Gargnano

Gargnano is a town with 2999 ​​inhabitants ( 31 December 2012), which lies on the west bank of the Italian lake.

Location and data

The city is located in the Lombardy region in the province of Brescia. The place consists of 13 districts, three of which ( Bogliaco, Gargnano, Villa ) are located on Lake Garda, the rest inland between Lake Garda and Lake Valvestino. The neighboring municipalities are Brenzone ( VR), Capovalle, Tignale, Torri del Benaco ( VR), Toscolano -Maderno, Valvestino and Vobarno.

The climate is always mild, almost Mediterranean, as this part of the west coast ( Riviera Bresciana ) is protected by the mountains.

History

Gargnano was mentioned in 973. Middle of the 13th century, was founded by the Franciscan monastery. In 1285 they built the Church, St. Francis was dedicated.

From 1921 to 1933 Gargnano was the end point of the Tramway Brescia Salò - Gargnano.

Attractions

Church of San Francesco

Francis of Assisi was from 1289 a church and a monastery built. From the church is now only one outside, which was also changed a lot left over. Worth the cloister is decorated with numerous columns.

The interior of the church was rebuilt several times in the 17th and 18th centuries.

Church of San Martino

This church stands on the site of an earlier church. Only the bell tower, a renaissance -like structure remained of the original construction. The first draft of the parish church to have been made ​​by a Trentino architects. The completion of the building was entrusted in 1837 the architect brescianischem Vantini. Inside there are pictures of Bertanza and GB Cesari and a virgin Moretto on the main altar.

Villa Feltrinelli

In the villa, which formerly belonged to the paper manufacturer Feltrinelli family and lived during the Fascist Republic of Salò 1943-1945 Benito Mussolini, now the Grand Hotel a Villa Feltrinelli is housed. The American hotelier and millionaire Robert H. Burns bought the villa in 1997, invested about 30 million euros and kept them against decay.

Villa Bettoni

The Palazzo Bettoni, which was still owned by the Counts of the same name and built by the architect A. Cristofori, is located directly on the lake and has a beautiful Italian garden, which was designed by Amerigo Pianelli, on the land side, but by the thoroughfare Gardesana is separated from the Palazzo.

Events

Every year at the beginning of September starts Bogliaco from the Cento Miglia ( a hundred -mile race ) of sailboats on Lake Garda.