Pergine Valsugana is worth a stop: 5 minutes from Vignola, 31km from Lago di Tovel.
Pergine Valsugana is in Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy, with about 12,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Vignola, about 4 km away.
Pergine Valsugana (Pèrzen or Pèrzem in local dialect, German: Fersen im Suganertal) is a comune (municipality) in Trentino in the northern Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 9 kilometres (6 mi) east of Trento.
Pergine Valsugana borders the following municipalities: Baselga di Pinè, Trento,Read more Fornace, Sant'Orsola Terme, Civezzano, Frassilongo, Vignola-Falesina, Novaledo, Levico Terme, Tenna, Vigolo Vattaro, Bosentino, Caldonazzo and Calceranica al Lago.
Narrow, tree-then-tundra climb to 2,047 m linking the Valsugana with Val di Fiemme: a Giro d'Italia climb that stays almost empty of cars. Twenty-plus hairpins, a summit lakelet and Lagorai granite all to yourself.
20 km · about 25 min drive
natural wonder
Lago di Tovel
Emerald lake cupped in the Brenta Dolomites, famous until 1964 for turning blood-red each summer from an algal bloom. A quiet paved road through Val di Tovel ends near the shore; a flat loop trail circles the water under 2,000-m walls.
31 km · about 35 min drive
landmark
Riva del Garda
A lively town at the northern tip of Lake Garda surrounded by towering mountains, popular for windsurfing and climbing.
36 km · about 40 min drive
mountain pass
Passo di Lavazè
A gentle forested pass between the Val di Fiemme and the Val d'Ega, with the Latemar massif rising ahead.
38 km · about 45 min drive
mountain pass
Mendel Pass
A pass above Bolzano with a historic funicular alongside, looking out over the Adige valley vineyards.
39 km · about 45 min drive
landmark
Limone sul Garda
A scenic village on Lake Garda's western shore, tucked between limestone cliffs and known for its historic lemon terraces.
45 km · about 50 min drive
natural wonder
Lago di Carezza
A tiny jewel-toned lake reflecting the Latemar peaks, framed by spruce forest beside the Great Dolomites Road.
46 km · about 55 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Malcesine
A lakeside town under Monte Baldo on Garda's eastern shore, with a Scaliger castle and a cable car to alpine ridges.
47 km · about 55 min drive
Driving roads near Pergine Valsugana
12 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 60km.
20 kmPasso ManghenNarrow, tree-then-tundra climb to 2,047 m linking the Valsugana with Val di Fiemme: a Giro d'Italia climb that stays almost empty of cars. Twenty-plus hairpins, a summit lakelet and Lagorai granite all to yourself.
38 kmPasso di LavazèA gentle forested pass between the Val di Fiemme and the Val d'Ega, with the Latemar massif rising ahead.
39 kmMendel PassA pass above Bolzano with a historic funicular alongside, looking out over the Adige valley vineyards.
47 kmMalcesineA lakeside town under Monte Baldo on Garda's eastern shore, with a Scaliger castle and a cable car to alpine ridges.
47 kmPasso di Costalunga Latemar ViewpointA roadside outlook on the Karer Pass road with the Latemar towers reflected in the woods below.
48 kmPasso di Costalunga (Karer Pass)The 1,745 m western gateway of the Great Dolomite Road, climbing from Bolzano past the emerald Lago di Carezza with the Latemar and Rosengarten walls towering overhead.