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Lake
Garda: the theatre of European history
Thanks to its position between the german world
and the mediterranean world, Lake Garda and its surroundings were inhabited
during the centuries and nowadays there are numerous rests of its history,
that can be visited. Here we provide for your convenience a brief summary of
what’s worth visiting. Especially in the South we have
ancient roman rests: the most important are those of Catullo’s villa in Sirmione
known as “Grotte di Catullo”. After roman age, in the Middle Age, Lake
Garda and its surroundings became the theatre of numerous battles and the towers
of ancient castles are the symbol of Scaligeri’s power from Sirmione to
Malcesine. Book your hotel in southern lake area to enjoy these.
Numerous are the little churches
of romanic period symbol of a religious and rural life in the ancient time. The
soul of the ancient inhabitants of the lake still live in the following
places: -
Torri’s Museum:
the museum of olive oil cultivation and fishing instruments -
Pescantina Museum:
the museum of life on the river Adige -
Campo:
a small medieval village near Torri -
Castle’s itinerary in Rivoli:
the austrian and italian fortress in Val Lagarina Preferably find an accommodation
in Eastern Lake to visit them. It was an era defined as the
Grand Tour, one in which Lake Garda became the destination of aristocrats,
artists and, in the 1800's, a genuine tourist spot. In fact Lake Garda -
which is the biggest lake in Italy - has a particular shape, especially if
observed from the northern side: it is
enclosed between two mountain chains and it shows an intense blue water
color. It was this beauty that captivated travellers from Northern Europe in
the past such as: Gòethe and Kafka. During the Second World War, an
important italian writer Gabriele D’Annunzio, choose Lake Garda to
spend the last part of his life.
The eccentric villa Vittoriale, which is definitely worth
visiting, with its park is located on the Brescia
side of the lake in Gardone.
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