A TRUE AND LIVED TERRITORY
The Vigolana Plateau represents a rare example of an Alpine territory that has managed to preserve its rural character intact, maintaining a very low degree of tourism and a deep, authentic, and daily connection with Nature.
Here, the landscape has not been transformed for tourism but continues to be lived in and cared for by those who inhabit it, following slow and harmonious rhythms that respect the balance between humans and the environment.
The Vigolana Plateau stands out for the almost complete absence of invasive tourist infrastructures: there are no ski lifts, amusement parks, or artificial attractions.
The number of hotels and tourist apartments is deliberately very limited, favoring a conscious, discreet, and respectful enjoyment.
This choice strengthens the identity of the territory as a place of silence, simplicity, and authenticity, where the visitor does not consume the landscape but crosses it with attention and awareness.
BETWEEN MOUNTAINS AND LAKES: A RARE BALANCE
The territory occupies a unique geographical position, suspended between two complementary landscape worlds: on one side the peaks and plateaus of Folgaria and Lavarone, and on the other the splendid lakes of Valsugana, with their water, light, and wide-open views.
This intermediate location creates a rare balance, where the most authentic Alpine environment harmoniously interacts with gentler and brighter landscapes, offering wide views, a balanced climate, and an extraordinary variety of environments concentrated in a small space.
The Vigolana Plateau extends in an area of rare landscape and climatic quality, suspended between the high altitudes of Folgaria and Lavarone and the lake landscapes of Valsugana, creating a harmonious transition environment between mountains and valley.
This geographical configuration generates a balanced microclimate, characterized by clean air, mild temperatures, and a constant perception of openness and breath.
A CONTINUOUS NATURAL LANDSCAPE
Nature is the absolute protagonist: vast forests, meadows, pastures, and wild environments form a complete and continuous landscape mosaic.
The forests of Vigolana act as an ecological and landscape hinge between the higher altitudes and the lower lake basins, enhancing the feeling of a “suspended” place, far from the main flows yet deeply connected to the surrounding nature.
The territory appears as a true ecological threshold, where the forests play a fundamental role in connecting different ecosystems, ensuring environmental continuity, biodiversity, and a strong sensory quality of the landscape.
Wide views, natural light, and the alternation between open spaces and wooded areas reinforce the perception of a place dedicated to physical and mental regeneration.
AGRICULTURE AND ANCIENT KNOWLEDGE
The high incidence of rurality and agricultural economy testifies to a still-living connection with traditional activities, which shape the territory and ensure biodiversity, environmental quality, and cultural continuity.
Mountain agriculture constitutes one of the founding elements of the identity of the Vigolana Plateau.
Local productions, resulting from small farms and a short supply chain deeply rooted in the territory, tell a culture of craftsmanship attentive to seasonality, quality, and environmental sustainability.
Among the most representative excellences are small fruits, the Chestnut of Centa San Nicolò, a symbol of a centuries-old tradition, and mountain potatoes and apples, grown in a climatic context that enhances their naturalness and flavor.
These productions represent a territorial safeguard and a heritage of transmitted knowledge.
SLOW TOURISM, WELL-BEING, AND REGENERATION
The main driver of the tourist experience is walking: forest walks, nature trails, and bike itineraries designed for slow and deep enjoyment of the landscape, also made accessible to people with disabilities, in a perspective of inclusion and universal right to contact with nature.
The GSTC (Global Sustainable Tourism Council) certification confirms the concrete commitment to sustainability and environmental protection.
In the tourism strategy, the Vigolana Plateau draws inspiration from slow tourism, cultural and food-wine tourism, and the forest understood as a place of mindfulness, regeneration, and profound well-being, through experiences of conscious walking, forest bathing, and sensory immersion.
The Vigolana Plateau thus presents itself as an authentic place: a territory where the quality of air, landscape, food, and time becomes a value, and where the visitor is invited to experience deep regeneration, respecting the environment and the communities that inhabit it.
THE BEAR OF VIGOLANA: AN ANCIENT TRENTINO PROVERB
"Fin che gh'è l'orsa sula Vigolana, non sta cavàr la maia de lana"
(translation: "As long as there is the bear on the Vigolana, do not remove the wool sweater")
Used mainly in the Trentino capital, the saying refers to the majestic figure of the bear, visible on the northern face of the Vigolana during the winter period.
The sharp color contrast that emerges between the whiteness of the snow and the dark tones of the rock formation stands out clearly on the mountain massif throughout the cold season.
The people of Trentino are very attached to the Vigolana bear; in fact, the perception of its silhouette signals the persistence of winter and the cold air currents descending to the valley.
With the melting of the snow, the bear gradually disappears, marking the end of the harsh winter and the approach of spring!
