Basilica dei Santi Pietro e Paolo
Built in 1584 on the remains of the ancient parish church, it has an austere façade made in the 17th century, embellished by statues of St. Peter and two angels as well as elaborate marble columns, the two main ones of which came from the ruins of the adjacent Roman villa. The interior of the […]
Villa romana dei Nonii Arrii
Located a few meters before the entrance to the Toscolano Paper Mill, the Roman villa of the Nonii Arrii constitutes one of the most important residential buildings present in Roman times on the shores of Lake Garda. The complex extended a short distance from the shore of the lake, toward which it faced with its […]
Lake Garda
Lake Garda is Italy’s largest lake, with an area of about 370 km². It hinges between three regions: Lombardy (province of Brescia), Veneto (province of Verona) Trentino-Alto Adige (province of Trento). There are five islands in the lake: the largest is Garda Island, on which in 1220 St. Francis of Assisi founded a monastery, suppressed […]
Toscolano Maderno
Toscolano Maderno, located on the western coast of Lake Garda, is part of the Alto Garda Bresciano Park. The municipality brings together what until 1928 were two distinct towns with different traditions and culture: Toscolano and Maderno, both of Roman origin, evidenced by numerous archaeological finds including the grandiose Villa dei Nonii Arrii. The strategic […]
