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ART AND CULTURE
Are you looking for a holiday dedicated to art and culture? In Garda Veneto you can dive into its history enclosed in the castles, hermitages, fortresses, historical villas and museums. A fascinating journey full of legends and artistic treasures that distinguish the Garda area.
Points of interest:
Archaeological Museum, Archaeopark of Bastia
Cavaion Veronese
The Civic Archaeological Museum, located in the town hall, houses prehistoric finds from Cavaion, the small lake of Cà Nove and neighbouring municipal…
Architecture of the Contrade (quarters)
San Zeno di Montagna
The municipality of San Zeno di Montagna is full of contrade! San Zeno, Ca’ Montagna, Ca’ Schena, Canevói, Sperane, Capra, Ca’ Sartori, Le Tese, Caste…
Attilio Fedrigo Paleontological and Territorial Origin Museum
Sona
The Museum named after Attilio Fedrigo contains fossil material of great beauty and importance. Through several hundred finds from Italy and abroad, i…
Audio guides of Peschiera del Garda
Peschiera del Garda
Peschiera del Garda is an important example of a fortified town completely surrounded by water which, thanks to the numerous examples of military stru…
Borghetto sul Mincio
Valeggio sul Mincio
Borghetto sul Mincio is considered one of the most beautiful villages in Italy. This small village, born in symbiosis with the river Mincio, owes its…
Botanical Garden of Novezzina-Hortus Europae
Ferrara di Monte Baldo
A refuge for floristic species, the Novezzina Botanical Garden attracts many visitors every year, passionate about the mountain of the same name for i…
Cà Montagna Palace
San Zeno di Montagna
Palazzo Cà Montagna is the oldest and most magnificent palace in San Zeno di Montagna. Associated with the Montagna family, the original structure of…
Caorsa church
Affi
This small 13th-century church is located halfway between the municipalities of Affi and Cavaion Veronese, and safeguards numerous historical and arti…
Cavour Water Park
Valeggio sul Mincio
Not far from Borghetto, in Ariano, the Cavour Water Park is the ideal destination for all those in search of cooling off from the summer heat. Childre…
Church of San Michele Arcangelo
Bardolino
The present church was built between 1766 and 1774 as an extension of an earlier construction, namely the small church of S. Michele, documented since…
Church of San Nicola in Assenza
Brenzone sul Garda
The church of San Nicola in Assenza was built around the 11th-12th centuries as an expression of the cult of the saintly bishop of Myra, already docum…
Church of San Nicolò
Lazise
The small Romanesque church of San Nicolò, together with the Dogana Veneta, surround the town’s Porto Vecchio, making it one of the must-see attractio…
Church of San Pietro a Campo
Brenzone sul Garda
Among the medieval churches, that of San Pietro a Campo is controversial as far as dating is concerned. The small church, which has only one nave, has…
Church of San Pietro in Cattedra
Valeggio sul Mincio
The parish church of San Pietro in Cattedra, with its strikingly unusual façade embellished by a beautiful bronze portal, was built in 1753, on the re…
Church of San Quirico and Giulitta
Sona
The small 15th-century church is dedicated to Saint Quirico and his mother Giulitta, who were both martyred in the year 304 during the persecution ord…
Church of San Rocco
Bussolengo
Built certainly before 1500, this humble church contains a remarkable little treasure of faith and art. More than thirty paintings illustrate a signif…
Church of San Rocco
Sona
In Fornelli, today known as San Rocco, in the shade of centuries-old trees stands the church of the same name, a small masterpiece of religious archit…
Church of San Salvar
Bussolengo
An old church, an example of Longobard architecture dating from the 7th-8th century, inside which there is a square-based stela with Roman inscription…
Church of San Severo
Bardolino
The Church of S. Severo was built between the end of the 11th and the beginning of the 12th century. However, if we consider a document of Berengario…
Church of San Vito
Bardolino
Moving up into the hills, a visit to the church of San Vito in Cortelline is a must. Immersed in a large olive grove, this church dates back to the be…
Church of San Zeno di Montagna
San Zeno di Montagna
The Church of San Zeno di Montagna, designed by architect Alessandro Paduzzi, is built on an earlier chapel dating back to Romanesque times and dedica…
