We came across this area walking around the old town of Riva del Garda. The medieval ghetto…read moreapparently was around the street Via Fiume. There is a signage under one of the second floor windows at Via Fiume 4 indicating that the Jewish area started in 1430, which would be almost a hundred years before the Jewish ghetto in Venice. Today this area is the heart of the old town with many restaurants and shops. We had dinner in one of the restaurants and enjoyed it.

Piazza Catena is a waterfront plaza of the town of Riva del Garda, and, if I am not mistaken, it is…read morePiazza 3 Novembre on maps to memorialize the end of the Italian front in WWI. On the plaza stand the medieval watchtower Torre Apponale and a number of lovely shops and restaurants. There is a ferry dock at the end of the plaza and the ferries take people to other towns and villages around the lake.

nice castle on the lake di garda inside you'll find many…read moredifferent information about this castle, the region and maybe a changing exhibition, we have seen the earlier time oriaund the lake, how to go fishing, grow up the houses and streets and important the tunnels ... have a good time, in summer time a little freshness inside, climb up the tower to look around the city riva or the lake or the mountains or all together :-)

The basics: lovely views in all directions, 7E entry fee, loads of stairs (some quite steep),…read morebenches scattered around, restrooms available near the exit, museums inside. While the grounds weren't as large as I'd expected, the views were beautiful.

This is a must do if you are in the area. It only takes about 30 minutes to enjoy viewing the falls…read moreand then you could head to beautiful lake Tenno or the medieval town Canale close by. Such a gorgeous area and the zen gardens calming and walking paths are filled with flowers for your viewing enjoyment.

beautiful rock with washouts, coloured lights, a guide through the area with explanation of the…read moreplants, the water have to be pumped up, to let ist fall :-) in earlier time it was a natural process to washout with water from a higher place behind the rock there are very fine water droplets in the air, a big refreshment in the summer, you can leave your car direct in front of the cash to the cave, or wait a little bit, most of the people will stay only for some minutes, it's more markenting than facts behind :-)

Cultivation of lemons on the Garda Lake has been introduced from Genoa in the 13th century. To…read moreprotect plants and lemons from frost, special facilities have been built in the 17th century, which were closed with wood and glass from November to March. In 2004 these facilities have been restored and can now be visited.