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Gardone Riviera 
Summary
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]
Gardone Riviera
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| Comune di Gardone Riviera | |
 Panorama of Gardone Riviera | |
 Coat of arms | |
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| 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 |
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 edit
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Gardone Riviera.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Gardone Riviera.
- Gardone picture gallery