LAKE GARDA - GARGNANO

LAKE GARDA - GARGNANO. LAKE GARDA - ITALY, GARGNANO ON THE WESTERN SHORE OF LAKE GARDA ITALY. VIDEO VLOG OF GARGNANO, LAKE GARDA: THINGS TO DO, BEACHES, VILLA BETTONI GARGNANO, BEST THINGS TO SEE!
GARGNANO, ITALY. WE ARE IN A SMALL HAMLET ON THE WESTERN SHORE OF LAKE GARDA. GARGNANO IS LESS KNOWN COMPARED TO OTHER TOWN ON LAKE GARDA BUT NOT LESS FASCINATING! THE STREETS AND BUILDINGS OF GARGNANO WITNESS RECENT RELEVANT HISTORICAL EVENTS.
PALAZZO FELTRINELLI IS AN ELEGANT BUILDING OF THE LATE 19TH CENTURY, THE HEADQUARTERS OF BENITO MUSSOLINI DURING THE ITALIAN SOCIAL REPUBLIC ERA (1943-1945), NOWADAYS AN INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE HALL AND BRANCH OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MILAN.
NEXT TO THE FONTANELLA BEACH RISES VILLA FELTRINELLI, DWELLING OF BENITO MUSSOLINI FROM 1943 TO 1945, TRANSFORMED INTO A FIRST-CLASS HOTEL IN 1997.
THE PORT OF GARGNANO IS WHERE YOU CAN FIND MOST OF THE RESTAURANTS, BARS AND SHOPS. ODD BUT INTERESTING, ON THE FACADE OF SOME BUILDINGS MANY CANNON BALLS HAVE BEEN WALLED IN, TO REMEMBER THE NAVAL BOMBING OF GARGNANO HAPPENED IN 1866.
GARGNANO IS ALSO ONE OF THE FEW PLACES ON LAKE GARDA WHERE AN OLD TRADITION STILL SURVIVES AND HAVE MADE LAKE GARDA KNOWN ALL OVER THE WORLD, AS SHOWN BY THE CITRUSES SCULPTED ON THE COLUMNS OF THE CLOISTER OF THE CHURCH OF SAN FRANCESCO.
GARGNANO - THE LEMON HOUSE "LA MALORA"
THE LEMON HOUSE "LA MALORA" DATES BACK TO THE 16TH CENTURY. TODAY IT IS ONE OF THE VERY FEW PERFECTLY PRESERVED, PRODUCTIVE AND OPEN FOR VISITS LEMON HOUSES IN ITALY. IT IS NAMED AFTER THE MALORA STREAM, WHICH FLOWS BY THE LEMON HOUSE AND POWER THE MILLS.
IT WAS HARD TO MAKE SUCH A UNIQUE PLACE REBORN. THE OWNERS WANTED TO FOLLOW THE TRADITION RESTORING THE MASONRY AND THE PILLARS, CHOOSING THE WOOD FOR THE POLES, RESTORING THE IRRIGATION SYSTEM, AND ESPECIALLY CULTIVATING THE LEMONS WITH THE MOST NATURAL TECHNIQUES, AS PEOPLE FROM LAKE GARDA DID HUNDREDS OF YEARS AGO, WHICH TODAY ALLOW THE PLANTS TO GROW MORE THAN 25 FEET IN HEIGHT AND PRODUCE ABOUT 20,000 LEMONS PER YEAR!
THE LEMON HOUSE HAS BEEN PRODUCING CITRUSES FOR FIVE CENTURIES. TODAY IT’S POSSIBLE TO VISIT IT FOLLOWING AN ITINERARY THAT SHOWS YOU HOW THEY COVER THE CITRUS TREES IN WINTER USING WINDOWS AND WOODEN AXLES, THE MILL ON DUTY, THE WORKING TOOLS, AND THE IRRIGATION SYSTEM THAT USES THE GRAVITY TO CANALISE THE WATER OF THE STREAM TO THE LEMON TREES.
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GARGNANO - VILLA BETTONI
THE BETTONI FAMILY ESTABLISHED RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN EMPIRE IN THE 18TH CENTURY. GIAN ANTONIO BETTONI WAS GRANTED WITH THE STATUS OF COUNT BY THE AUSTRIAN COUNTESS MARIA TERESA, THANKS TO HIS SERVICES AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS DURING THE SEVEN YEARS’ WAR.
