Pergine: a small town close to Trento
Pergine Valsugana is the third-largest municipality in Trentino by population, with more than 21,000 residents. It has schools, shops, services and a railway station, with enough of an urban feel to make it a practical alternative for anyone who wants to stay close to Trento without living in the provincial capital.
Being close to Trento does not mean that Pergine is simply a residential area. It has its own business community, with companies of different sizes and across different sectors. Trentino Sviluppo’s BIC, only a few hundred metres from the railway station, covers more than 23,000 square metres and hosts start-ups, SMEs and industrial companies. Since 2024, it has also been home to the Life Sciences Hub, with laboratories and spaces for companies working in biotechnology.
That is one of the less obvious things about Alta Valsugana: you may choose to live here because Trento is close, but that does not necessarily mean travelling into the city every day for work.
From town to mountains in just a few kilometres
From Pergine, the landscape changes quickly. There are the lakes of Caldonazzo and Levico, then the road climbs towards the plateaus and places such as Baselga di Piné, where the setting is unmistakably mountainous. Living in the mountains here, however, does not necessarily mean moving away from everyday services or organising your entire life around a car and long journeys. The main communities have schools, services for families, shops and what you need for day-to-day life, while Trento remains relatively close.
That may be the area’s most distinctive feature: you can decide how much mountain you want. You can live in Pergine, with the scale of a small town and a train connection to Trento, or move higher towards villages, forests and plateaus while keeping the provincial capital within manageable reach.
This is not mountain territory designed only for holidays. It is lived in throughout the year. Alta Valsugana sits precisely in between: close enough to the city not to feel cut off, but far enough into the mountains to experience a different side of Trentino.
