Lago di Garda

Lago di Garda Italy Lake Garda

biggest lake in northern Italy, famous in all Europe for its good climate and beauties

Lago di Garda has many faces: plane, hill, mountain, forest, countryquiet, angry, you have to come many times to see these at all. The northern lake is  mainly mountainous while the southern is hilly, the western side of the coast is precipie on the lake while the eastern has beaches. Lago di Garda has a really long history that begins long before the Romans, through the piles, and Cenoman the Etruscans, the Romans and the birth of Christianity, almost all the invasions of the barbarians included Attila, the Municipalities and the Lordships of Scala, Visconti, Gonzaga, the Serenissima Republic of Venice, Napoleone and then comes to the wars of Independence of Italy. Lake Garda area (between Trento, Verona,

Mantua, Brescia) has always been a border zone between Peoples, Lordships or States, so it is full of castles and ruins, first romanic churches and museums. Sirmione peninsula is in the heart of the lake and from here all passed; with Romans it was an important mansio (stopping place) on the Gallic way and thermal place, later was an important fortness to control the lake togheter with Salò, Scovolo, Manerba, Peschiera, Garda. The history of Lake Garda is fascinating and full of mysteries, our area is rich in works of art, castles, medieval villages and beautiful landscapes to visit; from Sirmione you are convenient to reach every locality of the lake by boat, by bicycle, by car; enjoy our local cuisine with lake fish and our wines lugana, chiaretto della Valtenesi, groppello, bardolino and we are sure you will come again!

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If you want to know some more about our lake find many informations on this link: www.GardaTourism.it