VILLA BETTONI IS A SPLENDID LOMBARD VILLA OF THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY: DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR IT WAS OCCUPIED AND FOR FEW YEARS BECAME THE SEAT OF THE GRAND COUNCIL OF FASCISM. 17 IN 18 IMPORTANT CONFERENCES TOOK PLACE HERE, IN THE LIBRARY OF VILLA BETTONI.
THE VILLA WAS BUILT BY 16 BROTHERS IN 1752. ONE OF THEM WAS AN AGRONOMIST WHO FOUNDED THE FACULTY OF AGRONOMY OF SALÒ, AND DESIGNED FOR THE VILLA AN ITALIAN GARDEN. THE PROJECT WAS DESIGNED TOGETHER WITH DELAI BETTONI, FRIEND OF ANTONIO CASANOVA, WHO BROUGHT A DIFFERENT ARCHITECTURAL IDEA FOR THE GARDEN, MAKING IT A MONUMENTAL WORK.
www.villabettoni.it/en/
BEACHES IN GARGNANO
THE LIMONI BEACH IS THE MAIN BEACH OF GARGNANO. IT’S A VERY BEAUTIFUL BEACH, WHERE YOU CAN RENT BEACH UMBRELLAS, SUNBEDS, PADDLE BOATS, AND IT’S ALSO REALLY POPULAR AMONG YOUNG PEOPLE, BECAUSE THEY COME HERE, IN THE EVENING, AT THE BEACH BAR AND HANG OUT UNTIL THE DEAD OF NIGHT. IF YOU PREFER A QUIET PLACE YOU CAN GO TO THE FONTANELLA BEACH, AT THE LIMIT NORTH OF THE HAMLET OF GARGNANO, PERFECT FOR FAMILIES BECAUSE THE WATER IS NOT VERY DEEP AND THEREFORE CHILDREN CAN PLAY AND SWIM SAFELY. AND OF COURSE IT’S EQUIPPED AND YOU CAN RELAX IN THE SHADOW BY THE OLIVE TREES.
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GARGNANO - THE REGATTA OF THE BISSE
THE REGATTA OF THE BISSE IS REALLY POPULAR AMONG THE LOCALS. 14 HAMLETS OF LAKE GARDA AND LAKE ISEO COMPETE IN THIS CHAMPIONSHIP.
IT’S A TRADITIONAL RACE WITH HISTORICAL BOATS FROM THE REPUBLIC OF VENICE ERA, THAT REQUIRES THE TYPICAL VENETIAN AND LAKE GARDA FISHERMEN PADDLE STYLE, THAT IS STANDING AND FORWARD.
THE REGATTA TAKES PLACE EVERY YEAR BETWEEN JUNE AND AUGUST; THE WINNERS GET THE FLAG OF LAKE GARDA AS A TROPHY, AND THEY WILL ROW IN VENICE, ON THE GRAND CANAL, DURING THE HISTORICAL REGATTA OF VENICE.
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[@Maer37]

Ottimo questo video, conosco molto bene il Lago di Garda e, in particolare, tutto ciò che ho visto in questo video. Ho trascorso molte estati a Gargnano e sono stata anche a concerti nel retro del palazzo Bettoni, al calar della notte e con il lago e le sue piccole imbarcazioni accanto. Con questo video mi hai riportato alla mia giovinezza. Mi congratulo con te per il video e le tue spiegazioni e ti ringrazio di più per questo video. Un posto meraviglioso dove trascorrere l'estate con il tempo ben speso in questo lago.Tante grazie.

[@italiantravel]

Grazie a lei! è molto gentile! Sono contento che le sia piaciuto

[@sadisunel5764]

Thanks for enjoy sharing.Greetings from İZMİR-TÜRKİYE. 👋

[@italiantravel]

Thank you!

[@joannenapoli5073]

I ATTENDED THE INSTITUTE OF ITALIAN LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE IN GARGNANO IN THE 1960'S. I WONDER IF IT IS STILL THERE? IT WAS HELD IN ONE OF THE SMALLER VILLAS.

[@italiantravel]

There is a place where they do courses of Italian language and culture, but it's in an old building next to the town hall, it's not in a villa...