LAKE GARDA

The wonderful territory that awaits you

Peschiera del Garda

Given its strategic position between the lake and the Mincio river, the Po valley and the morainic hills, & egrave; been inhabited since & rsquo; et & agrave; of the bronze and constituted an important bulwark for the defense of the Veneto up to the unit & agrave; of Italy. The historic center is; completely surrounded by water and imposing walls that make Peschiera a small star-shaped Venice. There are several Hapsburg military buildings of great elegance. The two monumental gates and the Roman archaeological area are also worth a look.

Sirmione

Its particular peninsula shape, & nbsp; the fascinating Roman and medieval vestiges & nbsp; and the humble fishermen's houses & nbsp; make Sirmione the most & nbsp; visited localit & agrave; bathing area of ​​the lake. & nbsp; The historic center is located on an island and can be reached via the bridge. The Scaligero castle welcomes you, alternating merlons of different shapes and constituting a complex of medieval architecture of rare beauty with its graceful dock. On a rocky promontory among the olive trees & egrave; lays down one of the most ancient Roman villas; larger and more; impressive d & rsquo; Italy, which gives Sirmione the charm of Pompeii. Of great refinement are the fragments of & nbsp; Roman frescoes in the & nbsp; archaeological museum . & Nbsp; On the hill stand the bell towers of the church of the & nbsp; Madonna della Neve and S. Pietro in Malvino with medieval frescoes . & nbsp; To see the ruins of the & nbsp; Lombard monastery , the park of & nbsp; Villa Cortine, the villa of the soprano & nbsp; Maria Callas and the Boiola thermal spring & nbsp; reachable by speedboat. The treatments with sulphurous water of the & nbsp; Terme Aquaria and Catullo are very suitable as autumn prophylaxis.

Desenzano

The city more popolata del Garda was once a reference point for the important market which is still held on Tuesdays. The splendid & nbsp; Mosaics of the Roman Villa & nbsp; and the prehistoric finds of the & nbsp; Museo Rambotti & nbsp; prove that the place is; inhabited since time immemorial. Mosaic floors with tigers, cupids fishing and girls intertwining flowers give an idea of ​​how sumptuous this Roman villa by the lake once was. The most ancient plow of the world & egrave; preserved in a deconsecrated monastery together with other objects of the daily life of hunters of the Et & agrave; of the stone and our ancestors of the stilts.