Gardone Riviera
Appearance
Gardone Riviera
Gardù de Riera | |
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Comune di Gardone Riviera | |
Panorama of Gardone Riviera | |
Coordinates: 45°37′N 10°34′E / 45.617°N 10.567°E | |
Country | Italy |
Region | Lombardy |
Province | Brescia (BS) |
Frazioni | Fasano, San Michele, Morgnaga, Tresnico |
Government | |
• Mayor | Andrea Cipani |
Area | |
• Total | 20 km2 (8 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[2] | |
• Total | 2,782 |
• Density | 140/km2 (360/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 25083 |
Dialing code | 0365 |
Website | Official 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
[edit]Gardone Riviera is twinned with:
Main sights
[edit]- 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
[edit]- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ ISTAT Archived March 3, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Lombardia" (in Italian). Retrieved 31 July 2023.
External links
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