Holidays in Gargnano at Lake Garda, Italy
Just when you are tired of driving through tunnels along the western shore and just when you sigh with relief after passing the last, then you have arrived to Gargnano (population 3000). The town is actually made up of three harbour villages, situated one after the other like beads on a necklace, each one lovelier than the one before: First, Gargnano, which is the biggest village and has a cosy little lakeside promenade; then Villa and Bogliaco which are surrounded by the Gardesana road and can each only be accessed by a one-way street. Before the Gardesana road was built in the 1930s, the most common way to get from one village to the next was by boat. However, on the Brescia Riviera, i.e. between Salò and Gargnano, tourism was already developing and a road was built - stopping in Gargnano.
Today, there is hardly anything going on in this area and that’s what
makes this stretch of shore so popular with its regular guests. They come here
for walking, strolling, bathing and indulging in the delicious local cuisine,
as well as for enjoying the quiet and peaceful evenings. Only once was Gargnano
shortly put off its stride: At the time of the fascist “Republic of Salò”,
Mussolini resided here, in the Villa Feltrinelli, which was turned into a
luxury hotel in the summer of 2001. In the nearby Palazzo Feltrinelli you can
plunge deeply into the Italian culture by taking language classes for advanced
learners offered by the University for Foreigners of Milan.
We recommend:
Hotel Meandro***
via Repubblica 40
25084 Gargnano
Tel. +39 036 571128
info@hotelmeandro.it
Antica cascina Liano
via Liano 1
25084 Gargnano
Tel. +39 036 572870
info@anticacascinaliano.it
| Tourism Office Gargnano | |
| Opening hours: |
Gargnano Piazzale Boldini, 2 25084 Gargnano Tel: +39 03 65791243 Fax: +39 03 65791243 |
