Gardone Riviera

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Gardone Riviera
Gardù de Riera
Comune di Gardone Riviera
Panorama of Gardone Riviera
Panorama of Gardone Riviera
Coat of arms of Gardone Riviera
Location of Gardone Riviera
Gardone Riviera is located in Italy
Gardone Riviera
Gardone Riviera
Location of Gardone Riviera in Italy
Coordinates: 45°37′N 10°34′E / 45.617°N 10.567°E / 45.617; 10.567Coordinates: 45°37′N 10°34′E / 45.617°N 10.567°E / 45.617; 10.567
CountryItaly
RegionLombardy
ProvinceBrescia (BS)
FrazioniFasano, San Michele, Morgnaga, Tresnico
Government
 • MayorAndrea Cipani
Area
 • Total20 km2 (8 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[3]
 • Total2,782
 • Density140/km2 (360/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
25083
Dialing code0365
WebsiteOfficial 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.

Twin towns[]

Gardone Riviera is twinned with:

  • France Arcachon, France, since 1980
  • Italy Pescara, Italy, since 2010

Main sights[]

  • 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[]

  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Istat. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Istat. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  3. ^ ISTAT Archived March 3, 2016, at the Wayback Machine

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