A trainload of taste
All aboard to discover the flavours of Trentino
WHAT TO EXPECT/ACTIVITY DESCRIPTION
Travel through Val di Sole, Val di Non and Piana Rotaliana with a local guide on board the narrow-gauge valleys train to discover the flavours and the gourmet food and wine culture of Trentino. Visit the Presanella Cheese Factory in Mezzana, Melinda in Val di Non and the Rotari winery in Mezzocorona. You’ll have the chance to taste gourmet food and fine wine from local farms and companies at every stop. Round off your experience with delicious finger food accompanied by traditional Trentino wines.
INTERESTING FACTS/INFO
Have you ever been on one of the trains of the Trento-Malé-Mezzana railway? The narrow-gauge train runs from Trento to Val di Sole, passing through the vineyards of the Piana Rotaliana and the apple orchards of Val di Non. The history of the railway line dates back to more than a century ago, when, in 1891, the then mayor of Trento, Paolo Mazzurana, suggested building an electric tramway system to link the regional capital to the Trentino valleys. The project took shape in the early 20th century, and the electrified line for the tramway from Trento to Malé was built. Spanning 60 km, it was, at the time, the longest line of its kind in operation in the entire Austro-Hungarian empire. The first train arrived in Cles on 26 July 1909 and in Malé on 17 August of the same year: it took a good four hours to travel the entire line from Trento to Malé, with many sections running along roads.
WHO ARE WE
This activity is organised by the Dimaro Folgarida Holiday Consortium in partnership with the Medium-Altitude Mountain Guides, experts of the local area and of Trentino gourmet food and fine wine.
