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2nd Day: Desenzano and the mosaics in the Vil- divided in 9 rooms in order to offer to the visitor
la Romana - Peschiera - Borghetto and the mills a 360 panoramic view in the production of the
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Garda’s Beauties (km 26) precious oil, from the cultivation of the vines, to
the harvesting, the pressing, demonstrating the
After breakfast arriving at the renamed touristic
4 days center that invites you on pleasant walks be- evolution of the technique through the years.
tween the picturesque harbor and the narrow There are exhibited the ancient tools used in the
streets uphill to the remains of the castle-shelter mills from 1700 until the 1900, as well as the im-
The Lake Garda or Benaco is the largest Italian Desenzano. Giving notoriety to the lakeside town posing oak press, a water powered crasher and
lake, its surface is approximately 370 km (third are the extraordinary remains of a roman villa. other traditional specimens. Degustation in the
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most deep lake, after Como and Maggiore). The Rich in polychrome mosaics it is compared with Olive Oil Museum.
mild climate and the perfect water temperature the very famous Villa in Piazza Armerina in Sicilia. Continuing to Lazise, rich in monuments that are
make it seems like a sea nestled between the A few minutes to admire the “Last Supper” by Gi- witnessing the long and complex history of the
Alps and the Po valley. The lake is surrounded by ambattista Tiepolo located in the Cathedral of S. village, colorful and elegant, with the city walls
palm trees, oleanders, olives trees and its shores Maria Maddalena. and the Bell Tower situated inside the cemetery
touch three regions: Lombardia, Trentino Alto which stands on the marina. The chess-patterned
Adige and Veneto. All around emerge pictur- Curiosity: one of the testimonials about the city’s pavements in the main city square are marve- Business Proposals in Lakes
esque villages, shores and small harbors, big vi- origins is located in the Archeological Museum; lous. Visit of the Dogana Veneta (from XIV centu-
vacious centers, parks and natural reserves… real it’s an almost completed plow dating back to ry) and panoramic visit to the Castello Scogliero(-
salons of Garda. 2000 B.C. It is considered as the world’s oldest year 1000). Dinner and overnight.
artifact of its kind.
1st Day: Sirmione - Isola del Garda - Gardone Lunch in a restaurant and a stroll to Peschiera del Curiosity: between the 25 streams of the Gar-
Riviera - Salò, capital of the Coast (km 36) Garda, to it’s beautiful old town. The Fortress or da Lake, there is one that is being considered
Our itinerary begins from Sirmione, on the won- Rocca, is a little architectonical gem enclosed in the shortest river in the world: it’s only 175 me-
derful Lombard shore. Along the thin peninsula an imposing pentagonal wall, dating back at the ters long. That is Aril, once called Ri which runs
that divides the southern part of the lake in 2 sixteen century. through the hamlet of Cassone in the Munici-
gulfs, there is the mighty Rocca Scaligera, sur- pality of Malcesine, province of Verona. On such
rounded by the beneficent waters, there is the Curiosity: the defeat of Attila. Near Peschiera, a short course it can enumerate three bridges
mighty Rocca Scaligera surrounded by benefi- near Salionze sul Mincio the tradition reports and a small waterfall. It comes from a pool that
cial waters, because at 18 m. The Boiola spring, that in 492 the Pope Leone I has stopped with- forms a small lake considered a protected fish-
whose waters are used in the thermal spa, lives out any arms Attila, “The Scourge of God”, after ing reserve because of the trout which go up the
in depth. On the tip of the Sirmione Peninsula, he had a campaign of conquest and devastation course in order to lay eggs.
the ruins of a huge villa “Grottoes of Catullus” initiated at the territory of Asia Minor.
