Canale di Tenno

Today Canale di Tenno preserves intact the original urban layout, consisting of four streets converging in the small square, a large number of stone houses and the characteristic avvolti, which connect the houses to each other. Some of these houses are decorated with frescoes, mostly modern, the most valuable of which is the work of the painter Gianni Longinotti and decorates the facade of his house.

Partially abandoned after World War I, the hamlet was slowly reborn after World War II. The Turin-born painter Giacomo Vittone, who spent many years of his life on Lake Garda in Trentino and immortalized Canale in several of his works, fell strongly in love with this village. The village of Canale di Tenno did not cease to enchant other artists, such as Gianni Longinotti himself, as well as foreign travelers and tourists who slowly brought it back to life by buying some houses and renovating them. Today the village of Canale is experiencing a season of revival thanks to tourism, attracted by nearby Lake Tenno and cultural offerings.

There is in fact a small but rich museum collecting the tools of rural life and the Artists' House, dedicated to Canale's adopted painter Giacomo Vittone. Today it is an art production center that hosts courses, exhibitions, and concerts, but it is also a residence for artists. Just outside Canale, on the road to Villa Calvola, a large monument depicting four men conversing, called "Le vicinie," recalls the management of the "common thing" through local "rules" established by the heads of families.