THE OLD SAWMILL "TAIALACQUA"
"Don" Taialacqua's (“Father” Water cutter's) good idea
It was thanks to the parish priest Don Taialacqua that the villagers built the old Taialacqua Sawmill along the Via Lungolago of Molveno in 1500.
He wanted to improve the economic conditions of the population by producing semi-finished wooden products to then sell in the upper area of Lake Garda. His surname was auspicious, not only because the sawmill bore his name but also because it was water-operated. The water comes from "Rio Molini" which moves a wheel embedded in a 10 cm beech axis, which in turn moves a piston rod transforming the rotary movement of the blade into a vertical one to saw the logs.
This is where the so-called 6 to 10 mm thick wooden "Molvene" boards were produced.
After the Taialacqua sawmill, 300 more sawmills were built in the Trentino region, but this one is one of the few that has survived and which is in excellent condition. The high number of sawmills in the valley and in the "Ischia" plain towards the heart of the Brenta Dolomites led the valley to be called "Val delle Seghe" (the Valley of Saws).
Not to be missed
The inside of the sawmill. There is a Visitor's Information Centre outside the sawmill explaining how it worked. Visitors can go inside in summer from the middle of June to the middle of September, and in winter only on request, so make sure you book before turning up.

THE VILLAGE OF MAURINA
Discover the beauty of the village of Maurina

THE VILLAGE OF DORSINO
A stroll under the ramp ways of Dorsino

THE VILLAGE OF SAN LORENZO IN BANALE
Discover the beauty of the village of San Lorenzo in Banale

LIBRARIES
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SMALL VILLAGE CHURCHES
Affreschi e dipinti del sacro a San Lorenzo Dorsino

SAINT THOMAS' CHURCH
The gothic jewel of Cavedago

THE CHURCH OF ST. VIGILIO IN MOLVENO
Art and culture in Molveno

MUSE - SCIENCE MUSEUM
The place in Trento, where architecture and science merge together

THE CHURCH OF ST. VIGILIO IN SPORMAGGIORE
Holy art in Spormaggiore

CINEMA & THEATRE
Emotions for everyone

THE THREE-ARCHED BRIDGE IN CAVEDAGO
Forego bridge in Cavedago

THE ROMAN BRIDGE AND THE NAPOLEONIC FORTS
Discover the remains of a time long gone

M.A.S. MUSEUM
Get ready to go on a long journey back in time, by taking just a few steps

ARCHEOLOGICAL SITES
Archeological sites in Trentino

THE OLD SAWMILL "TAIALACQUA"
Discover the fascinating story of the parish priest "Don Taialacqua" and the great intuition he had

SKIRAMA DOLOMITI
The Dolomites: Italian lifestyle at high altitude
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5 January - 4 p.m. La Roda Refuge
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10 February - 6 a.m. Cima Paganella
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