Gardone Riviera (Gardesano:Gardù de Riera) is a town andcomune in theprovince of Brescia, inLombardy. It is situated on the western shore ofLake Garda. It is one ofI Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy").[3]
Gardone Riviera Gardù de Riera | |
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| Comune di Gardone Riviera | |
 Panorama of Gardone Riviera | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Gardone Riviera  | |
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| Coordinates:45°37′N10°34′E / 45.617°N 10.567°E /45.617; 10.567 | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Lombardy |
| Province | Brescia (BS) |
| Frazioni | Fasano, San Michele, Morgnaga, Tresnico |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Andrea Cipani |
| Area | |
• Total | 20 km2 (8 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
• Total | 2,782 |
| • Density | 140/km2 (360/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 25083 |
| Dialing code | 0365 |
| Website | Official website |
Twin towns
editGardone Riviera istwinned with:
Main sights
edit- TheVittoriale degli Italiani is a former residence of the poetGabriele D'Annunzio. He donated it to the Italian State before his death. It is now a national monument and houses aMAS fast military ship and the plane on which D'Annunzio raidedVienna.
- The English bandKing Crimson recorded in its auditorium the songs "Three of a Perfect Pair" and "Blastic Rhino" for the albumHeavy ConstruKction recorded (June 21, 2000).
- TheGiardino Botanico Fondazione André Heller is abotanical garden maintained by artistAndré Heller.
Sources
edit- ^"Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved16 March 2019.
- ^ISTATArchived March 3, 2016, at theWayback Machine
- ^"Lombardia" (in Italian). Retrieved31 July 2023.
External links
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Wikivoyage has a travel guide forGardone Riviera.
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