Castello Bonoris
Montichiari
The Bonoris Castle of Montichiari was built around 1107, on the hill of San Pancrazio. In the middle of the 17th century the building was abandoned, and in 1862 most of the walls collapsed. In 1891 Count Bonoris decided to restructure the castle himself, with the help of Carlo Menchiotti. In 1996 the building was repurchased by the Municipality of Montichiari.
Torre di San Martino
Desenzano del Garda
(16 Km)
The tower of San Martino della Battaglia di Desenzano is 74 meters high and was raised between 1880 and 1893, by the architect Frizzoni of Bergamo and by the engineers Monterumici and Cavalieri, in memory of the battle held on 24 June 1859. The tower is decorated inside with frescoes depicting Renaissance episodes. In the park there is an ossuary, which houses the remains of 2,619 Italian and Austrian soldiers.
Museo Casa del Podestà-Fondazione "Ugo da Como"
Lonato
(9 Km)
The Casa del Podestà Museum - Fondazione “Ugo da Como” was founded around the fifteenth century and together with the Rocca complex and the former prisons constitutes the buildings managed by the homonymous Foundation. The Museum has approximately 52,000 volumes and several manuscripts and prints. Of particular interest are the letters of Ugo Foscolo dedicated to Countess Marzia Martinengo and several drawings by Tiepolo.
Castello di Desenzano del Garda
Desenzano del Garda
(13 Km)
The Castle of Desenzana del Garda was built in the Middle Ages and reflects the characteristics of the city itself. It is thought that the structure was built on the foundations of a Roman castle. The enlargements carried out over the years were intended to host military and shelter formations for the local population. There are only a few walls left of the old castle. The property boasts a beautiful view of Lake Garda.
Rocca di Lonato
Lonato
(9 Km)
The Rocca di Lonato dates back to the tenth century, when it was built on top of the relief of the morainic amphitheater in the center of Lonato del Garda. Its function was to defend and protect the surrounding city. Under the management of the Visconti, the walls were extended to the inhabited village. After passing ownership to the Gonzaga and the Republic of Venice, since 1920 the structure has been managed by Ugo Da Como and its Foundation.
Castello di Drugolo
Lonato
(11 Km)
The Castle of Drugolo or Castello Averoldi was built before the year 1000 with the main function of a convent. The first owner is believed to be Rataldo Averoldo to whom the building was donated by Ottone I of Germany. Below he passed into ownership of different families until he reached the Barons Della Quara, who still own it today. The Castle has a square plan divided into different floors and with drawbridge at its entrance.
Torre Civica
Lonato
(9 Km)
The Civic Tower is one of the historical and characteristic monuments of the city of Lonato. The construction was started in 1555 and featured an onion dome, then modified to a short overbuilding adorned with battlements. Characteristic was the hammer sound of the bells that regulated the life of the Lonatesi.
Duomo di S. Maria Maddalena
Desenzano del Garda
(13 Km)
The Cathedral of Santa Maria Maddalena, built on the area of the ancient parish church, dominates the Main Square of Desenzano del Garda and offers inside many important works, including the famous painting of the Last Supper by Tiepolo, a beautiful cycle of works by Andrea Celesti dedicated to Mary Magdalene.
Villa Romana
Desenzano del Garda
(13 Km)
Presumably attributable to the Roman citizen Decentius, Roman Villa had more constructive periods between the end of the Republican era (1st century BC) and the late Imperial age (see sec. A.D.) and represents the most important witness in Northern Italy of late antique Roman villa.
Basilica Minore
Lonato
(9 Km)
Example of Baroque architecture, built on a project by the Lonatese Paolo Soratini. The aerial dome and the façade decorated with marble elements are remarkable. In 1980 he received from the Pope the title of Basilica Minor. It is enriched inside by frescoes, stuccoes and altarpieces by Venetian authors, including Balestra, Cignaroli and Licino.
Abbazia di Maguzzano
Lonato
(12 Km)
The ancient Abbey of Maguzzano at the end of the 8th century stood on a Roman road. In 1491 it was entrusted to the monastery of S. Benedetto in Polirone and was adorned by the Risorgimento Church and the elegant cloister. The church preserves an Altarpiece, the work of the Moretto school.
Fornaci Romane
Lonato
(10 Km)
South of Lonato, lies the "Furnace of Eddies", where recently were found six Roman brickworks. They seem to bear witness to the presence of an important craft complex, dating to the 1st-2nd century AD, that has probably supplied building material for the construction of several buildings and villas in the neighboring territory.
Lavagnone
Desenzano del Garda
(22 Km)
The excavations carried out on the site since the twentieth century brought to light the finds from the ancient lake basin of Lavagnone, which today is completely reclaimed. Of the ancient lake inhabited since 6500 BC, various materials have been found, of particular importance is a plow, which is the oldest in the world, dating back to 2000 BC.
Museo Civico Ornitologico
Lonato
(14 Km)
The Ornithological Civic Museum was inaugurated in 1996. It exhibits about three hundred specimens that are part of the Collection of the Municipality of Lonato, purchased in 1979 by the “Don Calabria” Institute. The museum structure expanded in 2000 with the addition of windows with Brazilian birds and migratory birds from Lake Garda.
Civica Raccolta d'Arte
Medole
(14 Km)
The Civic Art Collection was founded during the seventies to collect the works of local artists, with particular attention to the artists who worked in Clarism. The museum site also hosts temporary exhibitions of contemporary art.
Museo del Vino e del Cavatappi
Mazzano
(9 Km)
The Mazzucchelli Museums consist of the Museum of Fashion and Costume, Wine and Corkscrew Museum and the Giammaria Mazzucchelli House Museum. The Wine and Corkscrew Museum offers the public a large collection of 2000 pieces among vintage corkscrews and other objects concerning wine cultivation. Of great interest are also the panels that illustrate the techniques and the various phases of cultivation and processing until you reach the last phase, that of bottling wine.
Museo Internazionale della Croce Rossa
Castiglione delle Stiviere
(8 Km)
The International Museum of the Red Cross is located in the 18th century patrician mansion of Palazzo Longhi. The museum site was inaugurated in 1959 in view of the centenary of the birth of the Red Cross conceived by Henry Dunant. The Museum was founded with the intent to document the birth and development of the International Red Cross through temporary exhibitions by foreign and Italian Red Cross Societies.
Museo Storico Aloisiano
Castiglione delle Stiviere
(8 Km)
The Aloisian Historical Museum was built in 1608 by the grandchildren of San Luigi, Cinzia, Olimpia and Gridonia Gonzaga. It exhibits objects that kept the young nobles who of the College of Virgins. In addition, there are also some paintings with portraits of San Luigi and paintings with sacred themes by great artists. The museum has been open to the public since 1969.
Museo Archeologico "Giovanni Rambotti"
Desenzano del Garda
(13 Km)
The museum was established during the 90s, and took its name in honor of Giovanni Rambotti, the famous personality of the '800. In the interior there is a large collection of archaeological finds dating from prehistory, especially the bronze era. The most famous piece of the museum is the Plough of Lavagnone (2000 BC), a wooden object from the civilization of Polada.
L'Arte di Giancarlo Gottardi
San Zeno Naviglio
(16 Km)
Galleria Entroterra
Rezzato
(12 Km)