which preserves frescoes dating back from I and Departure to Borghetto sul Mincio. Known also 4th Day: Verona
II century B.C. This is the largest archeological site as Monte Borghetto, is a small historical gem, Arriving in the Scaliger city nestled on the Adi-
from the roman period found in northern Italy. an antique village with mills, which is in perfect ge’s two banks. In the city center there is Piazza
You should also see Villa Callas, the residence of symbiosis with its river. An idyllic fluvial, with Bra, which is vast and airy. Not much distant from
the unforgettable soprano. Lunch in a typical res- the three mills, that seems are arising from the there, there is the Arena, a roman amphitheater,
taurant (trattoria)in the old town. water, where their wheels are spinning in the whose facade is an architectonical game of walls
downpour of the water and the cricket of the old and arches, visit of Piazza delle Erbe and Piaza dei
Curiosity: the Latin poet Catullus was really fas- axes. The small center is dominated by the mas- Signori.
cinated by the Lake Garda, and his family had sive presence of the Ponte Visconteo, also called
a villa in Sirmione. After him, poets and writers Pontelungo by the inhabitants of the area, a 650 Curiosuty: on the beautiful Piazza delle Erbe
from every period have praised this lake: Dante meters bridge-dam built in 1395, which visit pro- keep an eye on the Arco della Costa, which con-
Alighieri, Goethe, Ugo Foscolo, Lord Byron and vokes an unique emotion, especially if from there nects two important historical buildings, the Mu-
Henry Stendhal. Not to forget to mention as well you traverse the path of the old fortress in order nicipality House and Casa del Mazzanti. The arc is
Giosuè Carducci, Gabriele D’Annunzio, who spent to head to the spectacular Castello Scaligero, sit- so called because of the whale bone that hangs
his last 17 years in the Vittoriale, James Joyce, uated just beyond the Mincio, on the top of a on it!
and Franz Kafka who, between 1909 and 1913, small hill. Dinner and overnight. We are continuing with the visit of Castel Vechhio
stayed in Desenzano and in Malcesine and Scaliger Bridge (the Castel Vecchio Bridge)
In the afternoon boarding from Sirmione and 3rd Day: Bardolino between wine and oil - La- that shows suggestive corners of the place that
passage on the enchanting Island of Garda (by zise and the stone pavements (km 50) inspired Shakespeare about Romeo and Juliet.
reservation: possibility to get down and visit the Bardolino is one of the most beautiful and fa- Returning in the evening.
island). mous places on the Garda Lake.
Curiosity: in 1220 Saint Francis of Assisi, returning Curiosity: The houses in the old town of Bar- Lago di Garda - Lake Garda
from a trip in the Orient, came to visit the island dolino, constructed and inhabited by fisherman,
and here he built a small hermitage. In 1227 this built in a herringbone pattern, one behind anoth-
hermitage welcomed Saint Antony of Padova and er starting from the first which emerges on the
in 1304, it hosted also Dante Alighieri. beach, are making the center even more charac-
Disembarkation and guided tour of the Coast of teristic. The streets were built perpendicular to
Gardone and of The Shrine of Italian victories, the coast in order to facilitate the safe transport
the last stunning residence of Gabriele d’An- of the boats in front of the house. 123
nunzio. Then proceed to Salò, the capital of the It is these ancient houses, the paved spaces
Magnificent Homeland of the Riviera, since the in front of the doors, the narrow streets full of
XIV century. The historic center, between Piaz- flowers, today souvenir shops, ice cream parlors
za Carmine, the “Fossa” and the lakefront, is a and clubs that reveal the new tourist vocation of
dense succession of streets, alleys and squares the inhabitants. Visit and degustation at the Bar-
with stately homes, elegant shops, restaurants dolino Wine Museum, in Costabella di Bardolino
and bars. The Dome of Salò is the most important , on the splendid hill in front of the homonymous
city’s monument, practically a cathedral on the village which directly overlooks Lake Garda. It is
lake shore. The building started in 1453 and it’s a fascinating journey in the world of wine and its
dedicated to the Santa Maria Annunziata which history.
suffered looting by the Napoleon’s army after 3 The Garda’s oil is well known all over the world
centuries and a devastating earthquake in 1901. for its high standard quality. Visit of the Olive Oil
Dinner and overnight. Museum in Cisano, a historical-didactical route

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