🍎🏔🎿 IL TRENTINO ALTO ADIGE - Le Regioni d'Italia (Geografia) 📚🌍

Trentino-Alto Adige is a region in northern Italy. It borders Austria to the north, Veneto to the east and southeast, and Lombardy and Switzerland to the west. Trentino-Alto Adige is a completely mountainous region. It is home to the Vetta d'Italia, the northernmost point of our country. Proceeding from west to east, one encounters the initial sector of the Eastern Alps, consisting of the Ötztal Alps and the Atesine Alps, and part of the Dolomites. Between the mountain ranges, wide valleys of glacial origin open up: the largest is the Adige Valley, between Merano and Rovereto, which takes its name from the river that flows through the region: the Adige. Trentino-Alto Adige is home to small, picturesque Alpine lakes, such as Lake Carezza and Lake Molveno, while to the south lies Lake Garda, which the region shares with Lake Garda and Lombardy. The climate is Alpine, characterized by cold, snowy winters and short, cool summers. The regional capital is Trento. The other province is Bolzano. In the past, the northern part of the region, known as Alto Adige and also known as South Tyrol, belonged to Austria. For this reason, the South Tyrolean population still speaks German, which is taught in schools alongside Italian and is found on all road signs. Furthermore, the Dolomites are home to an ethnic group that speaks an ancient dialect called Ladin. To protect these cultural and linguistic differences, the region has a special status: for more information, please see the video above. Agriculture is practiced in the valley floors and on sunny slopes. Apples are the main crop: the most famous and popular are those from the Venosta and Non Valleys. Apples are used to make juices, jams, and the delicious strudel, a rolled pastry filled with apples, pine nuts, raisins, and cinnamon, usually served with custard or cream. Potatoes and cabbage, used to make the famous sauerkraut, are also grown, as are grapes, which are used to make fine wines. Thanks to the numerous pastures, cattle farming is widespread, and their milk produces some of the best Italian yogurts. Among the region's typical dishes are canederli, also known as Knödel: bread dumplings topped with speck, which can be enjoyed either in broth or dry. In Trentino-Alto Adige, you can also try spätzle, small dumplings typical of southern Germany made from eggs and flour, which are sometimes also found in a green version with spinach. And polenta is never missing, served with mushrooms, meat stews, or sausage. Given its abundant forests, Trentino-Alto Adige is Italy's leading producer of timber. The abundance of water favors the production of electricity, used by furniture factories, sawmills, and other industrial plants. The majority of the population is engaged in tourism-related activities; the Dolomites, for example, with their evocative landscapes and available ski resorts, are a draw for countless vacationers, who are welcomed by well-equipped hotels scattered throughout the area. And even in summer, the green mountain landscapes have much to offer tourists of all ages. Trentino is dotted with fairytale castles, and in Trento in particular, you can admire Buonconsiglio Castle with its cycle of late-medieval frescoes. And the city's cathedral is definitely worth a visit. The city is also home to the MUSE, the Science Museum, which offers a wide range of exhibitions suitable for the whole family. Between Trentino and Lombardy, Stelvio National Park is the largest in the Alps, home to deer, ibex, chamois, marmots, and stoats, as well as numerous bird species, including the golden eagle, the symbol of the park. SOURCES    / @stelviopark      / @ilovevaldinonit   MUSIC Mountain Sun by Audionautix is ​​licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Artist: http://audionautix.com/ 🎂🍰 Follow us on Facebook!   / pasticciotti.it   and on Instagram: i_pasticciotti_it