| Toscolano Maderno | ||
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| State | Italy | |
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| Region | Lombardy | |
| Territory | Lake Garda | |
| Altitude | 86 m a.s.l. | |
| Surface | 137.17 km² | |
| Inhabitants | 7.979 (2016) | |
| Prefix tel | 39 0365 | |
| POSTAL CODE | 25088 | |
| Time zone | UTC 1 | |
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Toscolano Maderno is a city of Lombardy.
To know
It is located on the Brescia side, therefore western, of the Lake Garda.
Geographical notes
It is part of the Alto Garda Bresciano regional park. Toscolano and Maderno are two distinct centers, divided by the Toscolano stream, which were autonomous municipalities until 1928.
When to go
Tourism, especially in Maderno, is frequent in summer, thanks to the beautiful landscapes that the lakefront offers. Many define it as the best view of Lake Garda due to the water that surrounds both countries.
Background
Toscolano, in particular, boasts Roman origins, testified by the remains of a large villa of which, today, parts of the floor decorated with mosaics can be seen and which would have belonged to the Brescia consul Marco Nonio Macrino. The parish church of Toscolano, founded in 1571 and dedicated to Saints Peter and Paul, was for a long time the summer seat of the diocese of Brescia. It contains an important pictorial cycle by the Venetian artist Andrea Celesti. In the final part of the Toscolano river valley, starting from 1300 the paper industry developed, one of the first and most important places in Europe. This is why this section of the valley is called "Valle delle Cartiere". As evidence there is a document dated 17 October 1381 which has as its object the agreement between the municipalities of Maderno and Toscolano (then divided) with which the rules for the subdivision and use of the river waters are set in nine points.
How to orient yourself
Toscolano Maderno: full screen map.
How to get
By plane
- Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport (80 km)
- Parma Airport (105 km)
- Milan Linate Airport (120 km)
By car
- A4 motorway, Brescia Centro exit: follow the directions for the SS 11 Verona-Mantova, exit towards Verona-Salò, continue for Salò on the SS 45BIS then Toscolano. Toscolano Maderno is crossed by the Western Gardesana which connects Brescia to Trento and that in the section between Salò is Riva del Garda flanks the coast of Lake Garda.
Toscolano can be reached by boat thanks to the services of the Lakes navigation.
On the train
Stations of Brescia is Desenzano del Garda.
How to get around
What see
- Basilica of Sant'Andrea, in the hamlet of Maderno. XII century.
- Supina sanctuary, Via Supina.
- Ghirardi botanical garden of Toscolano Maderno.
- 1 Gonzaga Palace.
Events and parties
What to do
Toscolano Maderno offers the possibility of practicing various sports, trekking and mountain biking on the surrounding hills, canoeing, Venetian rowing, dragon boat and sailing in the waters in front.
Shopping
How to have fun
Where to eat
Where stay
Safety
How to keep in touch
Around
- Lake Garda - It is one of the great Lombard lakes; the eastern shore is Venetian, the tip to the north it is thirty. A destination for climatic tourism since the nineteenth century, every coastal town lives and develops with tourism. Main destinations are Sirmione, Desenzano del Garda, Salò, Riva del Garda, Garda, Peschiera del Garda.
- Limone sul Garda - Squeezed between the lake and the high rocky walls behind it, Limone enjoys a particularly mild climate that allows the cultivation of olive trees, lemons and cedars not only on the shores of the lake but also on the mountain, so much so that it has been supernamedPortofino del Garda.
- Desenzano del Garda - The most populous city of the whole lake (Lombardy, Veneto and Trentino) has received a great boost from tourism, focusing above all on young people who find numerous pubs, discos and sports centers there. Well developed is its tourist port, which receives the embrace of the historic center strongly characterized by the imprint given to it by the long dominion of the Republic of Venice.
- Gardone Riviera - Small stately town, it enjoys considerable fame in the wake of the legend that was the man and poet D'Annunzio; its Vittoriale is the destination of a very large tourism.
- Tremosine - It stands on a plateau overlooking the lake and is one of the most beautiful villages in Italy.
- Alto Garda Natural Park
Itineraries
- Toscolano Maderno is part of the Road of Wines and Flavors of Garda, a path of food and wine tourism promotion, about 200 kilometers long and recognized by the Lombardy Region, which winds through province of Brescia on a territory of 25 municipalities, including: Pozzolengo, Desenzano del Garda, Lonato del Garda, Padenghe sul Garda, Moniga del Garda, Soiano del Lago, Muscoline, Polpenazze del Garda, Manerba del Garda, Puegnago del Garda, Sirmione, Gardone Riviera, Salò, Limone sul Garda is Tremosine.
- Romanesque churches of the Riviera del Garda - The itinerary goes to the discovery of the Romanesque parishes and churches Brescia.
Other projects
Wikipedia contains an entry concerning Toscolano Maderno
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