Today Desenzano is a lively town of about 25.000 inhabitants, situated at the south-west extremity of Lake Garda. It is in the centre of a wide gulf delimited in the west by a hill called Monte Corno and in the east by the peninsula of Sirmione. From its privileged geographical position you can admire the most beautiful European lake at its widest point.

The place-name Desenzano derives from the Latin name Decentius, the owner of the 4th  century farm and villa whose ruins can be visited today.There is also a folk etymology: since the village stretches along a hillside the place-name can be connected with the Italian word “discesa”, i.e. downhill.  The town had its current denomination in 1926 when, within the frame of the reorganisation of the local administrations, Rivoltella del Garda, an old village dated back to the 13th C., was suppressed and associated to the neighbouring town of Desenzano.The railway line Paris – Bern – Milan – Venice – Zagreb, the coach service up to Veneto and Trentino as well as the regular navigation line on the whole lake, the motorway exit (A4 Serenissima) and the proximity to the airports of Montichiari and Verona make Desenzano a junction of such importance that it can be considered the ‘capital town’ of the lake.

Therefore Desenzano offers the opportunity to spend an intelligent holiday, that combines rest and fun with a stimulating search of enchanting landscapes and historical remains.
In addition towns rich in artistic masterpieces such as Verona, Mantua and Brescia are within easy reach.

To the immediate south of Desenzano you can relax and wander in the hills of the largest morainal amphitheatre in Italy, in search of picturesque villages.Then in Desenzano, besides relaxing and enjoying every comfort of a modern town with a marvellous old town centre closed to traffic, you can plan short excursions to vary your stay.  In less than an hour you can reach Monte Baldo (more than 2000 m. high),  passing rapidly from a mediterranean to an alpine habitat. The lovers of sports can go windsurfing, free-flying, skiing and practise mountain-bike.  For the young and the untiring there are discotheques and piano bars, while the less young can walk along the lake promenade or under the arcades of the central Piazza Malvezzi.  During the winter the climate is temperate and without fog and during the summer you always have the relief of the lake breeze.

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Comune di Desenzano d/Garda

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