Trips around Lake Garda

Cultural Trips Lake Garda and its Land

Cultural Trips Lake Garda and its Land

With its strategic location, our campsite is easily connected to all major tourist destinations where visits and cultural excursions are organised.

You can visit the area’s main tourist attractions, monuments and historical landmarks.

Verona vista dal alto al tramonto

Verona, city of art

Visiting Verona is like taking a romantic stroll through history: the crenellated city walls enclose traces of the sumptuous Roman origins, the unmistakable medieval imprint unravels in ancient alleyways, the splendour of the past Scaligera seigniory is recounted by grandiose monuments.

The symbol of the city is the Arena, the famous amphitheatre dating back to the 1st century A.D., elliptical in shape to allow optimal acoustics from all points and to accommodate large numbers of spectators. Equally important Roman vestiges are the beautiful Roman Theatre, older than the amphitheatre, and the Ponte Pietra, built over the Adige as a ford for the first settlers.

The beautiful Castelvecchio, the Scaligeri bridge and the palace of Cangrande, on the other hand, are legacies of the Scaligeri lordship, while the Venetian domination has left unmistakable marks in the palaces of the nobility and in the city’s churches. Verona was also made famous by the pen of William Shakespeare, who immortalised it in the most romantic love story of all time, ‘Romeo and Juliet’. In fact, the 13th century Capulet House, better known as Juliet’s house, is one of the most visited tourist destinations.

Currently, the Arena is the superb setting for a rich and worthwhile theatre, opera and concert programme – for more information: http://www.arena.it

Arena di Verona

Brescia, art, culture and industry

The west coast of Lake Garda belongs to the province of Brescia, a beautiful town known for its flourishing industrial activity, with a historical centre of great value.

Of the ancient Roman Brixia one can admire the beautiful Capitolium, a temple erected around 74 AD. Other archaeological finds are housed in the nearby Santa Giulia Museum, located in the monastery complex, a symbol of the Lombard past (with the valuable church of San Salvatore, begun in the 8th century, and the medieval church of Santa Maria in Solario), which was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in June 2011. The museum boasts evidence from the Celtic, Roman, Longobard and municipal periods up to Venetian domination.

In the medieval Piazza Paolo VI is the Duomo Vecchio or Rotonda, a rare example of a circular Romanesque church, and the Palazzo del Broletto, the former seat of the civic magistracy in the Middle Ages. In the renaissance Piazza della Loggia, dating back to the Venetian domination, are Palazzo Loggia and the Monti di Pietà and one of the city’s symbolic monuments: the Clock Tower with the ‘Macc dè lé ure’ (the madmen of the hours), the two statues striking the hours on the bronze bell. The town is dominated by the Castle, a large fortification with imposing 16th-century bastions, now the Museum of the Risorgimento and the Arms Museum. Not to be missed is the Tosio Martinengo Art Gallery.

Venice, the world's most beautiful city

Venice, famous all over the world, owes its timeless charm to its very special relationship with water; in fact, it stands in the middle of the lagoon of the same name formed by no less than 118 islets. It is therefore crossed by a dense network of canals that determine its highly original rhythm with bridges, spaces and intense boat traffic.

Venice is divided into sestieri, six districts furrowed by a labyrinthine succession of narrow pavements and tunnels. St Mark’s Square is full of monuments and palaces that narrate more than fifteen centuries of history and art, famous for St Mark’s Basilica, the Bell Tower and the Doge’s Palace. The famous Grand Canal, which can be travelled by boat, provides a unique perspective on the façades of the city’s most beautiful palaces.

Don’t miss the Church of the Frari and the spectacular Scuola di San Rocco, completely covered in works by Tintoretto. Art lovers will not miss a visit to the Gallerie dell’Accademia, a temple of the Great Venetian Painters and others from the 15th to the 19th century, or the Peggy Guggenheim Collection, an international reference point for contemporary art. The island of San Giorgio and Giudecca are also very picturesque.

Vista di Venezia, città vicino al Camping La Rocca

Mantua, the city among the lakes

Situated south of Lake Garda, nestled in the Mincio Park, is the ancient city of Mantua. An Etruscan city, then Roman, it experienced various occupations until the Middle Ages. The most famous monuments date back to the Communal period and the subsequent flourishing lordship of the Gonzaga family, who made Mantua one of the main centres of the Italian and European Renaissance.

These include the beautiful Palazzo Ducale, consisting of several blocks connected by galleries, courtyards and hanging gardens, which boasts the 15th-century Castello di San Giorgio, famous for the ‘Camera Picta’ frescoed by Mantegna. The heart of city life is Piazza Sordello, overlooked by the Cathedral of San Pietro, an original combination of Neoclassical, Gothic and Romanesque styles.

Cultural sightseeing enthusiasts will also appreciate Piazza Broletto and Piazza delle Erbe, Palazzo della Ragione, the Clock Tower, Casa del Mercante and Palazzo Te, a great work by the town planner, painter and architect Giulio Romano. Mantua is famous for being the birthplace of the poet Virgil and for being the setting for Giuseppe Verdi’s famous opera ‘Rigoletto’.

Vista di Mantova, città vicino al Camping La Rocca

Trento, nature and tradition at the foot of the Dolomites

Trento is a city located in the middle of the Adige valley, a river that descends from Val Venosta and crosses the cities of Bolzano, Trento, Verona and Rovigo before flowing into the Adriatic Sea.

Trento, together with Bolzano, are the last cities to cross before reaching the Austrian border. This is why, over time, it has increased its importance in terms of trade as well as industry and tourism.

Since the past, Trento has been an important centre for the area’s economy. Testimony to its importance are the numerous castles in the area and the palaces that form the city’s historic centre. Over the years, Trento has been able to enhance its territory, of which it is the provincial capital. A territory in which there are some of the most evocative places in terms of nature, such as the Brente Dolomites, San Martino di Castrozza, the Fassa Valley, the Sarca Valley and the northern part of Lake Garda.

Vista di Bergamo, città vicino al Camping La Rocca