| Bardolino | ||
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| State | Italy | |
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| Region | Veneto | |
| Altitude | 65 m a.s.l. | |
| Inhabitants | 6.828 (2012) | |
| Name inhabitants | Bardolinesi | |
| Prefix tel | 39 045 | |
| POSTAL CODE | 37011 | |
| Time zone | UTC 1 | |
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Bardolino (Bardolìn in Veneto) is a city of Province of Verona in Veneto.
To know
The name of Bardolino could derive from a Latin term of Gaelic derivation: Bardus, cantor or, another hypothesis from a Germanic patronymic, Pardali or Bardali, daughter of King Aulete founder of Mantua.
Geographical notes
Bardolino rises on the eastern coast of Lake Garda, 30 km from Verona, on a hilly territory squeezed between the lake, to the west, and the morainic hill, to the east, which separates the lake itself from the Adige valley, at the point where it flows into the Po Valley.
How to orient yourself
Bardolino: full screen map.
Matteotti Square
Porta San Giovanni
How to get
By plane
- 1 Verona Airport (Catullus), Boxes of Sommacampagna, ☎ 39 045 8095666, @[email protected].
- 2 Treviso Airport (Canova), via Noalese 63 / E.
- 3 Venice airport (Marco Polo), ☎ 39 041 2606111.
How to get around
What see
Churches
- Church of San Zeno. From the second half of the 9th century, it has a Latin cross plan with barrel vaults on the side arms and cross vaults on the lantern. In the side arms original decorations are preserved. It was one of the few churches in the Verona area left intact by the earthquake of 1117.
- Church of San Severo. From the 11th and 12th centuries, in Romanesque style. It has a facade divided into three sectors with a porch. The bell tower has a spire. There are frescoes from the 12th, 13th and 14th centuries. The crypt is from the early Middle Ages.
- Monastery of San Colombano. From the 11th century, dependent on the abbey of San Colombano di Bobbio.
- Parish church of Santa Maria. Built in Cisano in the twelfth century on a previous church of the late seventh century in turn built on a pagan temple. The interior was redone, irreparably damaging the structure in the 19th century.
- Church of San Vito (Location Cortelline). Ask for the 18th century.
- Church of San Nicolò. Built on a project by the architect Bartolomeo Giuliari between 1830 and 1847, it replaced San Severo as a parish.
Villas
Below is a series of interesting 19th century villas.
- Villa Bottagisio. With a beautiful park that occupies the entire northern part of the Bardolino bay.
- Villa Guerrieri. It is in via San Martino, has a remarkable park facing the lake, has the remains of an ancient fortress.
- Villa Bassani Raimondi. In via Fosse, it had a beautiful park damaged after the war.
- Villa Marzan. In Cisano, it was renovated by the architect Ettore Fagiuoli. It has a park with a pagoda and an aviary.
- Villa Giuliari-Gianfilippi. It has a park along the lake, south of Bardolino.
- Villa Betteloni.
- Ottolenghi House. Designed by the architect Carlo Scarpa.
Museums
- Sisàn Museum. Dedicated to the fish and hunting ornithological traditions of the Garda area. The main purpose of the museum is the dissemination of ornithological knowledge and historical-artisan traditions related to hunting and fishing widely practiced in the past in the Lower Garda.
- 1 Wine Museum, Via Costabella, 9 - 37011 Bardolino (VR) (To reach the Museum, follow the panoramic road parallel to the state road 249 Gardesana Orientale (SS 249), which allows an integral view of Lake Garda.), ☎ 39 045 6228331, @[email protected].
Admission is free up to a maximum of 10 people. €. 
