The Civic Tower

Visiting the Civic Tower (Torre di Piazza) is a must-see experience to admire Trento from above! At 45 meters high, it constitutes an unmistakable symbol of the city. The tower overlooks the beautiful Piazza Duomo, dominated by the Cathedral and embellished by the Neptune fountain.

Erected around the middle of the 12th century on the remains of the ancient Porta Veronensis (1st century AD), the tower, built in close connection with the bishop's residence, was also a place used for administrative purposes and, until the late 19th century, as a men's and women's prison. A fundamental point of reference for all citizens, the tower regulated civil life, marking urban and secular time with its clock; it summoned citizens or warned them in case of danger with its two bells, "della renga" and "della rason." Recent restoration makes it possible to rediscover it by visiting eight of its twelve levels.

The opening of the Tower and the conduct of the guided tours are made possible thanks to an agreement signed between the Municipality of Trento, owner of the building, and the Tridentine Diocesan Museum.

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