USEFUL INFORMATION
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MARKET DAY: Friday
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PORTS: Porto Centrale - Piazza Wimmer; Porto di Fasano - Via Podini Mario, 1a
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PHARMACY: Farmacia Internazionale Storari - Piazza Wimmer, 3
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HOSPITAL: Ospedale Civile di Salò - Piazza Sergio Bresciani, 5
HISTORY
Gardone Riviera is located just 37 km from Brescia on the western shore of Lake Garda, at the beginning of the Riviera dei Limoni. Its location allows for a holiday or excursion that is not just sunbathing on the beach.
One can admire the magnificent historical buildings that house prestigious hotels or period villas such as the beautiful Villa Alba, the picturesque villages of Gardone di Sotto and Gardone di Sopra that are connected by an area full of magic: the Botanical Gardens.
The Hruska gardens are a floral collection with a continental character, in which Africa and South America, Asia, Europe and Australia are woven into each other.
Not to be missed is the Vittoriale degli Italiani, a complex of buildings, streets, squares, an open-air theatre, gardens and waterways erected between 1921 and 1938 by Gabriele d'Annunzio to a design by architect Giancarlo Maroni, in memory of the 'inimitable life' of the poet-soldier and the exploits of the Italians during the First World War.
