COMUNE DI GARDONE RIVIERA

Gardone is not only the Vittoriale of D'Annunzio or its glorious lake-side prome- nade. Gardone is also its hills framed with cypresses, small valleys where water rushes among maidenhair ferns, its old hamlets with sunny gardens, terraces and typical trattorias. Whilst walking through all this, you can enjoy a superb view of the lake with its ever-chang- ing effects of light.

This guide is designed to help you discover the area around Gardone and is intended for those who wish to explore its delights and like knowing where they are and what to see.

For these reasons, nine walks have been select- ed. These range from 1 hour to almost a half- day. For those called "easy", no particular training or equipment is needed. Those described as "medium-difficult" involve some hill climbing before descending back towards the lake, along country roads and paths. For these, light walking shoes are advisable. The same is necessary for those trails described as "diffi- cult" .These may climb to more than 400m., which may suit only the more energetic and fit walkers, especially in hot summer weather .

The descriptions contained in this leaflet are relatively concise, but with the help of the enclosed map and the signs along the way, it should be quite easy to find one's way.

The Mayor of Gardone Riviera

The nearby square is called after its founder's name, Luigi Wimmer, who was of Austrian origins and is considered the "creator" of Gardone as a tourist resort.

The most important buildings are scattered along the lake edge and the "upper promenade", which was built before the Lungolago ("lakesi- de walk") was planned in 1909, as a kurpromenade. Among them, on the right, there are Villa Acquarone, annexed to the Hotel Monte Baldo, Villa Turati-Ruhland, and Villa Alba on the left. This last one is the most spectacular of all with its monumental stairs and Ionic columns. It was built from 1904 to 1910 by the German industrialist Richard Langensiepen from Magdeburg. Opposite, you will see the Tower of San Marco, once Torre Ruhland. It too belonged to Langensiepen and was built in 1900 as a tower-belvedere, later transfor- med by D'Annunzio in 1925 to a Venetian-military style. On the right, there is the elegant Villa Fiordaliso, today a smart restaurant. It was restored in 1930 in a neo-renaissance style. Claretta Petacci, Mussolini's lover lived here during the years of the Republic of Salo. In the nearby Villa Itolanda, the German writer Paul Heyse,

"Easy". A one-hour walk along the Gardesana road from Gardone Sotto to Fasano Sotto.

This walk will lead you through the Gardone of pre-D'Annunzio times, before the First World War, when the town used to be an internatio- nally renowned winter resort. The first evidence dating back to those times is the Savoy Palace, one of the three historic "Grand Hotels". Built in 1906 in the Viennese Secession style, it was at its best bet- ween the two wars, when it had among its guests Prince Carol from Rumania (1926) and the hereditary Prince Umberto di Savoia (1932). Further on, along the Lungolago and you will see the Grand Hotel, which opened in 1883 and for decades was the first hotel on Lake Garda enjoying a world-wide fame.

Gardone of the “Belle Epoque”

Just opposite, you can see the neo- gothic Evangelical Church (1897). This was, and still is, one of the few in Italy, the others being those in Arco, Nervi, Bordighera and Capri. Walking along to Fasano, to the right, there is the Grand Hotel Fasano, the third big historic hotel in Gardone, and on the left the Hotel Villa del Sogno, set in a big park and with a beautiful lake view from its terrace. Finally, you will reach the small port of Fasano. Take the boat back to Gardone and enjoy the view from the lake of the wonderful gardens and facades of the Belle Epoque vil- las.

Villa Alba

Grand Hotel Fasano

Nobel laureate for literature, spent the winters from 1899 to 1909. His short stories "Novellen vom Gardasee" helped to make Gardone known on the other side of the Alps. A little further on lies the Casino, which is today a cinema, Since 1909 it had been the kurhaus, that is the fashionable centre of the resort. The open gallery facing the lake, now a restaurant, was modelled on the Wandelhallen, a covered prome- nade typical of northern European spa resorts. Until 1911 and for a few years after the two world wars, it was used as a gambling casino.

"Easy". A two-hour walk from Morgnaga through Gardone Sopra to Fasano Sopra.

