Cascata di Trento - An Unexpected Falls by the City of Trent

“Cascata di Trento” (“Waterfall of Trento”) is a name that I made up for this rather prominent yet obscure waterfall that we noticed multiple times while both driving by and touring the city of Trento.

I couldn’t dig up any information concerning this waterfall, which was why I just decided to give it an unofficial name based on the city it was adjacent to.

Trento_140_20130601 - Context of Trento and the 'Cascata di Trento' — Context of Trento and the ‘Cascata di Trento’

Julie and I noticed this waterfall at least two or three times while driving the A22 autostrada past Trento.

Unfortunately, we couldn’t find a suitable place to pull over to admire this fairly tall and prominent waterfall neither along the autostrada nor along the strada statale (state road) paralleling the high-speed freeway.

It turned out that the only time we were able to literally stop and admire the waterfall during our visit to Trento was from either our hotel room or from the roof of the Grand Hotel Trento.

I’m sure there must be other ways to see the “Cascata di Trento”, but our experience was pretty much limited to the distant views you see on this page.

Trento_126_20130601 - Context of the 'Cascata di Trento' and some kind of tower or church to the topright of it — Context of the ‘Cascata di Trento’ and some kind of tower or church to the topright of it

So given the lack of literature that I was able to find on this waterfall, I can’t really say much regarding its longevity, the historical-looking church perched above its exposed cliff face, nor the actual height of the falls.

Therefore, any help regarding this bit of missing info would be truly appreciated!

Authorities

“Cascata di Trento” resides in the city and province of Trento within the Trentino-Alto Adige Region of Italy. For information or inquiries about the area as well as current conditions, visit the Trento Tourism Board website.

Route to this Waterfall

I’m sure there are multiple vantage points of “Cascata di Trento” both within the city of Trento as well as its surroundings.

The trouble is that we couldn’t find sanctioned places to safely stop the car and admire the falls.

Trento_164_20130601 - Looking out from the rooftop of the Grand Hotel Trento, where we got the best views of the 'Cascata di Trento', but in this photo, we were looking out from the middle of the city — Looking out from the rooftop of the Grand Hotel Trento, where we got the best views of the ‘Cascata di Trento’, but in this photo, we were looking out from the middle of the city

Thus, we can only advise that we were able to see the falls from the Grand Hotel Trento (where we spent the night), which was literally a block from the centro storico (historical center) of Trento.

For some additional context, Trento was 61km (under an hour drive) south of Bolzano, 50km (under an hour drive) east of Riva del Garda, 213km (2-2.5 hours drive) northwest of Venice (Venezia), and 224km (over 2.5 hours drive) northeast of Milan (Milano).

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Riva_del_Garda_271_20130602 - To the southwest of Trento was the beautiful northern shore of Lago di Garda at the lovely town of Riva del Garda (shown here) — **To the southwest of Trento was the beautiful northern shore of Lago di Garda at the lovely town of Riva del Garda (shown here)**

Trento_101_20130601 - Another thing about Trento is that some buildings still had frescoes on them (kind of like Stein am Rhein in Switzerland) and the colorful buildings throughout the city also added to the charm — **Another thing about Trento is that some buildings still had frescoes on them (kind of like Stein am Rhein in Switzerland) and the colorful buildings throughout the city also added to the charm**

Venice_1104_20130529 - Prior to going waterfalling in the Alto Adige and Trento regions, Julie and I had a magical time getting lost in the city of Venice. Indeed, there's no place in the world quite like it — **Prior to going waterfalling in the Alto Adige and Trento regions, Julie and I had a magical time getting lost in the city of Venice. Indeed, there’s no place in the world quite like it**

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This waterfall is known as “Cascata di Sardagna” March 14, 2018 8:38 pm by Olga - If you take a cable car from Trento ("Funivia Trento-Sardagna") then you end up in Sardagna, a small town on the top of the hill. Once, I was walking around Sardagna and found a very fast-flowing river running through the town. I soon realized that it must be the source of the waterfall which can… ...Read More

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