The southern area of the city. Between fragments of agricultural greenery and urban woods

<p>An easy route that allows you to climb from <strong>Trento south</strong> up to the <strong>Dosso di San Rocco</strong>, passing through the green areas of the neighborhoods of Madonna Bianca, Villazzano 3, and S. Rocco</p>

<p>The itinerary concerns the southern area of Trento and touches the neighborhoods of Madonna Bianca, Villazzano 3, and S. Rocco, crossing numerous parks and public gardens.</p> <p>Starting from the <strong>Prato Grande</strong>, near Viale Verona, the route climbs towards Madonna Bianca square, an important vertical public housing neighborhood built in the 1970s with a significant presence of green spaces. A short detour allows visiting the <strong>S. Antonio chapel</strong>. Shortly after, passing under the Valsugana Railway underpass, the route skirts the Villazzano 3 neighborhood, a twin of the previous one completed in 1978, until reaching the climb towards S. Rocco. By diverting from the main route, it is possible to visit the <strong>Garbari Garden</strong> (public since 2003), connected to the historic Villa Taxis. This is a large park of romantic character, created around 1895 by Giuseppe Garbari, on the remains of a previous seventeenth-century garden that belonged to the Roveretti counts. Together with a rich collection of conifers still visible today, a large clearing with a monumental beech (unfortunately lost) and a water course winding among ponds and lakes surrounded by aquatic plants was created, ending with a small artificial waterfall in the &#34;wild valley.&#34;</p> <p>The main route continues among vineyards and residential areas of the southern hill, reaching the large <strong>San Rocco Park</strong> in the homonymous neighborhood.</p> <p>The destination of the route, the <strong>Dosso di S. Rocco (469 m)</strong>, is one of the legendary three teeth that oversaw the basin of Trento and from which the city took its name. On its summit stands the homonymous Austro-Hungarian fort. The area around the fort is occupied by the &#34;city forest,&#34; enriched with various exotic conifers of particular beauty and botanical interest.</p> <p>Human presence in these places is very ancient: nearby are preserved the essential traces of a prehistoric hillfort (loc. Casteler). In the 12th century stood <strong>Castel Cedra</strong> (Castrum Cedre), destroyed in 1208. Finally, the Imperial-Royal Military Engineering Directorate of Trento expropriated it to build a fortress (<strong>Werk San Rocco</strong> / Fort San Rocco 1880 - 1882).</p>