Until a few years ago the old and tiny village of Morgnaga was, according to the historian Paolo Guerrini, "like a big garden of olive trees". It is not by chance that the painter Gregorio Sciltian (1900-1985) worked and lived here at the far end of the typical via di Premignaga.

The little church with its character- istic tiny portico originally dates back to the end of the 14th centu- ry. It was rebuilt in 1740 and declared a national monument. The remains of a fresco at no.7 next to the church dates back to the 15th century. It represents a Madonna and Child with two

Halfway up the hill, dominating Gardone, lies the Castello of Morgnaga (1925). You will be cer- tainly struck by the rich decoration ranging from the medieval to Moresque style both on the facade, with its central motif of a round colonnade, and in the garden.

Further on to the right, past the school buildings, you will see a fine statue of a Madonna surrounded by small arches. It stands on the site of a former German Great War cemetery.

Keeping to the right, go by the Town Hall, with its remarkable wooden painted ceiling (1925).

Morgnaga: the portico of the church

The church of Sant'Antonio Abate

in Morgnaga

Through villages and into the hills

The Madonna di Fraole in

the Parish Church

Walk up Largo Landi and reach piazza dei Caduti with the domi- nating St Nicholas's Parish Church. From the balcony, right at the back of its apse, enjoy a superb view of the lake and, just below, look at the remains of one of the 30 lemon conservatories that char- acterized the landscape of Gardone until the beginning of 1900.

Inside the church, on the first altar to the left, in a large precious wrought silver frame, you will see the venerated image of the Madonna di Fraole. According to tradition, it was painted in 1540 by a clergyman on a big rock in a field called Fraole (fra gli olivi= among the olive trees) after he saw an apparition of the Virgin. To get there, walk down Via del Vittoriale and turn left into Via dei Colli. Go past the arched Portale Rivano, given to D'Annunzio as a present by the town of Riva, and climb up to the Chapel, which dates from 1789 ( rebuilt in 1940 by Gian Carlo Maroni, architect of the Vittoriale), nearby is the entrance of the "Museo del Divino Infante".

The rest of the walk is character- ized by nature and landscape. Walk along via Enzo Tolu. At a fork where two imposing cedars stand, take the left and walk up a path flanked by a row of cypresses. Go past an overgrown olive grove and cross a small bridge over the stream Derino. Walk a little along via Magria and then carry on to Via Belvedere, which will quickly take you to Fasano Sopra.

The Parish Church of St Nicolas

The "Giardino Botanico" is open for visitors from march to october

everyday day from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.

INFO: Tel. (0039) 336 410877 www.hellergarden.com e-mail: info@hellergarden.com

WELCOME IN THE GARDEN OF

"FONDAZIONE ANDRE HELLER" GARDONE RIVIERA (BS) LAGO DI GARDA ITALY

Situated on the foot of hill Lavino and spread over

10.000 m2 you'll find a collection of more than 2.000

different plants from all continents and climatic zones

(pay special attention to the majestic "osmunda regalis",

the many kinds of bamboo or the spring blossom

azalea,.. .)Mr. Arthur Hruska, a well known medician

and naturalist, created between 1910 and 1971 this

botanical paradise with its little streams, artificial lakes

covered with water-lillies and callas, liven up with plenty

of fish - all sunken into a Dolomite landscape en

miniature. In 1988 the multimedia artist Andre Heller

purchases the garden and its villa to build up a center of

ecological conscience. Hidden in the green you'll find

sculptures and pieces of contemporary artists p.e. Keith

Haring, Roy Lichtenstein, Mimmo Paladino...

"Medium difficult". A two-hour walk through the Barbarano gorge to Morgnaga. Taking this walk in reverse may be easier and less tiring, perhaps less spectacular

Start at the "Rimbalzello", at the western end of Gardone Sotto. It was Gabriele d'Annunzio who gave it this name after watching how stones bounced (rimbalzavano) on the water surface when thrown or skimmed. This is in fact a place rich in reminders of D'Annunzio. In 1923, in the nearby villa, once called "Villa Norsa", the poet, already in his sixties, owned a small flat which was the setting of his passionate love affair with the 22 year-old Angèle Lager, his 'Jouvence".

