Gardone Riviera

Gardone Riviera
Gardù de Riera
Comune
Comune di Gardone Riviera
Panorama of Gardone Riviera
Panorama of Gardone Riviera
Coat of arms of Gardone Riviera
Coat of arms
Location of Gardone Riviera
Gardone Riviera is located in Italy
Gardone Riviera
Gardone Riviera
Location of Gardone Riviera in Italy
Gardone Riviera is located in Lombardy
Gardone Riviera
Gardone Riviera
Gardone Riviera (Lombardy)
Coordinates: 45°37′N 10°34′E / 45.617°N 10.567°E / 45.617; 10.567
CountryItaly
RegionLombardy
ProvinceBrescia (BS)
FrazioniFasano, San Michele, Morgnaga, Tresnico
Government
 • MayorAndrea Cipani
Area
[1]
 • Total
20 km2 (8 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
 • Total
2,782
 • Density140/km2 (360/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
25083
Dialing code0365
WebsiteOfficial website

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").[3]

Twin towns

Gardone Riviera is twinned with:

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.

Sources

  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ ISTAT Archived March 3, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Lombardia" (in Italian). Retrieved 31 July 2023.
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