Church of Santa Maria Maggiore
Bussolengo
Parish church in the centre of Bussolengo, dating back to around 1199. In the 18th century, the church building was extensively renovated and the choi…
Church of St Anthony in Biaza
Brenzone sul Garda
Built on the model of Roman architecture, the Church of Sant’Antonio was built to meet the spiritual needs of the small village of Biaza. Inside, you…
Church of St Mark the Evangelist
Valeggio sul Mincio
In the centre of Borghetto, there is a small Church of San Marco Evangelista, dating back to the 18th century. The structure, built on the remains of…
Church of St Valentine
Bussolengo
Built around the 12th century, the Church of St Valentine is the most significant monument in the town. In the first half of the 15th century, it was…
Church of St. Zenone and St. Martin
Lazise
In the historic centre of Lazise, near Porta San Zeno, there is the majestic church of the saints Zenone and Martin, characterised by a white façade t…
Corte Torcolo, event centre
Cavaion Veronese
In addition to its archaeological treasures, the historical centre is characterised by the so-called ‘introi’, or passages between stone walls, which…
Ethnographic Museum
Brenzone sul Garda
The museum is housed in the birthplace of Blessed Mother Maria Domenica Mantovani who founded the Institute “Piccole Suore della Sacra Famiglia” toget…
Feniletto memorial stone
Sona
The Cippo del Feniletto (stone of Feniletto) is located in San Giorgio in Salici in the village of the same name. The small monument commemorates the…
Flora and Fauna of Monte Baldo
Ferrara di Monte Baldo
The flora and fauna of Monte Baldo is largely divided into four characteristic belts: the Mediterranean, mountain, boreal and alpine. The vegetation i…
Fort Wohlgemuth
Rivoli Veronese
Built between 1850 and 1851 on the heights of Monte Castello, to the north-east of Rivoli, the Fort was intended to protect the roads from Affi to Riv…
Franciscan cloister
Bussolengo
The cloister, attached to the Sanctuary, was part of a Franciscan monastic complex and is one of the few examples of monastic architecture still exist…
German cemetery
Costermano sul Garda
The German Cemetery of Costermano was built between 1956 and 1967, the year in which it was opened to the public. It is managed by the German humanita…
Guarienti Palace
Valeggio sul Mincio
Palazzo Guarienti stands in the historical centre of the town. It dates back to the 18th century and is known by the people of Valeggio as the ‘patrio…
Hall of frescoes
Sona
In Sona, between one monastery and another, there are also villas that have retained the names of their first owners throughout history. On the left-h…
Historic centre of Garda
Garda
Garda is a picturesque fishing village, where narrow streets and alleyways retain the charm of old times. A walk not to be missed is the one that cros…
La Palazzina storica
Peschiera del Garda
Visiting the “Palazzina del Comando di Piazza Forte”, commonly called the “Palazzina Storica”, it seems as if time has stood still. It is a two-storey…
La Rocca di Garda
Garda
La Rocca is a headland that in the Middle Ages was topped by a fortress which gave its name to the entire lake, changing it from “Benaco” to “Lago di…
Lazise Castle
Lazise
The first records of Lazise date back to the period between 888 and 961 when the town was a “free village”, i.e. a town not subject to any feudal lord…
Medieval Fortifications
Lazise
The Scaliger Castle at Lazise, built between 1375 and 1381, is part of the complex of defensive works in the area of Verona. One of the main streets f…
Monte Baldo Mountain Hut Historical Museum – Lugagnano di Sona
Sona
The museum is part of a project of the National Alpine Association and is divided into four thematic areas: The tools of agricultural and manufacturin…
Monte Baldo Observatory
Ferrara di Monte Baldo
The Monte Baldo Astronomical Observatory Angelo Gelodi is the first public observatory in the province of Verona to be entirely managed by the municip…
Monument to the fallen in the Great War, the first in Veneto
Sona
The war memorial in the parish churchyard of Palazzolo, the first to be erected in the Veneto region and the fourth in Italy after the end of the Firs…
Mount Baldo memorial
Ferrara di Monte Baldo
The recently designed memorial is located in the area of the municipality of Ferrara di Monte Baldo. Built in 1982 by the Associazione Combattenti e R…
Mount Baldo trenches
Ferrara di Monte Baldo
