Palazzo Maria Callas
Sirmione
Castello Scaligero
Sirmione
The Scaliger Castle of Sirmione originates from the middle of the thirteenth century. The castle was built with the function of defending the city from possible attacks of the time. This one has three entrance doors, three towers and a keep with an altitude of 47 meters. Today, the building is one of the most complete and best preserved castles in Italy.
Chiesa di San Pietro in Mavino
Sirmione
San Pietro in Mavino is the oldest church in Sirmione. It was built in the Lombard era in the 8th century BC and was then the subject of various changes. Do not miss the interior frescoes dating back to the 13th-16th century. The Church is located in a splendid panoramic position nestled among olive trees.
Chiesa di Santa Maria Maggiore
Sirmione
The church of Santa Maria Maggiore represents one of the most evocative examples of fifteenth-century architecture in Garda. Near the Rocca Scaligera, it stands out for the beauty of the terracotta decorations and the apse structure.Among the various works of art are the wooden statue of the Madonna and a painting depicting the Apostles' Supper.
Grotte di Catullo
Sirmione
The Caves of Catullus are the remains of an ancient Roman villa that was built between the end of the first century BC and the beginning of the first century AD. Sirmione. The name cave comes from the episode that tells that the first explorers, when they saw it in the fifteenth century, believed it was a cave covered by vegetation. In 1948 the entire area was restored by the Superintendence for Archaeological Heritage.
Torre di San Martino
Desenzano del Garda
(5 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.
Rocca di Lonato
Lonato
(10 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 Desenzano del Garda
Desenzano del Garda
(5 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.
Villa Romana
Desenzano del Garda
(5 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.
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.
Castello Scaligero e Cinta Muraria
Lazise
(11 Km)
The most impressive building in Lazise is the Scaliger castle and the city walls that surrounds the historic center. The castle was built during the domination of the lords of Verona Bartolomeo II and Antonio della Scala.
Borghetto sul Mincio
Valeggio sul Mincio
(16 Km)
Borghetto is a fraction of the municipality of Valeggio sul Mincio and is included in the list of “The Most Beautiful Villages in Italy”. This charming village is located at the foot of the Visconti Bridge and has characteristic buildings with water mills. Not to be missed is also the parish church dedicated to St. Mark the Evangelist, flanked by the bell tower from the Scaligera era that contains a bell dating back to the year 1381.
Duomo di S. Maria Maddalena
Desenzano del Garda
(5 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.
Basilica Minore
Lonato
(10 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
(8 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.
Chiesa di S. Lorenzo
Pozzolengo
(8 Km)
Parish church of 1510 subject to various extensions and renovations in the '700. It has a neoclassical facade with a large central window and an impressive bronze door, the work of the sculptor Carnessali. It is worth noting inside the seventeenth-century organ and the canvases by Brusasorci and Andrea Celesti.
Chiesa di San Nicolo'
Lazise
(10 Km)
The church of San Nicolò is located at the old port of Lazise. In Romanesque style it dates back to the twelfth century. The original bell tower, which was dangerous at the end of the eighteenth century, was knocked down and in its place a new one was made.
Santuario della Madonna del Frassino
Peschiera del Garda
(7 Km)
The Sanctuary of Madonna del Frassino preserves many artistic and, above all pictorial works, so much so that it is often defined as a real art gallery. Among others, here it is possible to admire works by Farinati, also author of the frescoes on the walls of the Church, Bertanza, Muttoni the Younger and Zeno da Verona. Also very interesting is the choir entirely made of walnut.
Chiesa di San Martino
Peschiera del Garda
(8 Km)
It is considered one of the oldest in the Veronese Diocese, for some the original construction would date back to the year 1000. Demolished in 1800, after being used as a deposit of ammunition by Napoleon, the Church was rebuilt in the 1900s and frescoed by Severino Saoncella. It preserves some relics of Blessed Andrea da Peschiera.
Santuario della Madonna della Corona
Garda
(9 Km)
The Sanctuary of Madonna della Corona is located in the middle of the vertical rocky wall of Monte Baldo. Its name comes from the chain of mountains that all around form a crown. This is completely excavated into the rock.
Lavagnone
Desenzano del Garda
(6 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.
Fornaci Romane
Lonato
(9 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.
Rocca di Manerba del Garda
Manerba del Garda
(10 Km)
The Rocca di Manerba del Garda was most likely built in the Middle Ages. Only the foundations remain of the castle since, in 1573, it was destroyed at the behest of the Venetian Provider. Today, the numerous finds found on site are kept at the Archaeological Museum of Valenesi.
Castello di Moniga
Moniga del Garda
(9 Km)
The Castle of Moniga del Garda was built around the tenth century to cope with the ungarian invasions. Compared to other castles inhabited by local lords, this fortress was used only by the people who took refuge in their environments in the event of danger. The building has preserved its architectural structures up to the present day.
Castello Scaligero
Torri del Benaco
(17 Km)
The Scaliger Castle is thought to be built under Roman rule and most likely during the settlement occurred in the 15th century BC. The beautiful structure is located on the eastern shore of Lake Garda . The fortress consists of three towers. Currently, the Ethnographic Museum is housed inside it.
