Arco - Lake Garda The town is surrounded on one side by sheer limestone cliffs jutting up like a wall protecting it and its ancient hilltop castle.
It is the castle of Arco, standing atop a rocky hill in the center of the Sarca ...more
Tremosine - Lake Garda Arturo Cozzaglio discovered a prehistoric site in Pieve at the top of the path from the port, and prehistoric objects were also found in Castello, Lis and Calvarice. The tombstone found in the bell tower of the ...more
Desenzano del Garda - Lake Garda According to several scholars, the origins of the name "Desenzano" can be found in the "Fundus Decentianus". In Roman times the town probably extended along the hill lying between the castle and the lake. Its c ...more
Torri del Benaco - Lake Garda The town layout originates from Roman days when "Turrium" was an important port of call on the lake. In the 10th century, King Berengario had the town encircled with a wall, which still stands in certain areas. ...more
Verona - Lake Garda The first fortified settlement was built in primitive days on the San Pietro hills, near a river ford that linked the plains and pre-Alps area. The city was probably founded by the Euganeans or Rhaetians and la ...more