During the First World War, the heights of Monte Baldo became important for the positioning of strategic points of a visual advantage over the enemy i…
Museum of Fishing and Lake Traditions
Peschiera del Garda
The museum is situated in the Radetzky Hall (former Powder Laboratory) of the Porta Verona Artillery Barracks. Inside you can discover the nautical in…
Museum of the Scaliger Castle of Torri del Benaco
Torri del Benaco
The Museo del Castello Scaligero houses the Museum of Fishing and Local Traditions, the first in Italy to be dedicated to fishing. The beautiful lemon…
Napoleonic Museum
Rivoli Veronese
Rivoli was the scene of battle in January 1797 when Napoleon’s troops, engaged in the Italian campaign, faced the Austrian army under the orders of Ge…
Old Railway Station
Affi
The Verona-Affi-Caprino/Affi-Garda railway was an Italian railway line that connected Verona to Lake Garda and the slopes of Mount Baldo. The first se…
Oliosi Flag Museum
Castelnuovo del Garda
The museum was inaugurated on the occasion of the Festa della Bandiera, an event of Risorgimento to which the community of Castelnovese is particularl…
Ossuary of Custoza
Sommacampagna
The Ossuary of Custoza stands on Belvedere Hill. Inaugurated in 1879, it contains the remains of those who died in the first and third Italian indepen…
Palazzo Angelini
Castelnuovo del Garda
From 1817 to 1896, this historical monument sheltered the King of Italy Vittorio Emanuele II, Napoleon and Napoleon III. It belonged to Gian Battista…
Palazzo Carlotti 17th-century Venetian Villa – Civic Museum – Compianto sul Cristo morto
Caprino Veronese
The work “Il Compianto sul Cristo morto”, after eight years of restoration, has returned to Caprino, its town of origin, inaugurated with an official…
Palazzo Terzi
Sommacampagna
The architectural complex passed to the noblewoman E. Castellani Terzi in 1828, to whom the heraldic coat of arms on the main façade is dedicated. Her…
Parish Church of Christ the King and fresco “Arbor Redemptionis”, Lugagnano
Sona
The present parish church was opened for worship on 1 May 1955, although it was still in a rough state. The construction work began in 1948 and contin…
Parish church of Sant’Andrea
Sommacampagna
The parish church of Sant’Andrea has numerous decorations from different periods: paintings from the Romanesque period, often in fragments or very dam…
Parish church of Santa Giustina – Palazzolo di Sona
Sona
The small church of Romanesque origin, surrounded by the cemetery, is located on a hill to the north of the present village. It is said that in the 4t…
Porta Verona Artillery Barracks
Peschiera del Garda
The large arsenal built between 1854 and 1857 by Radetzky was opened to the public after a meticulous restoration. Part of the fortress of Peschiera,…
Rock engravings on Mount Luppia
Garda
The rock engravings or graffiti of Garda can be reached by a route that begins near Scaveaghe, goes along a dirt road that leads to Castei, and from h…
S. Andrea Castle
Affi
S. Andrea Castle or Villa Sant’Andrea, is situated on the slopes of Mount Moscal. The complex was sold to the Bottagisio family at the beginning of th…
Sanctuary Madonna della Corona
Ferrara di Monte Baldo
An ideal destination for those seeking tranquillity and spirituality, the Santuario Madonna della Corona is the perfect combination of history and nat…
Sanctuary of Madonna del Monte
Sommacampagna
Built probably around a fresco of the Virgin Mary located at a defensive tower. In the 12th century some hermits, following the example of St Francis,…
Scaliger Castle
Malcesine
The history of Rocca di Malcesine goes back to the end of the first millennium BC, but it is generally agreed that the castle itself was built by the…
Scaliger Castle
Valeggio sul Mincio
Situated on the top of the hill, the Scaliger Castle dominates the town of Valeggio sul Mincio and the entire valley, maintaining the evocative majest…
Scaliger Tower
Sona
The 14th-century Scaliger Tower stands on a hill 200 metres above sea level. Due to its dominant position, it served as a lookout and was designated a…
Servasa Archaeological Site
Brentino Belluno
The Servasa archaeological site is located along the probable Via Claudia Augusta, built by Emperor Claudius in 46 A.D. to complete the route through…
Sigurtà Garden Park
Valeggio sul Mincio
The Sigurtà Garden Park is a botanical and naturalistic spectacle covering some 60 hectares. Its endless green spaces alternate with marvellous season…
Sisàn Museum
Bardolino