With its imposing specimens of beech and Lebanese cedar, the park is part of the delta formed by the Barbarano stream. Cross over the bridge heading westwards, and you will reach Via della Seriola, named after the mill-race which once ran here underneath. The wall painting on the building behind the baker's reminds us of the Mulino della via. This was one of the seven mills that, thanks to the driving force of the stream, worked for seven hundred years until the last century. The sawmill you will meet further on has kept

this tradition alive until the pres- ent day. Further on, after a last group of houses, the path rounds a white building with the remains of a fish- farm and goes into the ravine. This is walled by multi-coloured and red stone covered by maidenhair ferns in its most humid parts. The track, which crosses the stream twice, passes by the ruins of an old forge,

To the old forge

which gives the name to the walk, and stops at a lovely waterfall. Here, to the left, you can see a fan- tastic rock formation..

The ruins of the old forge reminds us of the times when the "Magnifica Patria" supplied nails to the Serenissima (Venice) and when making ironware was the most important job for local peo- ple. In 1587, Grattarolo reported that "the anvils made such a noise that, especially at night, it seemed like passing by Mongibello" (the volcano Etna).

Back to the bridge, the path twists up steeply to the top of the ravine. Once here, you will be struck by the spectacular view that overlooks the entire southern part of the lake. Reward yourself with a rest under the cypresses on top of the hill to the right and enjoy the panorama that goes from the peninsula of Maderno to the north-.east as far as the gulf of Salo to the west.

As the path drops down, follow it towards the centre of Morgnaga. Just before that, hanging out from a bordering wall (nos.10/12), do not miss the sight of a luxuriant cascade of capers, a peculiarity of the Riviera. At the crossroads with via del Gurlo, there is a fresco on the wall representing the Annunciation that dates back to the first quarter of the 17 th century.

At the beginning of via Trieste, in sight of the "Castello di Morgnaga", walk down a few steps to the right and then along a stream flowing merrily to the lake. The path ends up in via Val Fiorita and leads you back to the start.

"Medium difficult". A two-hour walk from Gardone Sotto to Morgnaga as far as the Pagoda and back through Montecucco and Gardone Sopra. Altitude: 350m.

The walk begins at via Val Fiorita, which later turns into a footpath. Walk along the small stream flow- ing through an olive grove until reaching via Trieste, dominated by the "Castle of Morgnaga", with its terraced garden with fountains and statues.

Instead of going straight to Morgnaga on the main street, take

via della Fontanella to the right. There you will find an old

washtub which dates back to the time

when the women of the village came down to do the washing. Further up along via Filippini, you can stop at a picnic site next to an unusual, pagoda-shaped gazebo, which gives our walk its name.

Continue as far as the main road to San Michele. Once there (356 m), the view that opens up before you recalls the industriousness of previous generations, who created this extensive network of terraces for the cultivation of olive trees, which still today shapes the look of Gardone Riviera. From here, pro- ceed downwards taking the cob- bled via Ceriolo to the right, which until 1953 was the only road connecting San Michele to the town.

The last part of the walk offers lovers of botany some items of spe- cial interest: first of all, at Montecucco, two ancient cypresses in front of a small chapel dedicated to St.Valentine. The theme of the Madonna holding a little bird is taken from a late 14th century mar- ble relief in St. Nicolas's Parish Church.

Tresnico with the church of San Martino

To the Pagoda

Laurel flowers

Morgnaga: the Castle

The chapel in Montecucco

Leaving the chapel to your right, take via Montecucco. This typical, narrow lane, which crosses the hamlet, was once lined with the stables belonging to the farmers working in the olive groves. Go down along via Dosso and in sight of the piazza dei Caduti, at a fork, you will find a large mulberry tree, which stands witness to the sericul- ture which represented an impor- tant economic sector for the coun- try until a hundred years ago. After another 100m, you will find an old almond tree, whose flowering in

mid-March is seen by local people as a sure sign of the coming of Spring.

