Towns of Garda lake

Major towns of Garda Lake overlooking the lake are Desenzano, Sirmione, Peschiera, Lazise, Garda, Bardolino, Malcesine, Riva and Salò. 

Some of these towns of Garda Lake arose in Roman times as a fortification traffic control overlooking the lake and later used by the Lombards. Expanded and reinforced in the Middle Ages by the Scala family, see their economic development and construction with the advent of the Serenissima. Mostly devoted to fishing and trade, the towns of Garda Lake in turn have lived moments of particular economic development, lead in time to be enriched with beautiful churches, buildings, squares, since them look small towns surrounded by several villages and districts, perched on the slopes of the mountains or in the surrounding countryside, to constitute the fractions that lived on agriculture and pastoralism. The urban built-up areas is irregular, dictated by the lack of space, on land often made ​​between the mountains and the lake, the houses were built very close to the shores of Lake Garda, leaning against each other with narrow streets and narrow. A connection of the villages lake there has always been the road that runs Gardesana ring along the lake shore, a time interrupted in some points with deviations within, now comfortable and close to the water on the eastern shore, and narrow in galleries on the west side, and shall convey the streets who often climb the slopes of the mountains and lead to the villages located inland.

NORTH GARDA

Upper Garda and lower Sarca area

The area includes the municipalities of: Riva del Garda – Tenno – Arco – Drena – Drò – Nago-Torbole; the end of the Sarca river that passes from the valley of Trentino lakes is thrown into the lake of Garda. The most known is lapped by the waters of Lake Garda, particularly frequented by surfers and the town of Riva del Garda for events, conferences, exhibitions.

Villa Lagarina – Castel Castellano

Nogaredo – Castel Noarna

Avio-Castello di Sabbionara

Gresta Valley

Small area that extends parallel to the end of the Sarca Valley and the valley of the Adige, is reached by a winding road that starts near Lake Loppio, including the towns of: Mori – Ronzo Chienis. The small valley is known for its‘ high quality in the production of fruits and vegetables organically grown.

Ledro Valley

It is located north-west of Lake Garda, in this valley are some of the wildest del Garda, with peaks that reach two thousand meters and mostly covered by forests, it is accessed by only two points, one to the valley of churches and the other by Riva. Since 2010 the six former municipalities of Bezzecca Concei, Molina, Tiarno Tiarno di Sotto Sopra and combined to form the municipality of Ledro. The valley is known for the piles that were found in his lake and the unique flora and fauna.

Valle di Ledro

The area includes the municipalities of:  Brenzone – Caprino Veronese – Costermano –Ferrara di Monte Baldo – Malcesine – Nago Torbole – San Zeno di Montagna – Torri del Benaco dominated by the west slope of Mount Baldo, which descends into the lake of Garda and where it ends in the south. The whole coast is largely thanks to a tourist coastal plain with numerous beaches and the Garda Eastern conveniently connects the towns of Garda Lake, factors that have facilitated the development of tourism. Historically important castle of Malcesine and the rock engravings on San Vigilio, Mount Baldo for the flora and fauna.

The area includes the municipalities of: Avio – Brentino Belluno – Dolcè – Rivoli Veronese,the end of the valley, where the river flows into the Po Valley. As the name implies, there are several fortifications from the many castles built by the Austrians in the nineteenth century to defend their borders and still largely complete.