| Desenzano and Lake Garda: in the heart and in the history
of Europe, where customs and cultures meet and blend together. A famous
Riviera, set between the Alpine snows and the Mediterranean sun, caressed
by a unique, mild climate all year round. This land, which was formed by
thousands of years of glacial activity, still bears the traces of prehistoric
man, of Roman colonisation, the passage of the Celts and the Venetian culture,
of France and of Central Europe. Time has stood still on the shores of the
lake and has fixed memories and emotions of a past which is recalled every
day in the works of art, in the rich museums, in the precious monuments
on the corners of the streets of Desenzano. Roman remains, Middle-age fortresses,
old parish churches and Renaissance paintings frame a centre which is rich
in history, art and culture. Important confirmation of the most important
historical eras can be found in Desenzano, starting with the Civic Archaeological
Museum, which houses a plough from 2000 B.C. (the oldest to be found to
date), the Roman Villa with its mosaic floors and the relics housed in the
Antiquarium. The Castle, from the High Middle Ages, and the Cathedral, which
houses some precious paintings, such as Tiepolo's "Last Supper", are both
very interesting. |
