CULTURE - DESENZANO
Desenzano del Garda
In the historic center of Desenzano, the G. Rambotti Archaeological Museum will take you back 4000 years in a journey to discover the prehistoric cultures from stilts to the Desenzano modern art.
A stone's throw from the hotel you can visit one of the most important examples of northern Italy ancient villas: Antiquarium of the Roman Villa. Here you can see the floor mosaics unearthed in 1921, and enjoy a guided dive through the traditions and customs of the past.
The perfect partnership between a day in the open air and a visit to a historical museum is represented in the tower of San Martino della Battaglia. The tower stands on the highest hill of San Martino and the museum runs from the entrance of the building to the upper platform at a height of 64 meters.
Verona
A 35 min drive from Desenzano, there is the city of love: Verona. Here is the largest opera house in the world: the ARENA OF VERONA.
Fascinating to see and visit but even more attractive for its opera program. In summer, the arena lights up and fills with music and art, attracting artists from all around the world.
To see an opera in Verona is to live unique and unrepeatable emotions.
Gardone Riviera
Going towards the north of Lake Garda and passing through Salò, make a stop at the Shrine of Italian Victories in Gardone Riviera. The building was erected during World War I in honor of the inimitable life of Gabriele D'Annunzio, Italian poet and aviator, politician and journalist. The shrine consists of a complex of buildings, streets, squares, theaters and gardens overlooking one of the most beautiful views of Lake Garda.
Sirmione
The city of kisses and great poets. Entering Sirmione the first thing you notice is the Medieval Castle, the most photographed castle in Italy. After skirting, passing through arches and streets in the town center, you arrive at the tip of Sirmione and there is the most grandiose example of a private building: the Grottoes of Catullus. They are called "grottoes" (caves) since during the Renaissance period this term designated underground and collapsed structures in which you could enter as in natural cavities.