Castel Toblino, antica residenza medievale estiva dei principi-vescovi di Trento, si stagliò sotto i raggi di sole di prima serata illuminando il paesaggio tra le vette dolomitiche del Monte Casale e del Monte Garzole o del piccolo Dain, che torreggia sopra il Lago di Toblino in Trentino-Alto Adige, Italia settentrionale.
2832 x 4256 px | 24 x 36 cm | 9,4 x 14,2 inches | 300dpi
Data acquisizione:
9 settembre 2011
Ubicazione:
Lago di Toblino, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy
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Lago di Toblino, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy: medieval Castel Toblino stands out in stark silhouette below rays from the fast-sinking sun lighting the landscape between two contrasting Dolomite peaks, as a light breeze on a calm September evening gently ruffles the surface of this alpine lake. The rugged bulk of Monte Casale rises to 1, 631m (5, 351 ft) in the background while Monte Garzole or Piccolo Dain, although much lower at 971m (3, 186 ft), features a tough climbing challenge: a sheer rockface soaring above the castle promontory below. The Lago di Toblino lies about 15 km west of the regional capital, Trento, in the Sarca Valley, also known as the Valle dei Laghi (Valley of the Lakes). It is regarded as one of the most beautiful of northern Italy’s small lakes, not least for its location amid Dolomite peaks, softer hills, dense forests, vineyards, fruit trees and cypresses. Castel Toblino was founded on the site of a 2, 000-year-old cult temple on a spur of rock that had fallen into the lake from Piccolo Dain above. The land, originally an island, became a peninsula as the water level dropped. The castle, once a formidable fortress, dates from the 12th century, although it owes its present configuration to Cardinal Bernardo Cles or Clesio (1485-1539), the powerful Prince-Bishop of Trent or Trentino. He converted the castle into a desirable summer residence for himself and future prince-bishops, especially the four members of the noble Madruzzo family who followed him in the role. The Castel Toblino now features an elegant waterside restaurant with a sun terrace offering superb panoramic views of the lake and the Dolomite slopes around it. D1238.B4772