Forte Nugent
Pastrengo
(16 Km)
Fort Nugent is named after General Lavant Graf Von Westenrath, who was also the Captain of the King of Naples. You don't have a sure date about its construction, but it is assumed around the nineteenth century. One of its main functions was to protect against attacks and served as a sighting point in the event of war. Today it has been transformed into a restaurant.
Fortezza di Peschiera
Peschiera del Garda
(8 Km)
Castello di Ponti San Mincio
Ponti sul Mincio
(9 Km)
The Castle was erected during the twelfth century, with the aim of protecting and supervising the entire area. During the twentieth century the Castle was restored. The building consists of four towers. In the past it was also used by justice administrators.
Castello Mastio
Pozzolengo
(7 Km)
The Mastio Castle of Pozzolengo was built in the twelfth century. Its purpose was to defend the inhabitants from the invasions of the Magiari. During the 15th and 16th centuries, several restorations were made at the castle. In fact, this was greatly expanded. The building has a trapezoidal structure, with numerous cylindrical towers, one of which has been transformed into a bell tower.
Palazzo Gelmetti
Pozzolengo
(8 Km)
Headquarters of the Town Hall since the beginning of the 20th century, it was built in 1800.It was the residence of the noble Gelmetti family; it was entrusted to the Municipality in 1883, which bought it in 1888. Inside there are richly frescoed rooms.
Castello
Pozzolengo
(7 Km)
The Castle of Pozzolengo was built approximately in the 9th — 10th century, rebuilt in the 13th century and renovated in the 16th century; it has a trapezoidal plan and rises on Mount Fluno. In the curtain of the walls with Guelph battlements, cylindrical towers are inserted and inside the Castle you can admire the remains of the Church of San Lorenzo martyr.
Dogana Veneta
Lazise
(11 Km)
Construction of great importance for the port of goods in the country Along with the port in front of the port. Customs today appears to us as a single 900 m² stone room with a height of 10 m, used as a congress center
Torre Civica
Lonato
(10 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.
Mura del Castello di Moniga con parco
Moniga del Garda
(8 Km)
The castle is well preserved, perhaps because having never been inhabited by a gentleman it has not suffered looting and destruction. The castle built in the tenth century did not undergo major architectural upheavals.
Forte Benedeck
Pastrengo
(15 Km)
The Benedeck Fort, located in Pastrengo, was named after General Ludwig August Von Benedeck. Work on the construction of the fort was completed in 1861. When it was built, it was chosen to do it on a hill, as a strategic point in case of war. Today, the fortification is a private property.
Forte Degenfeld
Pastrengo
(15 Km)
Fort Degenfeld was built between 1859 and 1861 by the Austrians. It was named after Commander August Graf Degenfeld Schonburg. Its structure also included a dozen cannons and a cistern for collecting rainwater. Since the early twentieth century it has been no longer used, but today it is still preserved in good condition. Currently it can be visited only on request, since it is privately owned.
Forte Leopold
Pastrengo
(15 Km)
Fort Leopold was built in 1861 dedicated to Prince Leopold Anaht-Dessau. This construction was intended to be the headquarters of the command, on which other forts depended. Today it has been transformed into a restaurant/pizzeria.
Porta Verona
Peschiera del Garda
(7 Km)
Porta Brescia
Peschiera del Garda
(8 Km)
The Porta Brescia is located north of the walls surrounding the city of Garda and has the form of a narrow gap. It is the second entrance that leads to Peschiera and today you can walk only on foot, like the long bridge that connects with the mainland. The door was built thanks to a project, in 1766—1770, by Anton Maria Lorgna.
Museo Civico Ornitologico
Lonato
(12 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.
Museo Civico della Valtenesi
Manerba del Garda
(10 Km)
Since 1973, the Civic Museum of Valtenesi has been located within the Visitor Center of the Archaeological Naturalistic Park of the Rocca. The exhibition is divided on two levels where archaeological, landscape and naturalistic finds from the territory of Manerba del Garda are hosted.
Museo Internazionale della Croce Rossa
Castiglione delle Stiviere
(13 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
(13 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 del Castello Scaligero
Torri del Benaco
(17 Km)
The Museum of the Scaliger Castle was established in 1983 at the headquarters of the ancient manor of Torri del Benaco. The collection illustrates the historical and cultural aspects of the territory with materials dedicated to fishing and olive growing, along with archaeological evidence found in Lake Garda.
Museo Archeologico dell'Alto Mantovano - Cavriana
Cavriana
(11 Km)
The Museum preserves and enhances through materials, documentation and reconstructive plastics what is found in the pile-dwelling sites of Bande di Cavriana and Castellaro Lagusello, recently included in the heritage UNESCO world
Museo Archeologico "Giovanni Rambotti"
Desenzano del Garda
(5 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.
Ponte Visconteo
Valeggio sul Mincio
(16 Km)
The Visconti Bridge of Valeggio sul Mincio was built in 1393 for the desire of the Duke of Milan: Gian Galeazzo Visconti. In the 20th century the bridge was replaced with another iron. It is 650 meters long and 8 meters high above the river level.