find the market, take a long lunch.
Day 7 · Day in Brentonico
A slower day. Stay in Brentonico. Walk side streets, find the market, take a long lunch.
Day 8 · Day in Brentonico
A slower day. Stay in Brentonico. Walk side streets, find the market, take a long lunch.
Day 9 · Day in Brentonico
A slower day. Stay in Brentonico. Walk side streets, find the market, take a long lunch.
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