THE PALACE

Caldes Castle now presents itself as an imposing building with a residential appearance, the result of continuous construction, expansions, and modifications over the centuries since the thirteenth century.
From the fifteenth century onwards, the castle became part of the heritage of the powerful Thun dynasty, along with the strategically significant Rocca di Samoclevo located above it. During the sixteenth century, the Thun family transformed the fortified character of the castle into that of a noble residence, inhabiting it continuously until the mid-eighteenth century.

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OLINDA'S ROOM

HALL OF THE COLUMN

GREAT HALL

COUNT’S STUBE AND COUNTESS’S ROOM

ROOM OF THE LIGHT BLUE FRIEZE

OLINDA'S ROOM

The narrow room, located in one of the highest parts of the castle, is traditionally said to be the place where Olinda was locked up and consumed by her lovesickness. Olinda, the main character of one of the most popular legends in Trentino, may be identified with the noblewoman Maria Elisabetta Thun.
The ceiling vault is decorated with motifs that evoke the theme of Love thwarted but not conquered, inspired to the anguished passion of the young woman: reins of love, ardent hearts and various floral species with symbolic meaning.

Castello Caldes Entrata Stanza Di Olinda

HALL OF THE COLUMN

Austere and evocative, the Sala della colonna is so called because of its robust central stone pillar. Built at the base of a medieval tower, it constituted, together with another building included in a walled enclosure, the original core of the structure. This was probably the walled domus erected by the brothers Rodolfo, Enrico and Arnoldo di Cagnò by concession of the prince-bishop around 1235.

Castello Caldes Palazzo Interno Vista Sala della Colonna

GREAT HALL

A spacious representative environment, this hall is also known as ‘degli erkers’ (‘of the erkers’) due to the presence of two bay windows (erkers), which lend it both elegance and luminosity, while softening and enlivening the external façade.
Its construction is part of the renovations initiated by the Thun family in the early decades of the sixteenth century to redefine their residence. The adjacent corridor, decorated with a fresco frieze depicting mermaids, dates back to the same period.

COUNT’S STUBE AND COUNTESS’S ROOM

Housed in the ancient tower of the castle, this elegant and discreet room preserves fine nineteenth-century fir wood panelling, painted in tempera with delicate plant-inspired moulded motifs, following the traditional Trentino-Tyrolean stube model. The room is also complemented by the presence of a majolica stove. It connects to the Countess’s room, an intimate and measured space, which may be identified as the Frauenzimmer, a women’s chamber frequently mentioned in historical documents.

ROOM OF THE LIGHT BLUE FRIEZE

Accessible by ascending the imposing stone spiral staircase, renovated in 1571, the second floor consists of a series of rooms probably intended for private use. Several rooms still preserve traces of the sixteenth-century pictorial decoration, such as the large corner room decorated with a grotesque monochrome frieze on a light blue background..

Castello Caldes Panoramica Stanza Fregio Azzurro 2

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