Polpenazze

Polpenazze is part of Valtenesi 

and it is mainly agricultural, its economy is based on the cultivation of olives and vines. From these vines comes the wine of Valtenesi, as Groppello, Marzemino, San Giovese , Rosso Riviera e Chiaretto, all doc. Polpenazze is the largest producer of Olive Oil of Garda, for its characteristics is considered among the most prestigious in the north of Italy. For those wishing to take home these wonderful products there is plenty of choice, in fact there are many companies that sell retail their products. Famous at the end of May the “Fiera del vino” (wine fair) of Polpenazze that presents the best of wine production in the area.polpenazze

TERRITORY OF POLPENAZZE

Province: Brescia
Hamlets: Picedo, Bottenago, Castelletto, Fontanelle
Surrounding municipalities: Calvagese della Riviera, Manerba del Garda, Muscoline, Puegnago sul Garda, Soiano del Lago
Altitude:  – Population: 2.500 – Inhabitants name: polpenazzesi
On the western shore of Lake Garda there is the municipality of Polpenazze, which is part of one of the seven municipalities of Valtenesi. Its territory is mainly hilly and agriculture, vineyards and olive trees are grown here. Among the most famous wines we can find the Groppello, Marzemino, Sangiovese and Chiaretto. The Olive oil of Garda that the territory of Polpenazze produce thanks to its properties is considered one of the most important in northern Italy.

HISTORY OF POLPENAZZE

The evidence of the first settlements in the area of Polpenazze date back to the fourth millennium BC when a group of people settled near the basin of the lake Lucone in a dwelling village where they lived by hunting and fishing. After two millennium Roman larger group settled in the area for nearly ten centuries, after which other groups that came from Gaul chose to stay on these hills. Following the colonization of the entire Po valley these populations were integrated into Roman culture. In the middle of the fifteenth century exactly 29 August 1454, 38 heads of families approved and confirmed the Statutes of the Commune. The documents we learn that all the decisions were a matter assembly of householders original call Vicinia. In these assemblies were elected members of a council narrower in which rotation was elected a Consul. Many famous people of this country including the Filippini family, Giovanni Omodeo who created an artificial lake by introducing the use of intensive farming and bringing electricity and running water. Here in Polpenazze in 1965 where before there was the lake Lucone objects were found dating back to the Bronze Age, a canoe carved from a tree trunk 4 meters long and casts along with an original is preserved in the Museum of Gavardo.

LOCAL PRODUCTS OF LOCAL CUSINE OF POLPENAZZE

Wine Garda Classico doc, Olive oil extravirgin of Garda dop,