3 Experiences you can’t miss if you are here on the lake

A wine, unnamed, an impossible lemon, a story of emotions and legends.

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A delicate varietal, a unique history: The Selva Capuzza winery and a nameless wine

Podere Selva Capuzza invites you to plunge into the history and pleasant nature of Desenzano, to discover a rare and endangered varietal, which the Formentini family has been nurturing and cultivating for more than 100 years, the Tuchì.

From here comes a typical and unique wine of Lake Garda, San Martino della Battaglia Campo del Soglio, which brings in its aroma the strength and dedication to these lands.

A land of history, which goes from the origins of our lake as the stones along the estate testify to the oldest church in Desenzano, the church of San Donino, passing by the battlefields of San Martino and Solferino, where two emperors and a king, Witness of this the Tower of San Martino, stands in the distance among the vineyards.

The journey is part of the wines you will taste, because in this ancient farm the Formentini family with passion, dedication and determination is the custodian of the history of these lands, a unique wine of Garda, one of the smallest DOC in Italy and at risk of extinction, But here he found his guardians, the Formentini family.

Useful information:

Where: Selva Capuzza winery, Desenzano loc. San Martino della Battaglia

Price: from € 25 per person

Do you want to know how to visit the winery Selva Capuzza? Ask reception@parkhotelonline.it

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The “limonaie” of Lake Garda: a story of pushing the limits. Growing lemons in the northernmost place of the world.

The ideal latitude for lemon cultivation is typically 40° parallel to the north and here on the shores of the Benaco we are at 46°, a miracle created by the ingenuity and perseverance of humanity and a desire to go beyond what is possible even if no one believes it is.

Driving along the western Gardesana road between Salò and Riva, you can still admire their imposing architectural presence that defies the steep slopes of the coast, rising up to the sky. Most of the limonaie are now private residences, but some historic ones still stand in Gargnano and Limone.

The golden pomi, here on Lake Garda were brought from Sicily by a friar of the convent of San Francesco at the end of 1200 but it is between 1600 and 1800 that the production of lemons becomes an important economic item for Garda, giving life to an architecture unique in the world that left astonished artists and writers like D.H.Lawrence and J. Goethe.

High walls of stone were built to protect them from the winds and in winter these open air greenhouses were covered with roofs and glass to protect them from the cold, an architecture without nails because the opening or closing of these majestic greenhouses had to be fast and flexible, a cold however always mild compared to the north shore of Lake Garda, when in Riva it snowed, here anyway it rained.

Do you want to visit the lemon houses of Garda? Ask our Reception Team

Useful information:

When: from 29/03 to 14/06 every Friday – from 18/06 to 13/09 every Tuesday and Friday – from 20/09 to 18/10 every Friday at 10 a.m.
Where:meeting point at Town Hall of Gargnano (BS) – Via Roma 47
Duration: around 3 hours
Price: €24,00 per person, including a small tasting of some products of the cooperative “Terre&Sapori” (free for children under 11 years)
Reservation: one day in advance before 5:00 pm – Dogs welcome

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Four villas, four emotions, a single lake
A tour of the enchanted lake by speedboat with English guide.

There are four magical stories of the lake, four villas that guard them and with them an emotion: joy of living in the romantic Villa Brenzoni - Guarienti di Punta San Vigilio, nostalgia for the monumental villa of Catullo, enchantment in the mystical Villa Borghese Casazza of the Isola del Garda and passion of the elegant Villa Fiordaliso.

To discover these fantastic stories of the lake, the motorboat with your guide will take you to four magical places and here you will have to wake up the Tavine, so that they reveal their story.
From wave to wave, coast to coast, the Tavine, the ethereal nymphs of the lake will take you by the hand with a smile and will take you to an enchanted place made of legends and magic.

Useful information:

Where: departure from the port of Desenzano
When: every Tuesday in July and August
Duration: 2 hours and 30 minutes
Price: 50 euro per person, including boat tour, expert guide in English, glass of wine
( min. 12 participants, max 18 participants )

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