Desenzano del Garda ☀️ Lake Garda (what to see, info, beaches)

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Desenzano del Garda ☀️ Lake Garda (what to see, info, beaches)

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What to do and see in Desenzano. Not only a touristic city, but a real one alive and active in all seasons. (Video) Discover the most beautiful beaches of Desenzano.

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Desenzano historical notes
The port of Desenzano
A walk in the historic center of Desenzano
What to see in Desenzano
Beaches of Desenzano del Garda

Desenzano historical notes

The first settlements in Bro in the Ancient Age (2000-18.C.).
In the local Archaeological Museum there are, in addition to various objects, the oldest wooden plow in the world, dating back to about 2000 BC.
Between the 1st and 2nd centuries AD, the Roman nobles elected Garda as a country residence, with the Via Emilia favoring communications with Rome. During the Lombard period, Desenzano was under the jurisdiction first of Verona and then of Brescia. Around 1170 the heretical pope Nicetas brought the Cathar heresy to these places, later suffocated by the Inquisition. In the dispute between Guelphs and Ghibellines, the latter found refuge in the Castle of Desenzano, but were eventually overwhelmed.
In 1426 with the dominion of Venice, Desenzano entered the "Magnifica Patria" becoming an important commercial and cultural center with public schools and an Academy.
The sixteenth century was a succession of bloody French foreign occupations of plagues: the League of Cambrai, the lansquenets and the plague of 1567 which added new mourning.
In the following centuries there was no lack of disputes with neighboring cities up to the wars of independence for which some battles were fought in the surrounding countryside and in 1858 on the occasion of the Battle of San Martino and Solferino the Red Cross was born and Desenzano became a large hospital.

The port of Desenzano

The port of Desenzano del Garda was the basis of the millenary activity of the Desenzano people, great merchants of cereals and grains.
Considered the most important grain market in Lombardy, large warehouses were built around the main square and the port for storing grain.
Large and fortified, it was able to house the merchants' boats who transported oil, citrus fruits, wines, fabrics and iron tools to Desenzano, returning to the starting lands with the canals loaded with cereals. Today the port of Desenzano hosts an important nautical tourist center. Losing its commercial importance with the advent of road transport by rail, the port of Desenzano del Garda, embellished and made accessible by tourists who own a boat or who wish to rent it, is flanked by a long beautiful promenade and wide, almost marine.
You can also take a nice walk towards the Lighthouse of Desenzano which offers a panoramic view over the whole of Garda.

Various Sailing offal enliven the port and the gulf with sails of every color and the space dedicated to boating is comfortable and well equipped. Since here ferries and sailing boats of Lake Garda also depart and arrive, connecting the center to many other places not to be missed on Lake Garda, including the tourist destinations of the eastern shore of the lake.

A walk in the historic center of Desenzano

Desenzano is not only a tourist city, it is a real lively and active city in all seasons, a favorite lounge for winter weekends, for the shopping stroll, shopping in outlets and evenings throughout the year.
The main internal road that runs parallel to the lakefront starts from the sixteenth-century Piazza Malvezzi, and offers more than a kilometer of elegant shop windows that alternate with tables in ice cream parlors, bars and places specializing in aperitifs and daytime snacks and a bit of life after dinner.

What to see in Desenzano

After bathing in water and sun, shopping for artisanal objects of great taste and walking in the center for an ice cream, it is good to take some time to visit the art jewels of Desenzano.

Since seeing in Desenzano del Garda there is the Castle, the Cathedral, the Archaeological Museum in the former Carmelite Monastery, the mosaics and the excavations of the Roman Villa.
At the castle of Desenzano, exhibitions are organized such as the Caravaggio Experience exhibition, an emotional and sensorial journey through the artist's works.

A few minutes by car from the center of Desenzano, the Torre di San Martino and the hamlet of Rivoltella with its beautiful lakeside promenade and the church of San Biagio deserve to be seen. Not to be missed for those who love walking, the beautiful lakeside promenade from Desenzano towards Rivoltella.

On the other hand, those who prefer to go on motorbike tours, can from Desenzano follow various itineraries for passionate motorcyclists, following the roads towards the north of the lake going up towards the eastern or eastern part.

Fans of the outdoors can enjoy the pleasure of a day in the midst of nature, relaxing by perhaps having a picnic in one of the real parks, such as the Parco Le Ninfee or the Parco Tre Stelle. To spend a few regenerating hours in nature, it is advisable to visit the Oas on Saturdays and Sundays in the summer months the oasis of San Francesco, a natural reserve for bird watching and relaxation.

Source: Tuttogarda.it