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Historic village
Gardone Riviera
Town and comune in the province of Brescia, in Lombardy, situated on the western shore of Lake Garda
Gardone Riviera (BS), Lombardy
At a glance
- Type
- Historic village
- Elevation
- 71 m above sea level
- Area
- 21,390,000 m²
- Coordinates
- 45°37′24″ N, 10°33′51″ E
History and description
Gardone Riviera (Gardesano: Gardù de Riera) is a town and comune in the province of Brescia, in Lombardy. It is situated on the western shore of Lake Garda. It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy").
Main sights
The Vittoriale degli Italiani is a former residence of the poet Gabriele D'Annunzio. He donated it to the Italian State before his death. It is now a national monument and houses a MAS fast military ship and the plane on which D'Annunzio raided Vienna.
The English band King Crimson recorded in its auditorium the songs "Three of a Perfect Pair" and "Blastic Rhino" for the album Heavy ConstruKction recorded (June 21, 2000).
The Giardino Botanico Fondazione André Heller is a botanical garden maintained by artist André Heller.
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Photos
Getting there
Gardone700 m
Aeroporto Brescia Montichiari28.3 km
Distances are as the crow flies, not walking or driving.
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Nearby
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Frequently asked questions
Where is Gardone Riviera?
Gardone Riviera is in Gardone Riviera, in the province of Brescia (Lombardy), Italy. GPS coordinates: 45.62326, 10.56408.
What else is there to see near Gardone Riviera?
Nearby you’ll find: Museo D'Annunzio Eroe (200 m away), Vittoriale degli italiani (200 m away), Palazzo Terzi-Martinengo (1.8 km away).
Sources and licences
Text. Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Data. Wikidata (CC0); opening hours and contacts OpenStreetMap (ODbL).
Photos. Wikimedia Commons, author and licence on every image.
Credits for the 9 photos
- Lago di Garda Gardone Riviera 001 — Janericloebe, Public domain
- Gardone Riviera - Capitello votivo lungo la strada tra Supiane e San Michele 01 — Syrio, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Gardone Riviera - DSC01641 — Daderot, Public domain
- Gardone Riviera - panoramio — Gianluca Cogoli, CC BY 3.0
- L00 108 Gardone Riviera, Arbeitsschubverband — Falk2, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Чарівне озеро, причал Gardone Riviera - panoramio — Mykola Berkash, CC BY 3.0
- AIMG 5087 Gardone vermutlich um 1975 — irgendein Vorfahr von Xocolatl ( talk ) 14:58, 14 July 2019 (UTC), CC0
- Ein Konvoi von Ferraris in der Hafenstadt Gardone am Gardasee, Italien — Christian Boss 1965, CC BY 4.0
- Isola del Garda - panoramio — Gianluca Cogoli, CC BY 3.0
Updated 28 October 2026. All sources and licences