Last but not least, opposite the Town Hall, there stands what is claimed to be the largest holm-oak in Northern Italy. It is so huge that the enormous Lebanese Cedar and the Aleppo Pine, growing by its side, almost go unnoticed. Finally, right at the end of the lakeside promenade, where our walk finish- es, the last wonder: a huge Cinnamomum Camphora.

VISITING HOURS

FROM 1ST APRIL TO 30TH SEPTEMBER

Vittoriale: 8.30/20.00

Guided tour in the Prioria and

War Museum: 9.30/19.00

FROM 1ST OCTOBER TO 31ST MARCH

Vittoriale: 9.00/17.00

Guided tour in the Prioria and War

Museum: 9.0043.00/14.0047.00

Guided Tours in the Park of the

Vittoriale available on demand.

INFO:

0365/296511

vittoriale@vittoriale.it

GUIDED TOUR BOOKING:

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The Vittoriale is open all year round.

The Prioria is closed on Mondays

The War Museum is closed on Wednesday

"Difficult". A two-hour and a half walk from Gardone Sotto to Val di Sur, through Gardone Sopra, Montecucco, Tresnico and San Michele. Altitude 400m. Way back: either on foot or by public transport (For information: 0365-20347).

Starting from the Hotel Savoy Palace, go along Corso Repubblica (at no.25 Tourist Information Office) through the "historic cen- tre" of Gardone Sotto, with its characteristic shops, cafes... and a famous wine-shop.

At the beginning of via Roma, below the tiny but pretty Church of Mary's Nativity, built in the 18th century and restored in 1921, fol- low the signpost to the Vittoriale passing by beautiful villas and gar- dens to Piazza dei Caduti, the cen- tre of Gardone Sopra. The old and charming heart of the town is full of busy cafes and restaurants, tradi- tional meeting points for actors and the public after the perform- ances in the nearby theatre of the Vittoriale during the summer sea- son.

Overall view of the Gulf of Salò with

San Fermo point and Rocca di Manerba

Further uphill, an old embedded slab of stone ("A Montecucco", "A Tresnico e Val di Bur") shows you the start of the popularly called via IRA ("steep street'), true in name and fact, as you will soon discover. Walk up via Dosso and keep right at the fork . This is the shortest

route that will take you through terraced olive groves to Tresnico. The suffix "-ico" indicates that the picturesque village is of Roman ori- gins. There must have been a cer- tain Tercenna or Tersinius, from whom its name comes.

Go past the tiny Saint Martin's

Via Irta

Church to the left , originally con- structed in 1578 and rebuilt in 1720, and climb the steep cobbled lane. As soon as you get to a height of 400 m above sea level, you will notice a gradual but clear change of vegetation: the olive trees give way to broad-leaved trees. At the beginning of San Michele, the short via degli Alpini (signpost "Punto panoramico") will lead you to its tiny church. Here you will be rewarded for your efforts by a won- derful view over the lake.

Continuing your walk, you will now reach the cool and alpine landscape of the Val di Sur ("Upper Valley"). Go back to the crossroads ana take the small lane to the right, following the signpost "Autoriparazioni". Keep right at the next fork and follow the road through the wood for about 15 minutes, initially in sight of Mount Spino (1486 m) and then of Dosso delle Prade, a part of Mount Pizzoccolo. High up, you can make out the path leading to its peak (1583 m).

Proceed as far as the Poiano stream and turn left along a downhill road leading to a restaurant called "Colomber" (columbarium), a place where once doves (colombe) used to nest. The bus-stop is just in front of it in case you are tired of walk- ing.

Largo Landi in Gardone Sopra

Foto: Edo Saracco

Gardone Sopra with the

Parish Church

Piazza dei Caduti in Gardone Sopra

Largo Landi in Gardone Sopra

Rimbalzello beach and the lakeside

promenade of Gardone Sotto

"Difficult". A two-hour walk from Gardone Sotto to San Michel. Altitude 500m. Way back either on foot or by public transport. For infor- mation: 0365-20347.