Mon - Sat 08.30-12.30 14.30-18.30 Closed on Sunday. The Wine Museum was founded in 1991 at the behest of Gaetano Zeni.The structure was built inside the same Cantina F.lli Zeni (year of foundation 1870), testifying to the strong bond that has united this family for five generations to the wine culture . The museum is divided into thematic areas, each dedicated to a different aspect of the processes of the wine production chain, from cultivation in the vineyard to the bottling phase. The exhibits are for the most part original and therefore actually used over the years by family members. In this sense, this museum stands out for being one of a kind. Multilingual exhibition panels describe the objects of greatest interest and then end the journey with a video narrating the history of the Zeni family in relation to the territory and its production. Groups can be welcomed by reservation and enjoy a guided tour in language (for a fee) not only inside the Museum but also along the other thematic areas of the entire Cellar, including the Barricaia Room in which guided tastings are organized. Adjacent to the Museum are the Vinoteca and the Sales Point, where you can taste and buy all the wines produced by Cantina F.lli Zeni. Also available grappas, oil and balsamic vinegar.
Admission is free up to a maximum of 10 people. €. 
Mon - Sat 08.30-12.30 14.30-18.30 Closed on Sunday. The Wine Museum was founded in 1991 at the behest of Gaetano Zeni.The structure was built inside the same Cantina F.lli Zeni (year of foundation 1870), testifying to the strong bond that has united this family for five generations to the wine culture . The museum is divided into thematic areas, each dedicated to a different aspect of the processes of the wine production chain, from cultivation in the vineyard to the bottling phase. The exhibits are for the most part original and therefore actually used over the years by family members. In this sense, this museum stands out for being one of a kind. Multilingual exhibition panels describe the objects of greatest interest and then end the journey with a video narrating the history of the Zeni family in relation to the territory and its production. Groups can be welcomed by reservation and enjoy a guided tour in language (for a fee) not only inside the Museum but also along the other thematic areas of the entire Cellar, including the Barricaia Room in which guided tastings are organized. Adjacent to the Museum are the Vinoteca and the Sales Point, where you can taste and buy all the wines produced by Cantina F.lli Zeni. Also available grappas, oil and balsamic vinegar.Other
- Walls of Bardolino. The surrounding walls in the version that remains today are reduced. It was extended several times from the original nucleus.
Events and parties
- Grape and Wine Festival. In October. It takes place every year at the end of the harvest.
- Novello Festival. In November. It takes place every year at the end of the harvest.
- Festival of the Osei di Cisano.
- Regatta of the Bisse. Rowing regatta organized by the Lega Bisse del Garda. Stage of the championship of the bisse, traditional Venetian rowing boats, held between June and August.The trophy is the flag of the lake.
- National Piano Competition "City of Bardolino". Organized by the Bardolino Philharmonic (it is an ancient and prestigious musical association that has been present for a long time in the Bardolino area). The National Piano Competition "Città di Bardolino" is a prestigious springboard for young and talented artists, who compete with other candidates from all over Italy. In May in Bardolino.
- Feast of the Chiaretto. In May.
- Bell review. In spring.
- Regatta of Cisano. Rowing competition of Venetian rowing.
- 1,2 TLE '- Figurative Arts. Exhibition of works by painters, sculptors, potters and photographers, end of August.
- Bardolino International Geography Festival. In October.
What to do
Night walk
- 1 Wine tasting at Villa Calicantus, Via Concordia, 13, ☎ 39 340 36 66 740, @[email protected]. 10: 00-12: 00 and 16: 00-19: 00.
Shopping
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Where to eat
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How to keep in touch
Around
Itineraries
Morainic hills of Lake Garda
- Way of Bardolino - An itinerary to discover the hinterland of Lake Garda.
- Morainic hills of Lake Garda - On the first corrugations of the Po plain that becomes a hill, where the great lake basin of the Lake Garda, the route touches towns and cities that were the domain of Gonzaga, Venice, Scaligero, and then became the scene of the bloody battles of the Risorgimento that were the prelude to the unification of Italy. To the tourist, historical and naturalistic importance the area combines an oenological interest as an area of production of wines from the hills, tokai, merlot and claret.
- Walled cities of Veneto. An itinerary to discover the strongholds and the history of Veneto.
