Caldes
Member of I Borghi più belli d'Italia
A five-storey tower built in the 1230s to watch over trade in the Val di Sole is the core of Castel Caldes, which the Thun family later enlarged into the castle that greets arrivals at the village entrance. Legend says a young countess, locked in its tower for loving a minstrel, painted the frescoes of her cell herself. Woodworking for furniture is still a well-known local craft.
Highlights
- Castel Caldes and the frescoed 'prigione di Olinda' room in its tower (IT)
- A path from Samoclevo up to the ruined Rocca di Samoclevo on Monte Vesa (IT)
- The Gothic cemetery church of San Rocco, with a Romanesque bell tower
- Austro-Hungarian First World War trenches at Bordiana and Bozzana
Summary based on Wikipedia and Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA), written with AI assistance.
Population: 1,102
Things to see
Travel guide (Wikivoyage)
Caldes è un centro del Trentino-Alto Adige.
Events through the year
- Feast of Saint Bartholomew
Dates follow the traditional patterns described on Wikipedia and Wikivoyage: check locally before you travel.
Based on Wikipedia (Caldes) (CC BY-SA).
Specialities of Trentino-South Tyrol
Typical of the region rather than of this village.
- Strangolapreti (IT)Bread and pasta
- Tortel di patate (IT)Dish
- Carne saladaCured meat
- Puzzone di MoenaCheese
- StrudelSweet
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Based on Wikipedia (Cucina trentina) (CC BY-SA).
Where to sleep
5 places to stay within 3 km
- Hotels 3
- B&Bs and guest houses 1
- Campsites 1
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Data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
Thermal baths nearby
- Thermal spa: Terme di Rabbi · ~17 min by car
- Thermal spa: Therme Meran · ~1 h 06 by car
- Thermal spa: Terme di Comano (IT) · ~1 h 12 by car
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Nearby member villages
- Ossana · 18 km
- Egna – Neumarkt · 25 km
- San Lorenzo in Banale · 32 km
- Rango · 40 km
- Glorenza – Glurns · 45 km