Original Vintage Italy Travel Poster Trento Alps Monument To Dante ENIT Railways

Original vintage travel poster for Brescia issued by the Italian Tourism Board ENIT featuring a flock of birds flying around the stone tower of the histori...

Original vintage travel poster for Monte Generoso featuring a stunning view of the Alps by Louis Koller (1904-1978), depicting the old Hotel Kulm and Ristorante Vetta restaurant buil...

This magnificent original 1933 Italian travel poster promotes Trento, issued by ENIT (Ente Nazionale Italiano per il Turismo) to celebrate this Alpine city’s cultural heritage and stunning natural beauty. The poster features an elegant and detailed illustration of the Monumento a Dante, the imposing statue of Dante Alighieri inaugurated in 1896, framed by a lush landscaped park and set against the dramatic backdrop of the Dolomite foothills. The harmonious composition bathes Trento in the gentle warm light of a late afternoon, with pastel pink clouds illuminating the scene and a palette of bright florals and deep green conifers guiding the viewer’s gaze toward the monument. Printed by the renowned Chappuis printing house in Bologna, the poster is marked with the ENIT emblem at lower left, signifying its official purpose to promote Italy’s regional cities and historic sites. The stylised border and typographic simplicity evoke the Art Deco aesthetic popular in Italian graphic design during the 1930s, combining classical elegance with modern clarity. Trento, historically a meeting point of Italian and Germanic cultures, was in the interwar period developing its tourism identity as the “Gateway to the Dolomites.” This poster captures that strategy, celebrating both the city’s urban sophistication and its natural surroundings. Today, ENIT posters...

This original 1932 travel poster by Nufer captures the timeless allure of Locarno, the sun-drenched jewel of southern Switzerland. Designed with striking Art Deco precision, the comp...