Brenzone

Brenzone is a pearl set on the Veronese side of the lake.

The fishermen villages can still be admired there; the small villages and the houses narrate stories of a past made of simple things, the restaurants and the “osterie” offer typical dishes of the past, and the locally produced olive oil exalt their delicacy and aromas. From here one can go to Castelletto, to visit the Etnographic Museum. The climate found here allows to live in an oasis with ideal temperatures in the winter season as well. In winter, too, it is possible to see celebrations like the feast of Saint Caterina, celebrated on the 25th November. In this occasion, it is also possible to see the pressing of the olives. But its strong point is certainly the summer, when the population of Brenzone increases fivefold, and the beaches are crowded with tourists. It is possible to practice various sports, from sailing, to windsurfing, to water-skiing, together with mountain activities, such as hiking and mountain biking.

TERRITORY OF BRENZONE

Province: Verona
Fractions: Absence, Biaza, Snitch, Borago, Field (uninhabited), Castelletto, Castle, Fasor, Magugnano (town hall), Marniga, Porto, Well, Prada High (with Narle, Stairs, etc)., Sommavilla, Venzo, Zignago
Neighboring municipalities: Ferrara di Monte Baldo, Malcesine, San Zeno di Montagna, Torri del Benaco
Altitude: 69 m s.l.m. – Population: 2,552 – Inhabitants brenzonesi

Brenzone is located on the Verona side of Lake Garda, has a vast territory, which includes parts of Mount Baldo, called Val Vaccara. The municipality does not have a specific town, is divided into many villages, quarters and resorts (even a few houses); also these are not evenly distributed throughout the territory, but there are groups leaving large empty spaces between the various groups.
The locations were often named by the families who lived there with the suffix “CA” (the home dialect), some of them are: Piop, Fichet, Blonde, Vineyards, Pianise, Carpenare, St. Anthony, Walls, San Francisco, Ortigaretta , Zovello, I found, Theano, Brione Loare Val, Val Senaga, Vineyards, Perotti Ca, Ca Squares, Ca Spadana, Roman Ca, Ca Vicari, the Ca, Gainet, FASSE, Ca di Mezzo, Dos, Ortigaretta, Buse, Step stairs … etc..

HISTORY OF BRENZONE

The municipality is formed in the middle of the twentieth century, in three stages, the union of the previous four:
• Castle, formed by various towns: Sommavilla, Well, Menerolo (now Absence), Castle (town), Castel di Sotto, Porto, Venzo, Zignago, Sengiarine, Snitch
• Marniga, comprising the villages of Magugnano (now the Town Hall) and Field
• Castelletto, including the towns of Castelletto, Biaza, Fasor and Pasola
• Prada, comprising the towns of Prada High, St. Francis (now joined Prada Alta), Val di Fies and Chemasi (now part of Brenzone), and Prada Low Senaga (now part of the municipality of San Zeno di Montagna).
After the First World War, the town of Prada was abolished and divided between the municipalities of San Zeno di Montagna (Prada Low and Senaga), Castelletto (Prada High, St. Francis) and Castle (Val di Fies and Chemasi).
After the Second World War, the town of Marniga was suppressed and united with that of Castelletto.
In 1955 also the town of Castello was suppressed and united in Castelletto. In 1958 the then town of Castelletto took the name of Brenzone and finally in 1960 the town was officially created diBrenzone which included the territory of the former town of Castelletto. He stood still Castelletto municipal seat until 1967 when it was decided to move the town in the village of Magugnano where there were already a large part of the offices.

TO VISIT IN BRENZONE

Church of San Zeno, St. Nicholas Church, St. Peter’s Church, Church of St. Anthony, the Ethnographic Museum Mantovani, Villa Romana, Castelletto Stone

TYPICAL PRODUCTS OF LOCAL CUISINE OF BRENZONE

Lake fish of Garda lake, Olive Oil of Garda dop,