The start of the walk is at the Botanic Gardens of Andre Heller's Foundation (once Hruska's Garden). Arthur Hruska (1888-71) was a well-known dentist with sur- geries in Bad Reichenhall, Saint Petersburg, Milan and Gardone Riviera, as well as an acclaimed botanist and naturalist. He created the garden, collecting over two thousand specimens of flora dur- ing his many travels. Since 1989 the garden has been owned by Andre Heller, a multimedia Austrian artist, who is turning it into a "centre which combines Art

and Ecology", featuring works by Keith Haring, Roy Lichtenstein and Mimmo Paladino. Follow the signpost to " Vittoriale" until you reach Piazza dei Caduti (War Memorial Square).On the right is an arcade with a café and a shop where, until the mid-twen- ties, there used to be the Town Hall, the Elementary School and the Post Office. The "old" centre of Gardone Sopra is dominated by the baroque facade of Saint Nicholas's Parish Church. Four frescoes are dedicated to the Saint- Bishop. They are to be found hid- den behind a door, to the left of the presbytery. Among them there is one with "Nicholas and the three Maidens" dating back to the end of the 16th century. A paint- ing on the ceiling of the main church represents Saint Nicholas protecting the Christians from the Muslims by Francesco Monti (1750).

To San Michele

Arthur Hruska's Botanic Gardens, now

Andre Heller's Foundation

Chiesa San Michele

Leaving the entrance to Vittoriale on your right, walk along its exter- nal walls, following via delle Arche, so-called after the marble sarcopha- gi of the Mausoleum inside the Vittoriale, which you will see from the road in a few minutes. This monument, built after the Roman mound, is made up of three circles reminiscent of those of the Divine Comedy. At its top, eleven tombs containing the remains of Gabriele d'Annunzio's fellow soldiers, Gian Carlo Maroni, the architect of Vittoriale and the" Commander" himself.

The road leading up to San Michele can be shortened by tak- ing two shortcuts (signpost "San Michele"). Next to a group of hous- es (nos. 30/ 32), climb the small track to the right. Just past the last house and next by a bend to the left, go straight on along a path through the woods where there is a view out to the picturesque ham- let of Supiane. Once you rejoin the road (via della Calma), follow it as far a San Michele. A signpost indi- cating "Punto panoramico" will lead you to the tiny but pretty Saint Michael's church, previously built on this site in honour of the Archangel, Patron-Saint of the Longobards and mentioned for the first time in 1279. From this point, you can enjoy a superb view of the southern morainal hills of Lake Garda and eastwards as far as Mount Pastello, beyond the Adige Valley.

Vittoriale:

Mausoleum and

Nave Puglia

Detail of the entrance to the Vittoriale

OPENINGS HOURS 2009

(TILL 17. JANUARY 2010)

OPENING TIMES

From 3. April till 28. June 2009

and from 4. September till 4.

October 2009

Friday - Saturday - Sunday

10 am - 6 pm

From 3. July till 30. August 2009

Daily (except Monday)

3 pm - 7 pm

From 27. November 2009 till 17.

January 2010

Daily (except Monday)

10 am - 6 pm

CLOSE

From 5. October

till 26. November

Visit for groups any time.

Please contact us by phone:

+39-347-8880691 or

+39-335-360520

ADMISSION CHARGES

Adults € 5,00

Children (under 12s) € 4,00

Students, senior, disables € 4,00

Groups (min. 10 persons) € 4,00

Children (under 6s) free

INFO:

25083 GARDONE RIVIERA (BS)

VIA DEI COLLI, 34-LAGO DI GARDA (I)

tel. 0365 293105 fax 0365 293106

cell. 335 360520 347 8880691

"Easy". A one-hour walk from Fasano Sotto to Fasano Sopra and back.

"For those who want to be healthy (sano) there's nothing better than Fa-sano": local people play in this way with the name of their village. However, it seems to derive from "pheasant" (fagiano); on the old maps the area was indeed marked as "Fagitania" ("land of phea- sants").

The start of this walk is at the bus- stop in Fasano Sotto. Climb up via Cipani. In 1900, the German poet Paul Heyse noticed in his short novel Antiquarische Briefe, written at Lake Garda, that in Fasano one family out of three was called Cipani. Just visit the nearby grave- yard for confirmation.

