Cavalese

Cavalese lies in the Fiemme Valley beside the Gambis brook. The village developed in the twelfth century, when mills, sawmills and smiths working copper made use of the stream. The valley was ruled by the prince-bishops of Trent, but its inhabitants enjoyed broad autonomy through the community of Fiemme. In the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries bishops and nobles came to Cavalese for recreation and contributed to its growth; the bishops' palace later became the home of the valley community.