| Alto Garda and Ledro | |
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Location  | |
| State | Italy |
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| Region | Trentino Alto Adige |
| Capital | Riva del Garda |
| Inhabitants | 49.618 (2014) |
| Institutional website | |
Alto Garda and Ledro is a tourist area and an administrative district of Trentino Alto Adige.
To know
Two valleys are included in the community: the Basso Sarca, occupied precisely by the final stretch of the Sarca river, the territory with the lowest altitude in Trentino (about 70 m asl at the lake) and the Val di Ledro, which rises at an higher altitude (from 600 meters upwards).
Geographical notes
Includes the area thirty of the territories gardesani with the two valleys of the lower Sarca and the neighboring one Ledro Valley; among its municipalities are also included Arch is Riva del Garda, respectively fourth and fifth largest inhabited center of Trentino: both amount to around 15,000 inhabitants. Riva is the capital city.
The territory borders to the west and north with the Giudicarie Valleys, to the east with the Val d'Adige and the Vallagarina, to the south with the Garda areas of the Lombardy he was born in Veneto.
When to go
The Garda area enjoys a semi-Mediterranean microclimate, being protected by the mountains behind it, having a rather low altitude and being able to count on the lake to regulate temperature changes. Even the Ledro area partly enjoys this climate, despite the high altitude and the most abundant rainfall, thanks to the presence of Ledro lake; in general, in the valleys of the Alto Garda and Ledro communities, the climate is transitional between the south and the continental: winter is more rigid and summer cooler. The area is rather windy due to theNow del Garda, one of the nine local winds. The other eight Garda refolas are: Pelèr, Ponàl, Bali, Ander, Vinosa, Gardesana, Visentina and Fasanella.
Background
The Roman presence is attested since the first century BC, in fact seen from above the territory between Riva and Arco meets the criteria of the Greco-Roman city consisting of a thistle and many decumani intertwined in a cross.
During the Austrian administration, Alto Garda and Basso Sarca became an important therapeutic center; in Arco as well as in Ecchen there is still a sanctuary dedicated to the Madonna delle Grazie where in Lent the offspring of the Habsburg aristocracy came to be treated for consumption.
Its economy was once traditionally based on fishing and agriculture; nowadays, except for the presence of some important industries, especially paper mills, it relies mainly on tourism. The strong winds have favored the birth of a rather well-known sailing and windsurfing tradition at an international level (in fact, numerous regattas are held, including high level ones), and the mountain panorama has allowed the development of mountain biking in recent years. The main flow comes from the German areas, in which the area is famous as the first warm climate encountered when descending towards Italy. We still remember, however, the ciuaroi ', the Ledro blacksmiths who produced the broche that is, the spiked mountain shoes.
Territories and tourist destinations
Urban centers
- Riva del Garda - Elegant center at the northern end of Lake Garda, it maintains the atmosphere of a holiday resort of the Austro-Hungarian nobility of the nineteenth century.
- Arch - Between the mountains and the Lake Garda, preserves the Castle, the palaces and the villas with which the Habsburgs endowed it, who made it a place of climatic stay, leisure and treatment.
- Dro - It has an ancient aspect, and is traditionally a crossing point between the Garda Trentino area and the city of Trento.
- Ledro
Other destinations
- Lake Garda - The tip trentina del lago includes the tourist centers of Riva del Garda, Arch, Torbole.
- Ledro lake
How to get
By plane
- 1 Bolzano-Dolomites Airport (IATA: BZO) (6 km from the center of Bolzano), ☎ 39 0471 255 255, fax: 39 0471 255 202.
open to the public: 05: 30–23: 00; ticket office opening: 06: 00-19: 00; check-in for flights from Bolzano is only possible from 1 hour to a maximum of 20 minutes before departure. Small regional airport with scheduled flights to and from Lugano is Rome with Etihad Regional (by Darwin Air). At certain times of the year, the Lauda Air company connects the city with Vienna once a week. On the other hand, charter flights are more numerous. - 2 Verona Airport (Catullus), Boxes of Sommacampagna, ☎ 39 045 8095666, @[email protected].
- 3 Brescia Airport (D'Annunzio), Via Aeroporto 34, Montichiari (Connections with Brescia airport are guaranteed by public transport via the bus. The stop a Brescia city is located at the bus station (number 23), while that of the airport is at the front of the terminal. There are also connections to the city of Verona via bus / shuttle line 1), ☎ 39 045 8095666, @[email protected]. Charter only
open to the public: 05: 30–23: 00; ticket office opening: 06: 00-19: 00; check-in for flights from Bolzano is only possible from 1 hour to a maximum of 20 minutes before departure. Small regional airport with scheduled flights to and from How to get around
What see
What to do
At the table
Safety
Other projects
Wikipedia contains an entry concerning Alto Garda and Ledro