At the first crossroads you will noti- ce Villa Pedrazzi (also known as Villa Ideale), built by Beniamino Serri, an architect from Salo who also restored the Church of Nativity in Gardone Sotto.

The villa, with its typical arched windows and elegant pilasters was built in 1910 as a restaurant and then rented as a guest-house. During the Republic of Salo (1943- 45), Georg Zachariae, personal doctor to Mussolini, lived here.

Turn left and climb up the steep via Resola. When you get to via Castello, on the left, do not miss climbing to an exceptionally pano- ramic spot called "Riolet" , recently opened to the public. It is an equipped picnic site with a unique view of all the lake.

The Rocca di Manerba from Fasano

Between Fasano Sotto and Fasano Sopra

right across olive groves and gar- dens. You will soon get to Villa del Sogno and Villa Gemma and then along the main road (Corso Zanardelli) to the starting point.

Back to the main road, you will get to the tiny church of Fasano Sopra. After the plague of 1575 it was dedicated to the Saints Fabiano (a pope martyred in 250 AD) and Sebastiano (a Roman soldier sen- tenced to death in 286), thought to be miraculous against pestilences. Their festival is solemnly celebra- ted on the third Sunday of January and the village is colourfully deco- rated for this occasion.

On your way back, walk down the route where people once held pro- cessions to bless the sowing and the harvest just before Ascension Day. Continue through an arch way under a house (via Castello) and walk south, keeping to the

Lemon greenhouses in Fasano Sopra.

Photo: D. Avanzino

Fasano sopra. Photo: Ass. La Rata

Fasano Sotto and Monte Maderno. Photo: Ass. La Rata

Tel. e Fax 0365 290569

"Medium difficult". A one-hour-and-a- half walk from Fasano Sotto to Supiane and back. Altitude: 300m.

From the bus-stop in Fasano Sotto, walk up Via Cipani, popularly cal- led with some exaggeration "La Rata" (irta = steep). At the first crossroad you will notice a shrine dedicated to the Saints Faustino and Giovita, patron saints of Fasano. Martyred in Brescia under Emperor Hadrian, they were later appointed protectors of that town after the victory in 1438 against the troops of Niccolò Piccinino. Their popularity, especially of the former, is proved by the fact that the name "Faustì" is wide-spread in the Brescia area.

Go down a hundred metres to the right and you will see them again in the parish church. They are the

two soldiers beside the dead Christ in the painting of 1577,

on the eastern side of the choir. The author,

Camillo Ballini, regar- ded himself as

Titian's pupil, as he proudly wrote at the Christ's feet ("Camillus Ballinus Titiani alumnus faciebat...").

Go up via Resola whose name may derive from the existence of a Contrada dei Cerezoli (cherry trees, in local dialect seresa). At the top of the steep rise, you will find a tiny, simple church, nicely restored inside, which is worth visiting if only you are lucky enough to find it open.

Opposite via Belvedere, climb the steep stone-walled lane among meadows and olive groves as far as the entrance to a pizzeria. The panorama you will enjoy from its terrace will soon make you forget the effort needed to climb here.

Carry on along via della Calma to the nearby hamlet of Supiane, the name of which means sull'altopia- no ( "on the plateau"). A short way along Via Supiane you will reach the small, ancient church of Saint Rocco.

Go back to the beginning of the hamlet, leave to the right the small chapel dedicated to the Madonna del Carmine and with Gardone

Fasano Sotto- photo: Ass. La Rata

To San Rocco in Supiane

Old German signs at Fasano Sotto

The little Church of San Rocco

View of Supiane

and the Vittoriale lying below you, walk down as far as the road which links Gardone to San Michele. Walk on the left for a short while, then turn into via Belvedere and soon after take via Magria on the right. This will lead you to the Gardesana.

Before reaching the main road, you will pass by Villa Gemma, a renow- ned nursing home since 1928. It was built in 1904 as Pension Quisisana and, together with the Grand Hotel Fasano on the opposi- te side, it has survived the times when, before the Great War, Fasano and Gardone were "German" spa resorts. Signs on the walls of an old shop in Corso Zanardelli( nos. 115- 119) still bear witness to that period.

