the kingdom of meadows and woods, 35 kilometers long and surrounded by the lagorai and latemar mountain ranges, valle di fiemme 
has become one of the major tourist resorts of trentino with a wide variety of accommodation from four star hotels to comfortable family apartments in small villages. the valley's capital is cavalese, the ancient administrative center with the magnificent community palazzo where the local community rules of self government were established in the middle ages and are still of vital importance in the management of an immense woodland heritage. among the trees in the pieve park, in cavalese, you can find the "banc de la reson". a circular stone construction where, in the equivalent of the current parliament, the elected representatives of the rules, inspired by longobard law,used to sit and debate matters concerning the magnificent community.
this form of self government was so elaborate and valid that it was also recognized and accepted by the prince bishops of trento during their reign. the inhabitants of valle di fiemme have defended their rules for centuries from tyrolean and french invasions, fully aware of their importance and value. cavalese and predazzo, the chief centers of fiemme, have become renowned resorts in recent years, but many other smaller centers have by no means lagged behind. all of them are able to provide first class accommodation coupled with a cordiality and candor typical of these mountain people.