There are eight rooms in this modern museum, which presents exhibits with the help of multimedia in Italian, English and German. The ornithological se…
Territorial Museum of Lake Garda “Luigi Carlo Bertamè”
Garda
The Territorial Museum of Lake Garda was designed and created by Dr Luigi Bertamè following a long process of research and collection of pieces that f…
The ‘Chinese Wall’
San Zeno di Montagna
The ‘Chinese Wall’ of Baldo is a long dry stone wall located in a panoramic area offering a wonderful view of Lake Garda. Built to protect and confine…
The church of San Zeno de l’Oselet
Brenzone sul Garda
The church, built on the ruins of a Roman villa, has very old origins, although the building, which we can now admire in its unmistakable Romanesque f…
The Fortress and the Archaeological Area
Rivoli Veronese
The area south of the urban area of Rivoli is characterised by the rocky spur of the Rocca, overlooking the Chiusa dell’Adige, the site of important f…
The Marconi Lakeside
Lazise
The Marconi Lakeside promenade is a point of interest not to be missed during a stay in Lazise. This picturesque promenade connects with the municipal…
The Old Port
Lazise
The picturesque Porto Vecchio of Lazise, located at the foot of Piazza Vittorio Emanuele II, is an essential tour stop. Some documents confirm that th…
The Path of the Madonna della Corona
Brentino Belluno
The Sentiero della Speranza (Path of Hope) consists of over 1,500 steps leading up to the Sanctuary of the Madonna della Corona, starting from the vil…
The Ponte dei Voltoni
Peschiera del Garda
The Ponte dei Voltoni recognisable by its characteristic five arches was built in 1556. The Venetian commissioner, Iacobo Gauro, whose tombstone on th…
The Scaliger fortress
Peschiera del Garda
Between 1500 B.C. and 600 B.C., the pile-dwelling village of Peschiera was the centre of the culture of northern Italy and above all the bronze produc…
Venetian Customs House
Lazise
The Dogana Veneta (Venetian Customs House) is a prominent building from the 1300s that stands in the main square of Lazise, close to the old port and…
Villa Gandini Zamboni
Valeggio sul Mincio
Built close to the ancient walls of the Scaliger Castle, the villa is located in an elevated position above the town of Valeggio sul Mincio, in perfec…
Villa Guerrieri
Bardolino
The villa, dating back to the first half of the 18th century, is located in the centre of Calmasino, where it dominates the present-day square. The L-…
Villa Poggi
Affi
Villa Poggi is a 17th-century residence near Affi, which underwent numerous renovations in the early 19th century. After purchasing it, the Poggi fami…
Villa Romana
Brenzone sul Garda
Discovered in 2006, the villa in Castelletto is the only one on the eastern side of Lake Garda. Defined as lakeside residential, the villa is in a goo…
Villa Sigurtà
Valeggio sul Mincio
Villa Sigurtà is a magnificent Venetian villa used as a summer residence by the Counts Maffei, lords of Valeggio and Monzambano in 1649. It was design…
Villa Spinola
Bussolengo
Many of the events organised in Bussolengo find their rightful place in the precious setting of Villa Spinola, following its recent renovation. It dat…
Villa Trevisani – Calderara
Sona
A hundred metres from the Town Hall, surrounded by a centuries-old park, stands the 19th-century Villa Trevisani-Calderara, now home to the Cavalier R…
Villa Venier
Sommacampagna
Villa Venier is a representation of the heritage of the Venetian villas. The architectural complex, originally owned by the Venetian Venier family, is…
Visconti Bridge
Valeggio sul Mincio
The Ponte Visconteo is the bridge-fortress built by Gian Galeazzo Visconti, Duke of Milan in 1393. The reason for the construction of this extraordina…
Visconti Tower
Castelnuovo del Garda
The emblem of the town of Castelnuovo del Garda, which dominates the town, is the old castle, built in 1387 by Gian Galeazzo Visconti, lord of Milan,…
War Memorial
Bussolengo
Built on 4 November 1930 in memory of the fallen in the “Great War”. After the Second World War, a plaque with the names of the fallen of Bussolengo w…
CHOOSE YOUR LAKE, LIVE A UNIQUE EXPERIENCE
On Lake Garda Veneto you can taste the flavour of the territory, discover its history and choose your vacation on the lakeside. By bike or on foot, among the vineyard and olive trees, on horseback in the moraine hills or lying on the beaches of the Riviera degli Ulivi you can live the experience you love and discover your lake.