A chapel with the Saints

Faustino and Giovita

"Medium-difficult" two-hour walk from Fasano Sotto, through Maclino and the Bornico valley to Bezzuglio and back to Fasano. Altitude 250m.

The Bornico river has its source in the Val di Vesegna. Usually poor in water supply but with a continuous flow, it has still managed to form the alluvial cone which shaped the promontory of Fasano, called 'Capo di Perotto". The name Bornico comes from the Gaelic- French word borne, which means boundary stone. Since Roman times, the river had marked the boundary between Maderno and Salò and until recently between Maderno and Gardone.

Starting from the bus-stop in the square of Fasano Sotto, walk up via Cipani and along via Bornico. Once you cross the bridge over the river, turn left following the sign- post to Frantoio Olive del Bornico. This oil press is the last remaining of six presses which once operated in Fasano, some of which were

powered by the water flow of the river.

The point where the path (via Oleificio) emerges from the gorge and joins the plain at the foot of Monte Maderno is called "Rocchetta del Bornico". On 23rd April 1706, during the Spanish War of Succession, a four-hour battle took place right here, bet- ween the Franco-Spanish troops to the west and the Austrian ones to the east. The battle ended with the Austrians as the victors.

On reaching Maclino (signpost Sanico, Vigole), it is worthwhile going through the village as far as Saints Faustino and Giovita's Church, where you can enjoy a wonderful view of the lake.

Head downhill to the left of the signpost Maclino-Bezzuglio, in view or the western flank of Mount Pizzocolo (1583 m ), as far as the riverbed. Cross it and climb the path to Bezzuglio. In the village,

Fasano

Up and down the Bornico valley

Detail in via Oleificio

with a fresco representing "the Immaculate Conception between Saint Ercolano and Carlo Borromeo". Saint Ercolano (left) is the patron saint of the western coast of Lake Garda. Further down, right at the tip of the pro- montory of Fasano, you will see Villa Zanardelli (1888) with its cha- racteristic tower, a typical example of 19th century architecture. This was the last home to Giuseppe Zanardelli (1826-1903,) a famous politician, who is credited with the abolition of capital punishment in Italy. Finally, with a stunning view over the entire Riviera between Fasano and Gardone, you will reach via Resola and arrive back at the start of the walk.

Bezzuglio: a lemon greenhouse

you will see the remains of the lemon greenhouses, called limune- re. These conservatories were com- mon along the western coast of Lake Garda where, until a century ago, mostly lemons, but also citrons, bergamot oranges and oranges were grown.

Before leaving the village, turn left downhill into the steep via Bezzuglio. You will pass by a shrine

I A lemon greenhouse

Bezzuglio: the chapel with the

Immaculate Conception

COMUNE DI GARDONE RIVIERA

Bibliography

MAFFEI CLAUDIO: "Fasano terra di confine" L'Editoria Grafica, 1995.

MAZZA ATTILIO: "D'Annunzio, il Vittoriale e Gardone Riviera" Electa, 1998

MAZZA ATTILIO: "Gardone Riviera, Appunti per una Storia"

Fondazione Civiltà Bresciana, 1997.

COMUNE DI GARDONE RIVIERA - PLANIMETRIA EDIZIONI IMMAGE

Ufficio IAT - corso Repubblica n. 8 tel.0365/20347

Acknowledgements: prof.ssa Paola Ercolani Sari

dott. Herfried Schiude, sig. Riccardo Zumiani

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PUBBLICA EMERGENZA - Soccorso Pubblico - 113

EMERGENZA SANITARIA - Pronto Intervento - 118' VIGILI DEL FUOCO - Pronto Intervento - 115

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BIBLIOTECA COMUNALE: Parco Villa Alba, 12 - 0365 20470 COMUNITÀ' DEL GARDA: Via Roma, 8- 0365 290411

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Via Resola - Fasano Del Garda - 0365 540969

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Progetto Grafico: LIBRA di Marco de Santi Stampa: INTESE GRAFICHE - Montichiari (Bs)